What happened to Edgar Allan Poe's natural parents?

Answer 1

It is very likely that Edgar Allan Poe's foster parents both died of consumption, or tuberculosis. The obituary for both Frances (1829, age 43 - 45) and John (1834, age 54 or 55) Allan said they died after a lengthy and (in Frances' case) painful illness.

Answer 2

Poe was born on January 19, 1809, and his father left the family some time after that. His mother died on December 8, 1811, when Poe was almost three years old. The exact cause of her death is unknown as there is no death certificate or record of her illness. A family member was quoted some time after that to the effect that his mother had been sick with pneumonia. His father died a few days later in December 1811 of unknown causes. Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, his foster parents.

Answer 3

Poe's foster father, John Allan, was a successful Scottish merchant in Richmond, Virginia, who dealt in a variety of goods including tobacco, cloth, wheat, tombstones, and slaves. From 1815 until 1820 he tried to make his living in England in the same trade without as much success. His foster mother, Frances Keeling Valentine Allan, was a homemaker raising Edgar.

Answer 4

Yes and no. He worshiped his foster mother Frances, and looked up to her dearly. But, after he was rejected by his foster father (the 2nd time being rejected by a father) and his foster father cheated on his mother, he developed a growing dislike for him.

Answer 5

Edgar Allan Poe's natural parents, David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Poe, both died when he was very young. His father abandoned the family, and his mother died of tuberculosis when Poe was just two years old. Poe was then raised by the Allan family, who took him in as a foster child.

Answer 6

Poe's foster mother, Frances Keeling Valentine Allan, died of tuberculosis on February 28, 1829.

Answer 7

Richmond, Virginia

He was a richmond merchant!

Answer 8

Poe had no adoptive parents as he was never adopted. John and Frances Allan were his foster parents.
John Allen

Answer 9

Yes.