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Poe himself had died in 1849, and so Gill took Virginia's remains and, after corresponding with Neilson Poe and John Prentiss Poe in Baltimore, arranged to bring the box down to be laid on Poe's left side in a small bronze casket.
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe died in January 1847 after suffering for five years. Her death had a devastating effect on her husband who took to alcohol in a big way and ruined his health. He was looked after by Virginia's mother till his death in 1849.
Twenty-three years after Elmira broke their engagement, they became engaged a second time, but Poe died 10 days before their wedding. Their early relationship was most likely the inspiration behind a number of the pieces in Poe’s first published book of poems Tamerlane and Other Poems. Jane Stith Stanard.
Jan 30, 2009 · On January 30, 1847, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe died after a five-year battle with tuberculosis at the age of 24. Though she is often referred to as Edgar Poe's "child bride," it's important to note that after 11 years of marriage, we can presume she grew up a bit.
- Rob Velella
At the end of January 1847, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe—the 24-year-old wife (and cousin) of Edgar Allan Poe —succumbed to tuberculosis in the couple’s cottage on the outskirts of New York City, in what is now the Bronx. Poe was devastated.
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.
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Virginia Eliza Poe ( née Clemm; August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847) was the wife of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. Biographers disagree as to the nature of the couple's relationship.
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