Answer:
On January 19, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe's father and mother, both professional actors, died before the poet was three years old, and John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child in Richmond, Virginia. ... In 1827, he moved to Boston and enlisted in the United States Army.
Step-by-step explanation:
he died at the age of 40. John Allan and his wife Frances Valentine Allan in Richmond, Virginia, while his brother and sister went to live with other families.