Biography
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, was an actress. His father, David Poe, Jr., had pursued a somewhat less successful career on the stage ruined by alcohol. Poe's father abandoned his family around the time of Edgar's 2nd birthday. His mother took Edgar, his brother William, and sister Rosalie with her to Richmond in 1811, and that she died there the December of that year. Edgar was separated from his brother and sister and was taken in by a couple who new Edgar's mother, John and Frances Allan (Edgar was never legally adopted by the Allan's) Edgar was schooled at private schools, doing very well in his study's. He was also an athletic child, a good swimmer and shooter.
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