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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. Biography Playbill for The Curfew, presented "For the Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Poe" on May 27, 1807. Poe was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Apr 30, 2022 · David Poe, Jr. was best known as the father of American author Edgar Allan Poe. An actor by profession, David Poe, Jr. abandoned his wife and children in 1810, when his youngest daughter, Rosalie was just an infant, and Edgar was barely one year old. David died in 1811.
Poe Museum’s Object of the Month Angered Poe’s Father. June 10, 2014. One night a theater critic answered his door to find an actor so angry over a review that he threatened the critic. The actor was a twenty-three year old David Poe, Jr. (1784-?), future father of Edgar Allan Poe.
Dec 11, 2009 · David Poe, Jr. may have died on December 11, 1811* — three days after Eliza's death — in Norfolk, Virginia — the same town where he met his wife. Poe may or may not have known the circumstances.
Oct 4, 2017 · 1809 – On January 19, Edgar Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts, to actors Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe, Jr. 1811 – Poe’s father, David Poe, Jr., abandons his family and disappears.
Dec 25, 2016 · Explore genealogy for David Poe Jr. born bef. 1784 Baltimore, Maryland, United States died 1811 Virginia, United States including ancestors + children + 3 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
Jul 3, 2014 · In 1816, General David Poe died and Henry, who was nine, was sent to live with his father’s friend, Henry Didier. Didier was a law student with David Poe Jr. before David took up acting . According to Thomas Mabbott in Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Poems, Henry Didier was, in fact, Henry’s godfather .
