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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: May 29, 2017
Caption: Poe's Beloved
Additional Description: Poe married his beloved Virginia, the daughter of Maria Clemm and his first cousin, in 1836 when she was 13. Virginia's death from tuberculosis at age 24 plunged Poe into deep depression. Her remains were moved from New York to Westminster on January 19, 1885, the 76th anniversary of Poe's birthday.
Virginia Clemm Poe by unknown artist, oil on canvas, ca. 1837 From a Descendant in the Herring-Poe FamilyClose-up of image on marker
Submitted: June 14, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p385672
File Size: 0.831 Megabytes

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