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Edgar Allen Poe was a poor man. He did write a lot of poems but he also had a lot of challenges on the way. When Poe was 3 years old his mother died. This left him with a only a dad. In 1827, Poe deliberately gets kicked out of West Point. Rumor is that the final straw came when he reported for drill wearing belts for his cartridges. In 1834, John Allan dies, leaves Poe with nothing. John Allan is Poe's stepdad. This meant that Poe couldn't really support himself in college or in his life. In 1845, Poe wrote "The Raven." Even though this was his most popular poem, he only made $14.00 dollars. That was not a lot of money in his time. In 1847, Poe's wife died of "TB." This was very heart breaking for Poe because this was his 3rd close member to die with "TB." In 1849, Poe is found half conscious and taken to a hospital. He was on the side of a street in somebody else's clothing. People think it was a kidnap, but nobody knows. On October 7th, 1849, Edgar Allen Poe died. No one really knows how he died but there are some theories.  

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Theories on Edgar Poe's death:

(Beating) At the time and for years before and after there was an infamous custom in this and other cities, at election time, of "cooping" voters. That is gangs of men who picked up people off the streets and if had to they would have to use force. They would put they in cells and threaten them, beat them, mug they, steal from them, or even beat them on the streets and leave them there to die.

(Rabies) Doctors aren't completely sure but they believe that based on his condition he had rabies a few days before his death, and they believe that he had got the rabies from cats. 

 (Porphyria) The patient said he felt miserable but denied specific pain. He did complain of mild diffuse abdominal discomfort and headache. He had no recollection of how he had arrived at the hospital or of the events leading up to his illness.

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Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19th, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father left him when he was young and his mother, Elizabeth, died when he was only three. He was adopted by Frances and John Allan and sent to school in England. He attended the  University of Virginia, but he was forced to drop out after a year because John Allan wouldn't pay for his funds. Frances died from tuberculosis which devastated Poe. Then several years later John Allan died and left nothing in his will for Poe. Edgar Allan Poe married his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia. One day while she was playing the piano she popped a blood vessel. Virginia died 5 years after being diagnosed from tuberculosis. Poe became very depressed and became an alcoholic, he even joined "Sons of Temperance" in an effort to stop. There are various theories surrounding Poe's death, but historians know he was found semiconscious in Baltimore. Four days later he died in a hospital on October 7th, 1849. Throughout Edgar Allan Poe's sad life he wrote a lot of literature, such as the most famous piece "The Raven". 

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Poe's death theory

One theory of how Poe died is that he was beaten. He died while an election was going on, and people that worked for a man who was running came and attacked Poe. People say that he was beaten to death by those people.

A second theory of Poe's death is from alcohol. Poe was an abuser of alcohol, but he was said to be 6 months sober before his death. But you are not likely to be ill from alcohol abuse.

Another theory of Poe's death was rabies. Poe was ill, the doctors say he was hallucinating and yelling at imaginary people. He also had hydrophobia, all of these things are common for rabies victims.

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Edgar Allan Poe's relationships and marriages

Elmira Royster- A neighborhood girl Poe fell in love with, but her father opposed their plans for marriage because Edgar had little plans for money and few prospects

Virginia Clemm- Poe's first wife. She is also his cousin and was 12 years old when they got married while Poe was 27 years old . She died at the age of 24

Sarah Helen- After exchanging several letters with her, Poe traveled to Sarah's house in Providence and, unsuccessfully tried to persuade the well-to-do widow to marry him

Annie L. Richmond- Poe met Annie when he lectured in Lowell, Massachusetts, and the two became close friends and she helped him cope with grief and loneliness. Poe's letters to her are filled with professions of love and pleas for her presence.

Frances Osgood- While Virginia lay sick at home, Poe attended many parties in New York City surrounded by woman admirers, is how he met the poet Frances Osgood. The two exchanged many poems and love letters.

Elmira Royster Shelton- the same girl who fell in love with Poe during their childhood, was now a rich widow living in a fine Richmond home. Poe resumed courting his long-ago sweetheart. After Poe swore off drinking, she agreed to marry him. They never got married though.

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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809. His parents had separated and  his father abandoned him when he was 1 year old. His mother died from tuberculosis at age 24. Poe  had married many women and all of them passed from tuberculosis. One of his wives was his cousin Virginia. She was only 13 years old. Poe also wrote many short stories and poems that were about the afterlife and death.

Theories of death

Alcohol dehydrogenase (1984)

It's a group of enzymes that occur in many organisms and facilitate the crossing between alcohols. 

Rabies (1996)

Infects the central nervous system, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death, he could have gotten it from laying on the street.

Epilepsy (1999)

A brain disorder in which person has repeated seizures that causes changes in attention or behavior.

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