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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.
How did Edgar Allan Poe's first wife die?
Poe had only one wife, Virginia Clemm. She died of tuberculosis in 1847.
Who were important woman in Edgar allan poes life and when did they die?
Important women in Edgar Allan Poe's life included his mother (died 1811), his foster mother Frances Allan (died 1829), and his wife Virginia Clemm Poe (died 1847). These women had significant impacts on Poe's life and work, influencing his writing and emotional development.
When did Edgar Allan Poe's aunt die?
His sister, Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, died on July 21, 1874.
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.
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.
When did Edgar Allan Poe's wife Sarah Royster die?
Poe was never married to Sarah Royster, but had been engaged to her twice. He had been engaged to her while at the University of Virginia, but her father would not approve of the marriage. Then in 1848 after Poe's wife , Virginia, died, he went back to Sarah, now the widow Sarah Royster Shelton, and became engaged to her again. Poe died before they could be married. Poe's actual wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe died in 1847, and Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton died in 1888.
What year did Virginia clemm die?
January 30, 1847
What disease did Edgar Allan Poes wife die from?
No. His wife died from tuberculosis. His mother died of an unspecified illness, which a family member many years later recounted was pneumonia, not tuberculosis. Poe's mother has no history of suffering from TB, therefore it is highly unlikely that his mother died from TB. The cause of death of his father, who died a few days after Mrs. Poe, is unknown.
Did Edgar Allan Poe's natural mother die of consumption?
No. Consumption, or tuberculosis, caused the death of Poe's wife Virginia, but not his mother's. Poe's mother did die of a lung ailment, but according to a family member it was pneumonia, not tuberculosis. Poe's mother had no history of having tuberculosis.
When did Michael von Clemm die?
Michael von Clemm died in 1997.
When did August von Clemm die?
August von Clemm died in 1910.
