How long was Edgar allan poe married to Virginia clemm?

Answer 1

Edgar Allan Poe was 27 when he married his 13 year old cousin Virginia Eliza Clemm. They were related because David Poe Jr (Edgar's father) and Maria Clemm (Virginia's mother) were brother and sister. Marrying at a young age was quite common considering that not many medicines were available at that time and you didn't live very long. After eleven years of marriage, Virginia died of tuberculosis.

Answer 2

Some biographers have suggested that the couple's relationship was more like that between brother and sister than like husband and wife in that they might have never consummated their marriage.

Answer 3

Poe was a first cousin to Virginia Clemm, who was the daughter of Maria Poe Clemm who was the sister of David Poe, Jr, Edgars' father. Marriage between cousins were somewhat normal back then though her being thirteen was not so much. Many biographers believe they became more like brother and sister than husband and wife.

Answer 4

They were married for 6 years before she was sick for five years so they were married for 11 years.

From their wedding day on May 16, 1836 until Virginia's death on January 30, 1847 is 10 years, 8 months, and 13 days though they may have been privately married on September 22, 1835 (8 months earlier) when they filed for the license.

Answer 5

Edgar Allan Poe was married to Virginia Clemm for about 11 years. They were first cousins and got married in 1836 when Virginia was 13 and Poe was 27. Virginia passed away in 1847, leading to Poe's emotional decline.

Answer 6

Edgar Allan Poe was 27 on May 16, 1836 when he married his then 13 year old cousin, Virginia Eliza Clemm, his only wife.

Answer 7

It was said to have been a happy one, although some biographers believe that it was more like a brother-sister relationship between them than a husband-wife relation ship.