Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents who were itinerant actors and died while Edgar and his siblings were young at age. His father David Poe Jr. died in 1810 and a year later his mother, Elizabeth Hopkins Poe died in 1811, leaving three children in the household. Edgar was taken into the home of a Richmond merchant John Allan, while his remaining siblings were cared for by others. Poe's brother, William died young …
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