She died in 1811 from terburkulosis. She died in 1811 from terburkulosis. She died in 1811 from terburkulosis. She died in 1811 from terburkulosis. She died in 1811 from terburkulosis. She died in 1811 from terburkulosis. She died in 1811 from terburkulosis. She died in 1811 from terburkulosis.
She is buried in an unmarked grave in St. John's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia.
Elizabeth Arnold Poe died on December 8, 1811.
Traveling Actors
England, probably in London, in the year 1787.
Edgar Allan Poe's paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Cairnes Poe, died on July 7, 1835.
Edgar Allan Poe's grandparents were David, Sr. & Elizabeth Cairnes Poe & Henry & Elizabeth Arnold. For the record Poe's parents were David Poe, Jr. & Elizabeth "Eliza" Arnold Hopkins Poe.
David Poe, Jr was 27 years old, and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe was probably 24 years old.
Edgar Allan Poe's natural father, David Poe Jr., died when Poe was almost 3 years old around the same time as his natural mother, Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe (who died on December 8, 1811), but there is no exact date known for his death.
December 8, 1811
Edgar Allan Poe's birth parents were Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe Jr. His father, David Poe Jr., abandoned the family when Edgar was very young, and his mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, died when he was just two years old. He was then taken in by the Allan family, who raised him but never formally adopted him.
Poe's mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, was an English actress. She was known for her talent on the stage and performed in various theatrical productions during her career.
Edgar Allan Poe's parents were David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe. Both of his parents were actors.
Poe was orphaned by two mothers – his birth mother, Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, who passed away when he was very young, and his foster mother, Frances Allan, who took care of him after his father abandoned the family and his mother died.
Edgar Allan Poe's natural mother, Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, was born in England and moved to the United States with her widowed mother at eight years of age.