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Jul 30, 2024 · David Poe Sr. (1742-1816) was best known as the grandfather of American author and poet Edgar Allan Poe. He was also the father of Maria Poe Clemm (1790-1871), who would be Edgar Allan Poe's aunt and the mother of his first cousin/wife Virginia Poe.
Grandfather of Author Edgar Allan Poe . David Poe served his country in the Revolutionary war as Assistant Deputy Quartermaster General of Baltimore and contributed $40,000 of his own money to the war effort . At the age of 71 he fought in the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
When David Poe Sr was born in 1743, in Dring, County Cavan, Ireland, his father, John M Poe, was 27 and his mother, Jane McBride, was 37. He married Elizabeth Carnes in 1775, in Baltimore, Maryland, British Colonial America.
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- Elizabeth Carnes
David Poe, Sr. had gone deep into debt during the Revolution, but his son intended to rise out of that poverty by becoming a lawyer.
May 13, 2023 · Explore genealogy for David Poe Sr. born 1743 Londonderry, Ireland died 1816 Baltimore, Maryland, United States including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + 2 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
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- October 17, 1816
- Elizabeth (Carnes) Arnold
Mar 26, 2008 · David Poe, Edgar's grandfather, was one of the original lot owners at Westminster. A native of Londonderry, Ireland, David came to the American colonies as an infant, and moved with his family to Baltimore around 1755.
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David Poe Jr. (July 18, 1784 – December 11, 1811 [speculative]) was an American actor and the father of Edgar Allan Poe.