In October 1830, John Allan married his second wife, Louisa Patterson.
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.
When Edgar Allan Poe's foster father, John Allan, died, Edgar did not inherit anything significant. John Allan had made provisions for his wife and other children in his will, leaving Edgar out of his inheritance. Poe had a strained relationship with John Allan throughout his life and was largely financially independent by the time of his father's death.
Allegedly Poe was upset because John Allan was having affairs with other women in his house when his wife (Poe's foster mother) Frances Allan was sick. On the other hand, John Allan disapproved of Poe's gambling and drinking. Both had their issues with the other.
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.
Frances Allan was the foster mother of Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, poet, and literary critic. She and her husband, John Allan, provided Poe with financial support and opportunities for education, but their relationship was strained and eventually led to Poe's estrangement from the family.
John Allan is Edgar Allan Poe's foster father.
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Franny Allan is the foster mother of Edgar Allan Poe and wife of John Allan. Although the adoption was unofficial, Franny Allan was very pleased to have Edgar in her life as she and her husband lived in an empty nest. She died in 1829, and a few months later Edgar was released from the Army.
Edgar Allan Poe's foster parents, John and Frances Allan, had no children of their own when they took Poe into their family, and they had no other children while Poe lived with them. After Poe left them, Frances Allan died, and John Allan remarried. Allan had three children with his second wife before he died. It is also believed that Allan produced at least one illegitimate child.
John and Frances Allan were Poe's foster parents.
Around 1831, John Allan was dealing with financial struggles due to economic downturns, which affected his business ventures and investments. He was also facing strained relationships with his wife and had a difficult relationship with his foster son, Edgar Allan Poe, leading to Poe's departure from the family home. Overall, it was a challenging period for John Allan both personally and financially.