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Rosalie Mackenzie Poe (December 1810 – July 21, 1874) was an American poet and the sister of Edgar Allan Poe.
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, née Rosalie Poe, was the estranged sister of Edgar Allan Poe. Rosalie, born approximately December 1810 in Norfolk, Virginia, was the last of Elizabeth Arnold Poe’s children ( Mabbott 520 ).
He taunted Poe by referring to Rosalie as ``your half sister.''. Mrs. Poe, who was one of the most popular American actresses of her day, was in desperate financial and physical straits when she and Egar arrived in Norfolk in the fall of 1810.
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe, née Rosalie Poe, was the estranged sister of Edgar Allan Poe. Rosalie, born approximately December 1810 in Norfolk, Virginia, was the last of Elizabeth Arnold Poe’s children (Mabbott 520).
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe. Poe's younger sister was christened "Rosalie Mackenzie Poe" in Richmond on September 3, 1812. I've discussed Poe's older brother here before, but this is the first (and, likely, the only) post on his sister.
David Poe abandoned his family before her birth. This caused people to question if he was her father. The rumors continued when Joseph Gallego, a wealthy Richmond, Virginia resident, gave the young Rosalie $2,000 dollars in his will when he died in 1818. In 1811, her parents died and Rosalie was adopted by William and Jane Scott Mackenzie.
New Exhibit Sheds Light on Poe’s Talented Siblings. April 7, 2016. Above: Edgar’s sister Rosalie Mackenzie Poe. In spite of being reared by a frugal businessman who discouraged his writing, Edgar Allan Poe became one of the world’s greatest authors.
