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Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809 and died on Octoboer 7, 1849.

Poe's wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe was born on August 15, 1822 and died on January 30, 1847, making Edgar 38 at the time of her death.

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Poe was 2 years eleven months old when his mother died.

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How did Edgar Allan Poe and wife die?

Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe (Edgar Allan Poe's mother) died at age 24 on December 8, 1811. She probably died of pneumonia, but the cause of her death will never be known for certain. Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (Edgar Allan Poe's wife) died at age 24 on January 30, 1847 of tuberculosis.


Did Elliot kill Edgar Allan Poe's wife?

No matter which Elliot this question refers to, the answer is no. Poe's wife died of tuberculosis.


How did Edgar Allan Poe influence himself?

Edgar Allan Poe influenced himself with the things around him and his wife.


Who was Edgar Allan Poe's inspiration?

Poe's inspiration was his wife


How did Edgar Allan Poe's first wife die?

Poe had only one wife, Virginia Clemm. She died of tuberculosis in 1847.


Is it Edgar Allen Poe or Edgar Allan Poe?

It is Edgar Allan Poe.


How did Edgar Allan Poe's wife and mother die?

According to a family member, Edgar Allan Poe's natural mother, Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe died of pneumonia. There is no history that Poe's natural mother died of tuberculosis as his wife later did.


What did Edgar Allan Poe leave his wife after he died?

Nothing. His wife had died before he did; therefore, he could not have left her anything.


How did poe meet his wife?

Edgar Allan Poe Lived with their family


Who is buried in Edgar Allan Poe's grave?

Edgar Allan Poe, his cousin/wife, Virginia Clemm Poe, and his aunt/mother-in-law Maria Poe Clemm.


What happened to Virginia Poe during the 1840 and?

Virginia Poe suffered from poor health during the 1840s, experiencing bouts of illness which worsened her condition. She eventually passed away in 1847, likely due to tuberculosis.


In what year did Edgar Allan Poe's wife die?

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.