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We know rather little about Edgar Allan Poe's biological parents, and he left no children. Here is a list of Poe's family members we know about, including his wife and cousin, Virginia Eliza Clemm, and his aunt and mother-in-law, Maria Poe Clemm.
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Elizabeth Arnold Poe (1787–1811) was an English-born American actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe.
Eliza Arnold was born to Henry and Elizabeth Arnold in London in the spring of 1787. Her mother was a stage actress in...
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| x Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe |
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Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (née Clemm; August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847) was the wife of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. Some biographers have suggested that the...
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| x Rosalie Mackenzie Poe |
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Rosalie Mackenzie Poe (1810-1874), born Rosalie Poe, was best known as the younger sister of American author Edgar Allan Poe.After the deaths of their parents, the children were split up. While Henry lived with family in Baltimore, Maryland, Rosalie...
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| x Maria Poe |
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Maria Poe Clemm was aunt to author Edgar Allan Poe, and mother to Virginia Eliza Clemm, Poe's wife, making her also Edgar's mother-in-law. She was the younger sister to Edgar's father David Poe, Jr.Called "Muddy" by Edgar, she loved him as her own...
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| x William Henry Leonard Poe | Sibling |
William Henry Leonard Poe, often referred to as Henry Poe (January 30, 1807 – August 1, 1831), was a sailor, amateur poet and the older brother of Edgar Allan Poe and Rosalie Poe.
After the death of their parents, the three Poe children were split...
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| x David Poe Sr. | Grandfather |
David Poe Sr. (1742-1816) was best known as the grandfather of American author and poet Edgar Allan Poe. He was also the father of Maria Poe Clemm (1790-1871), who would be Edgar Allan Poe's aunt and the mother of his first cousin/wife Virginia Poe....
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| x David Poe, Jr. | Father |
David Poe, Jr. was best known as the father of American author Edgar Allan Poe. An actor by profession, David Poe, Jr. abandoned his wife and children in 1810, when his youngest daughter, Rosalie was just an infant, and Edgar was barely one year old...
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| x William Clemm, Jr. | Uncle |
William Clemm, Jr. was the father of Virigina Eliza Clemm Poe, first cousin and later wife of American author Edgar Allan Poe.
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