Allan family

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The Allan family was a 19th-century Richmond, Virginia household best known for informally fostering and raising the young Edgar Allan Poe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century American family
family
associatedWith Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
city Richmond NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED
fosterRelationshipWith Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
headOfFamily John Allan NERFINISHED
historicalContext Antebellum South NERFINISHED
knownFrom biographies of Edgar Allan Poe
language English
locatedIn Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED
member Frances Allan NERFINISHED
John Allan NERFINISHED
notableFor informally fostering Edgar Allan Poe
occupationOfHead merchant
raised Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED
region Virginia NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED
socialClass middle class
spouseOfHead Frances Allan NERFINISHED
state Virginia
timePeriod 19th century
tookIn Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED

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