Edgar Poe was born in Boston on January 19th, 1809 with Father David and Mother Elizabeth. Shortly after his birth, his mother and father separated, leaving him with Elizabeth and her 2 other children. Then, when Poe was only 2 years old, his mother died from tuberculosis. He was taken in by his grandparents, but not much later he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan. Now living in America, he attended UVA at the age of 17. He had to drop out within a year since his father wasn't supportive. He'd join the military and be relatively successful before becoming a writer. He would marry his cousin Virginia Clemm when he was 27; she was 13. While Poe did gain a certain level of notoriety in his time, he never had much financial success. One of his most famous poems was "The Raven" a poem that reflected his struggles with accepting his wife's death. She died from tuberculosis, the same disease that killed his mother and other family members. Poe would eventually slip back into alcoholism. His death, Sunday, October 7, 1849, is largely a mystery. He was slipping in and out of consciousness for days before dying in the hospital. No one knows what really happened in his final days.
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