David Poe Jr.

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David Poe, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Death: December 11, 1811 (27)
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of General David Poe, Sr. and Virginia "Eliza" Poe
Husband of Elizabeth Poe
Father of William Henry Leonard “Henry” Poe; Edgar Allan Poe and Rosalie MacKenzie Poe
Brother of Alexander Carnes Poe; John Hancock Poe; William Adam Poe; Samuel Poe; Maria “Muddy” Clemm (Poe) and 6 others

Occupation: Actor, Lawyer/Actor
Managed by: Henn Sarv
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About David Poe Jr.

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.

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David Poe Jr.'s Timeline

1784
July 18, 1784
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1807
January 30, 1807
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1809
January 19, 1809
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1810
November 20, 1810
Norflolk, , Virginia, USA
1811
December 11, 1811
Age 27
Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA