Who was Virginia Clemm?

Answer 1

Virginia Eliza Clemm was born on August 15, 1822 in Baltimore, Maryland to Maria Poe Clemm and her husband William Clemm Jr. She was Edgar Allan Poe's 1st cousin and wife. She and Edgar were married when she was 13 on May 16, 1836. She was singing in January 1842 when she began to bleed from her mouth, one of the early signs of consumption (tuberculosis). She died on January 30, 1847 in Fordham, New York at the age of 24, and she was buried on February 2, 1847.

Answer 2

Virginia Clemm was the cousin and wife of American poet Edgar Allan Poe. Their marriage took place when Virginia was 13 years old and Poe was 27. Virginia's ill health and tragic death at a young age deeply impacted Poe's life and influenced his writing.

Answer 3

She was originally buried in Fordham, New York on February 2, 1847; possibly in the plot of the people who rented the Poe's their cottage. An early Poe biographer named William Gill is said to have rescued her remains when part of that cemetery was destroyed in 1883, and she was eventually re-buried next to her husband and her mother in Baltimore, Maryland on January 19, 1885 (what would have been his 76th birthday).

Answer 4

she died , because she had a disease called ' tibirculoses '

Answer 5

The first noticeable signs of consumption (tuberculosis) appeared in January 1842, and she died on January 30, 1847.