No one really knows why. One proposed theory is that he left his family because he found out his wife was having an affair (which brought Edgar Allan Poe's half sister into the world). It seems common knowledge that his wife was a better actor than he was, and he might have wanted to get away from that reminder. His problems with alcohol may have been a factor as well.
Edgar Allan Poe's family did not take him to Baltimore, Maryland to live with his grandparents. Poe's older brother, William Henry Leonard Poe was taken to Baltimore, but Edgar went to Richmond, Virginia to live with the Allan family. Both of Poe's parents, David Poe, Jr. and Eliza Arnold Hopkins Poe, died in late 1811.
Edgar Allan Poe's birth parents were David Poe, Jr and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe. David Poe, Jr abandoned the family probably sometime in 1810, and Elizabeth Poe died in 1811 from an unknown lung ailment while David Poe, Jr died at around the same time, cause unknown.
No, Poe was raised by foster parents John and Frances Allan of Richmond Virginia, who took him in after his natural mother and father died in December 1811. Poe took his middle name Allan from the last name of his foster parents.
Edgar Allan Poe's mother died before his father abandoned the family. His mother, Elizabeth Poe, passed away in 1811 when Edgar was only two years old. His father, David Poe Jr., had already abandoned them earlier, around 1809.
Poe's mother became a widow when her first husband, Charles Hopkins died on October 26, 1805. Later she married David Poe, Edgar's natural father thereby becoming Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe. She died a few days before her second husband David, therefore she did not become a widow for a second time. Although David Poe died after his wife, he did abandon the family not too long after Poe's younger sister Rosalie was born.
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Little is known about Edgar Allan Poe's father after he left the family, but it is very likely he died in Norfolk, Virginia.
October 9, 1810 is the date that David Poe Jr. left his family, and he more than likely died soon after. December 10 or 11, 1811 is the better estimate of David Poe, Jr.'s death. Most reports have him dying a few days after his wife Eliza Poe died, which was on December 8, 1811.There is no reason to suggest that David Poe, Jr. died shortly after he left his family on or about October 9, 1810, since there is no evidence that he left because of any illness.
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On December 26, 1811, Poe's parents, Elizabeth and David Poe, passed away within days of each other, leaving their children orphaned. Edgar Poe was taken in by the Allan family, who raised him as their own. This event had a significant impact on Poe and influenced his writing throughout his life.
Poe's birth name is Annie Decatur Danielewski.
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.