Asked by: Jeane Heintz
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Where did Eliza Poe die?

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Richmond, Virginia, United States


Simply so, how did Eliza Poe die?

Tuberculosis

Secondly, where did Eliza Poe work? At age 15 she married the actor Charles Hopkins in Alexandria, Virginia and she played the Virginia circuit for three years known as Mrs Hopkins. Hopkins died in Washington only about twenty years old and Eliza resumed her career in Richmond, Virginia now 18 years old.

Accordingly, when did Eliza Poe die?

December 8, 1811

When and where did Poe die?

Taken to Washington College Hospital, Poe slipped in and out of consciousness; he died early on the morning of October 7, reportedly uttering the last words “Lord help my poor soul.” Poe's death left a mystery that has lingered for more than a century.

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What did Eliza Poe do for a living?

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What happened to Poe's mother?

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Who took Poe after his parents died?

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Who was Poe's mother?

Eliza Poe

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What two places did Poe attend schools?

When he was six years old, Edgar Allan Poe's family temporarily moved to Scotland, where he attended Irvine Old Grammar School in 1815 and then went to Manor House boarding school in Stoke Newington near London for the following 8 years. In 1820 Edgar Allan Poe left school and moved to New York with his family.

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What happened to Edgar Allan Poe's brother?

About this time, Edgar paid them a visit, afterwards reporting to his foster father John Allan that his brother was "entirely given up to drink & unable to help himself." Henry died on August 1,1831 of unknown causes, possibly tuberculosis, cholera, alcoholism, or some combination of the three.

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What happened to David Poe Jr?

After the birth of their second son Edgar on January 19, 1809, the family ran low on money. An ill-tempered alcoholic for much of his adult life, David Jr. According to author Susan Talley Weiss, Poe died on December 11, 1811, only three days after Eliza's death.

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What tragedy befell Poe's mother?

What tragedy befell Poe's mother, and how old was Poe when it happened? She died of tuberculosis when Poe was almost 3 years old.

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Why did Edgar Allan Poe start writing?

Poe probably considered himself primarily a poet, and he wrote poetry to express his feelings. There never has been much money in poetry, and Poe was always in financial difficulties after his foster father John Allan disowned him. Poe's talent was obviously in the literary field.

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What was Edgar Allan Poe's mother's full name?

Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe

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Who raised Edgar Allan Poe?

Edgar Allan Poe. On January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe's father and mother, both professional actors, died before the poet was three years old, and John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child in Richmond, Virginia.

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What was the name of the acting company for which Poe's parents worked?

Mr. Placide's Theatre Company

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Where did Maria Clemm live?

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What type of relationship did Poe have with his foster parents?

Edgar Allan Poe was adopted by a couple named John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. Though he got along well with Frances Allan, Poe's relationship with John Allan had its ups and downs and eventually ended badly. Poe's mother died in 1811, a year after his father abandoned the family.

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What disease did Edgar Allan Poe suffer from?

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What are five examples of Poe in your life?

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How old was Edgar Allan Poe when he died?

40 years (1809–1849)

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Did Edgar Allan Poe die alcoholism?

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