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Rosalie Mackenzie Poe
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe (December 1810 – July 21, 1874) was an American poet and the sister of Edgar Allan Poe.
Poe was born in December 1810 in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and American actor David Poe Jr. The family faced financial hardship and her mother suffered from pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Because David Poe had abandoned his family during the period before her birth, questions arose about Rosalie's paternity. Such rumors continued when Joseph Gallego, a wealthy resident of Richmond, Virginia, left the young Rosalie $2,000 in his will when he died in 1818.
In 1811, after the death of her parents, Rosalie was adopted by William and Jane Scott Mackenzie in Richmond. In 1812, she was baptized and christened with the name of Rosalie Mackenzie. During their childhoods, Edgar sometimes visited Rosalie and her schoolmates, reading his satires and poems to them. During her young adulthood, Rosalie taught penmanship at a girl's finishing school in Richmond.
Despite her frequent letters to him, Poe did not remain in close contact with her brother Edgar, with Nathaniel Parker Willis writing to him, "You seem as neglectful of your sister as I am of mine." She did read and enjoy his poems, counting "The Raven" and "The Bells" among her favorites, and took pleasure in being recognized as his sister among the public. When asked for an autograph, Rosalie would sign, "Rose Poe, Sister of the Poet." In 1841, Rosalie visited Edgar while he was living in Philadelphia. In 1849, shortly before his death, Poe traveled to Richmond and visited Rosalie.
After Poe's death in 1849, Rosalie was presumed to be his sole heir, but did not take out the letters of administration required by law in Virginia.
Based on contemporary writings regarding Rosalie, it is likely that she suffered from depression and alcoholism later in life.
The fortunes of the Mackenzie family were greatly diminished due to the American Civil War. After the war, Rosalie experienced homelessness and was in ill health, and the Mackenzie family was no longer able to care for her. She traveled between Baltimore and Richmond in hopes of finding relatives to take her in. She also made attempts to gain employment as a housekeeper.
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Rosalie Mackenzie Poe
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe (December 1810 – July 21, 1874) was an American poet and the sister of Edgar Allan Poe.
Poe was born in December 1810 in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and American actor David Poe Jr. The family faced financial hardship and her mother suffered from pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Because David Poe had abandoned his family during the period before her birth, questions arose about Rosalie's paternity. Such rumors continued when Joseph Gallego, a wealthy resident of Richmond, Virginia, left the young Rosalie $2,000 in his will when he died in 1818.
In 1811, after the death of her parents, Rosalie was adopted by William and Jane Scott Mackenzie in Richmond. In 1812, she was baptized and christened with the name of Rosalie Mackenzie. During their childhoods, Edgar sometimes visited Rosalie and her schoolmates, reading his satires and poems to them. During her young adulthood, Rosalie taught penmanship at a girl's finishing school in Richmond.
Despite her frequent letters to him, Poe did not remain in close contact with her brother Edgar, with Nathaniel Parker Willis writing to him, "You seem as neglectful of your sister as I am of mine." She did read and enjoy his poems, counting "The Raven" and "The Bells" among her favorites, and took pleasure in being recognized as his sister among the public. When asked for an autograph, Rosalie would sign, "Rose Poe, Sister of the Poet." In 1841, Rosalie visited Edgar while he was living in Philadelphia. In 1849, shortly before his death, Poe traveled to Richmond and visited Rosalie.
After Poe's death in 1849, Rosalie was presumed to be his sole heir, but did not take out the letters of administration required by law in Virginia.
Based on contemporary writings regarding Rosalie, it is likely that she suffered from depression and alcoholism later in life.
The fortunes of the Mackenzie family were greatly diminished due to the American Civil War. After the war, Rosalie experienced homelessness and was in ill health, and the Mackenzie family was no longer able to care for her. She traveled between Baltimore and Richmond in hopes of finding relatives to take her in. She also made attempts to gain employment as a housekeeper.
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