Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston to Elizabeth and David Poe. Both Elizabeth and David Poe were professional actors. Elizabeth Poe was praised by critics for her fine acting while David Poe often received negative reviews. In July of 1810 David Poe left his family without any explanation. Five months after he left Elizabeth gave birth to a third child, Rosalie. Elizabeth Poe soon grew ill with the most common fatal disease of that time, tuberculosis. Then in December of 1811 Elizabeth Poe died at the age of twenty - four. After her death Rosalie went to live with a kind woman who helped take care of Elizabeth, Mrs. William Mackenzie, while, Edgar was sent to live with his godfather, Mr. and Mrs. John Allan.…
