Ancestry reveals Taylor Swift is related to American poet Emily Dickinson

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Ancestry reveals Taylor Swift is related to American poet Emily Dickinson

Taylor Swift is distantly related to another woman famous for her words: Emily Dickinson, a genealogy company revealed on Monday.

Swift and Dickinson are sixth cousins, three times removed, according to Ancestry.com. The "Cruel Summer" singer and the power both descend from a 17th-century English immigrant who was an early settler of Windsor, Connecticut.

"Time to plan your visit to the Museum, Taylor Swift," The Emily Dickinson Museum said in response to the news.

Swift is currently in Singapore for her Eras Tour.

Fans of the singer have connected Swift to Dickinson in the past. The singer announced the release of "Evermore," her ninth studio album, on Dec. 10, 2020. Dickinson was born on Dec. 10, 1830.

[mzmolly]

1. As am I, I recently learned.

Now to figure out if Taylor is also a distant cousin.

[niyad]

2. As a matter of curiosity, what is "a sixth cousin, three times removed"?

[rubbersole]

3. Eligible for Rudy to marry.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. Emily Dickinson's sixth-generation relative and Taylor Swift's great-grandmoother are sixth cousins

Taylor Swift is a third-generation descendant, hence the three times removed.

[Gore1FL]

5. Emily Dickinson's poems can be sung to "The Yellow Rose of Texas."

I'm glad Taylor improved on that.