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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.
- July 18, 1784
- Actor, Lawyer/Actor
- Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
- Male
- July 18, 1784
- Elizabeth (Arnold) Poe
- December 11, 1811
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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.
- Rob Velella
The actor was a twenty-three year old David Poe, Jr. (1784-?), future father of Edgar Allan Poe. That review is the Poe Museum’s Object of the Month for June. Although little is known of David Poe’s life, most of what is documented concerns his acting career.
David Poe Jr. Actor. Father of Edgar Allan Poe, writer, poet. Son of David Poe, Sr. who was born in Ireland (1742-1817) and Elizabeth Cairnes (1756-1835). His first career study was law, but soon left against his family wishes to pursue an acting career.
When David Poe Jr was born on 18 July 1784, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, David Poe Sr, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Carnes, was 27. He married Elizabeth Arnold on 9 April 1805, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
