Text: Arthur Hobson Quinn, “Appendix 02,” Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography (1941), pp. 725-726


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II. Original Records of the Poe and Clemm Families in Baltimore(1)

Entries from First Presbyterian Church Record

John Hancock Poe, son of David and Elisabeth Poe, b. August 25, 1776; baptized 13 September, 1776.

David, son of David and Elisabeth Poe, b. July 18, 1784, bapt. 21 September 1784.

George Washington, son of David and Elisabeth Poe, b. August 21, 1782; bapt. Oct. 6.

William, son of David and Elisabeth Poe, b. March 2, 1780; bapt. April 14, 1780.

Samuel, son of David and Elisabeth Poe, b. Dec. 21, 1787; bapt. Feb. 17, 1788.

Mary, dau. of David and Elisabeth Poe, b. March 17, 1790; bapt. June 6, 1790.

Elisabeth, dau. of David and Elisabeth Poe, b. Sept. 26, 1792; bapt. Dec. 16, 1792.

Married, Jan. 4, 1803, Jacob Poe and Bridget Kennedy.

Married, May 1, 1804, William Clemm, Jr., and Harriet Poe.

Baptized March 3, 1816, Jacob Poe, born, Oct. 11, 1776.

Baptized, March 3, 1816, James Mosher Poe, born, January 3, 1812.

Buried, August 2, 1831, W. H. Poe, aged 24.

John, son of Jacob and Bridget Poe, b. March 24, 1805.

George, son of Jacob and Bridget Poe, b. March 20, 1807; bapt. August 2, 1807.

Amelia, dau. of Jacob and Bridget Poe, b. August 11, 1809.

Neilson, son of Jacob and Bridget Poe, b. August 11, 1809.

Entries from St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church Record

Harriet, wife of William Clemm, born March 29, 1785; bapt. June 14, 1809; buried, January 8, 1815. [page 726:]

Georgianna Maria, dau. of William and Harriet Clemm, born, December 1, 1810; bapt. September 19, 1811.

Harriett Mary Elizabeth Clemm, dau. of William and Harriett Clemm, bapt. Oct. 2, 1816; born ——.

Josephine Emily, dau. of William and Harriet Clemm, b. August 13, 1808; bapt. June 14, 1809.

William Eichelberger, son of William and Harriet Clemm, born, Oct. 11, 1806; bapt. June 25, 1807.

William Clemm m. July 12, 1817, to Maria Poe.

William Clemm, buried, February 9, 1826, aet. 47.(2)

Henry Clemm, son of William and Maria Clemm, born, 10 Sept. 1818; bapt. 15 Nov. ’18.

Josephine Emily, dau. of William and Harriet Clemm, born Aug. 13, 1808; baptized June 14, 1809.

Virginia Eliza, dau. of William and Maria Clemm, born Aug. 15, 1822; bapt. November 5, 1822.

Virginia Maria, dau. of William and Maria Clemm, born, Aug. 22, 1820, bapt. March 13, 1821.

Virginia Sarah Clemm, buried, Nov. 5, 1822, aged 2 years.

Virginia Maria and Virginia Sarah are probably identical persons; as the dates fit. They appear thus on the register.


[[Footnotes]]

[The following footnote appears at the bottom of page 725:]

(1)  These records I owe to the courtesy of Mr. Louis H. Dielman, Secretary of the Peabody Institute of Baltimore, who obtained access to the original church records.

[The following footnote appears at the bottom of page 726:]

(2)  “Died this morning, William Clemm, in 47th year.” Baltimore Gazette, Wednesday, 8 February, 1826.


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Notes:

In the original, the section title is given in all capitals. For the sake of conformity, it has been rendered here in upper and lower case.


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