Poe was about 2 years and 11 months old when his natural father died. We don't know the exact date of Poe's natural father's death; however most sources agree it was just a few days after Poe's natural mother died on December 8, 1811. Poe had been born on January 19, 1809 therefore he would have been three years old in another month.
It is Edgar Allan Poe.
David Poe, Jr., Edgar Allan Poe's natural father, was born on July 18, 1784, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Edgar Poe was probably his name at birth though there is no surviving birth certificate. After his natural parents died, he was taken in by foster parents John and Frances Allan. They had Poe baptized as Edgar Allan Poe.
When Edgar Allan Poe's foster father John Allan died, he left Poe with nothing because he said that Poe had too much of a bad attitude, that he refused to get along and would never become anything because of his attitude...
Edgar Poe. He was given the name Edgar Allan Poe by his foster family, John and Frances Allan, although they never formally adopted him.
There were rumors that Edgar Allan Poe's birth father was not his legal father, and that his biological father was actually a different individual. However, there is no concrete evidence to support these claims.
John Allan is Edgar Allan Poe's foster father.
Poe did not have a "step-mother." He had a "foster" mother, Frances Allan. A step-mother would have been a woman married to Poe's natural father. His natural father left the family and never took on the responsibility of raising Poe.Poe did not have a step mother. He had a foster mother whose name was Frances Allan.
When Edgar Allan Poe's foster father, John Allan, died, Edgar did not inherit anything significant. John Allan had made provisions for his wife and other children in his will, leaving Edgar out of his inheritance. Poe had a strained relationship with John Allan throughout his life and was largely financially independent by the time of his father's death.
Edgar Poe was probably his name at birth though there is no surviving birth certificate. After his natural parents died, he was taken in by foster parents John and Frances Allan. They had Poe baptized as Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allan Poe married to Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe in 1836
Edgar Allan Poe.