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Edgar Allan Poe's wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, died of tuberculosis (Consumption) on 30 January 1847 at age 24. One day while she was playing the piano she started coughing uncontrollably and a vein in her throat burst. She survived, but five years later she most likely died from the effects of tuberculosis.
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∙ 10y agoEdgar Allan Poe was only married once in his lifetime. It was his first (and only) wife Virginia Clemm's five year struggle and eventual death from tuberculosis that is credited with influencing Poe's later work.
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∙ 6y agoVirginia Eliza Clemm Poe (Edgar Allan Poe's wife) died on January 30, 1847.
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Edgar Allan Poe's wife, Virginia Clemm Poe, died on January 30, 1847.
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∙ 8y agoEdgar Allan Poe's wife Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe died January 30, 1847 of tuberculosis.
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∙ 13y agoShe died when they were living in Fordham, New York.
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∙ 10y agoEdgar Allan Poe's only wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, died of tuberculosis at the age of 24 on January 30, 1847. She busted a blood vessel in January 1842 and died 5 years later.
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∙ 10y agoAt The Cottage in Fordham, New York on January 30th 1847 of tuberculosis, 32 months before Poe died himself.
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What did the Allans do for Edgar Allan Poe?
John Allan (a successful Scottish merchant) and Frances Valentine Allan (John Allan's wife) were a foster family to Poe. They also provided him with an excellent twelve year education.
What year did Edgar Allan Poe begin to write?
THE YEAR 1824
When was The Raven published by Edgar Allan Poe?
"The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in 1845.This by the way is the exact year when it was published.By J.A.G.N
In what year was John Allan born?
John Allan with his wife Frances Allan became the foster parents of Edgar Allan Poe after his mother died when Poe was almost three years old.
What year did Edgar Allan Poe write the poem For Annie?
For Annie is from the book "Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe", 1849 It was written in 1849, the year Poe died.
What year and month was The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe first published?
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe was first published in January 1845.
What year did Edgar allan poe wrote the poem a valentine?
Edgar Allan Poe wrote the poem "A Valentine" in 1846. It was first published in the Southern Literary Messenger in the same year.
What was Edgar allan poes love life like?
Edgar Allan Poe's love life was marked by deep and often tumultuous relationships. He married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, when he was 27, and their marriage was reportedly loving but marred by her ill health. Poe also had romantic entanglements with other women, such as Elmira Royster and Sarah Helen Whitman, but many of his relationships were plagued by tragedy and loss.
Which Edgar Allan Poe poem begins with 'it was many and many a year ago'?
The poem that begins with the line "It was many and many a year ago" is "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe. It is a poem about the narrator's love for his deceased wife Annabel Lee.
Is Edgar Allan Poe single?
No, Edgar Allan Poe is not single.
Did Edgar Allan Poe like the army?
No, Edgar Allan Poe did not like the Army. In fact, he sent a letter to his foster father asking him to help with getting him out his five-year service.
What happened to Edgar Allan Poe's foster parents in 1847?
Both of Poe's foster parents, John and Frances Allan, died more than a decade prior to 1847, but Poe's wife, Virginia, died on January 30th of that year.
