Ralph Waldo Emerson's Timeline

    * 1803-Born May 25 in Boston

    * 1807-John Clarke emerson brother death

    * 1811-May 12 Emerson father died

    * 1812-17- Ralph Emerson attends Boston Latin School

    * 1820-He begins keeping journals and the First series were called "wide World"

    * 1821-25- Emerson attends to Harvard Collage, also teaches school for young ladies.

    * 1822- Publishes first article " the Christian Disciple"

    * 1825- Admitted to middle class of Harvard Divinity school

    * 1826- Preaches his first sermon

    * 1827- Emerson sails to South Carolina and Florida seeking better health

    * 1828-  Engaged to Ellen Tucker

    * 1829- September 10 he marries Ellen Tucker

    * 1831- February 8 Ellen dies of tuberculosis

    * 1832- First trip to Italy, France, England

    * 1833- Ralph Waldo Emersongives his first lecture.

    * 1834- October 1brother Edward died age 29, edward once said " the arrow of the angel
                had gone too deep" Aunt mary came to live with them for a year.

    * 1835- September 14 he marries Lydian Jackson.

    * 1836- May 9 brother Charles dies.

    * 1837- life time of journal keeping.

    * 1838- July 15 gives " Divinity School Address" at Harvard.

    * 1839- February 24 Daughter Ellen Born

    * 1840- The dial with Margaret

    * 1841- ( November 22 ) daughter Edith born

    * 1842- ( January 27) son waldo dies

    * 1844- The second series of Emerson's essays published- ( July 10)- son Edward born