ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1811, Elizabeth Poe died of tuberculosis in Richmond, Virginia, leaving orphaned Edgar, his infant sister Rosalie, and his older brother Henry.

Detailed explanation-2: -1829 (Feb. 28)-Francis Keeling Allan, Poe’s doting foster mother, dies in Richmond. She is buried in the Shockoe Hill Cemetery on March 2. Poe obtains leave from the army and arrives in Richmond on the evening of the day following her burial.

Detailed explanation-3: -Edgar and Virginia were married in 1836. She was 13 years old and he was 27 years old. In 1842, Virginia became ill with tuberculosis. She died of the disease on January 30, 1847, at the age of 24.

Detailed explanation-4: -His mother died before he was three. His foster mother, who had really been the only mother-figure he knew, died when he was in his late teens.