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Jan 30, 2010 · Death of Virginia Clemm Poe. It's no secret that Edgar Poe married his 13-year old first-cousin, Virginia Clemm. The pairing was not particularly unusual for the time period, though her age was a little on the young side (tradition aimed for the woman to be closer to age 15 or so). Perhaps, what was unusual was the true love they shared ...
Feb 2, 2023 · Excerpts from our June session of the Virginia Poe Bicentennial Discussion Series. The public scandals and private tragedies that shaped the marriage of Virginia & Edgar Allan Poe. Overview: Enrica Jang, Director of The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore, provides an overview of the marriage of Virginia Clemm to her cousin, Edgar […]
Virginia married Edgar Allan Poe, her first cousin when she was just 13 years old. He was 27. From then on, she experienced the stages of life in rapid succession. She went straight from childhood to marriage before she had outgrown her favorite toys and games. She contracted tuberculosis when she was nineteen. By 24, she was gone.
Born Virginia Eliza Clemm, Aug 22, 1822; dau. of Maria (Poe) Clemm (sister of Edgar Allan Poe 's father, David Poe) and William Clemm Jr. (1779–1826); died Jan 30, 1847, in NY; m. her cousin Edgar Allan Poe (the writer), May 16, 1836. Married at 13; showed 1st sign of onset of TB at 20 (Jan 20, 1842); became an invalid; had a powerful effect ...
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. Signature. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the ...
Papers relating to Edgar Allan Poe and John Henry Ingram's Poe collection (MSS 16207) Copies and transcriptions of Poe related material Letter – Edgar Allan Poe to Virginia [Clemm] Poe, published in "Appleton’s Journal" volume IV 1878, copy, Ostrom p. 318, 1846 June 12
Aug 4, 2016 · The remains of Virginia Poe, buried in 1847 in New York, were brought to Baltimore and added to those of Poe and Maria Clemm in 1885. (Technically, Virginia’s remains were buried next to the monument, on the south side. A ceremony was performed by Rev. J[ohn]. S[abastian]. B[ach].
