▁and ▁David ▁Po e , ▁Jr ., ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁their ▁tr oupe ▁began ▁performing ▁in ▁Boston . ▁Their ▁second ▁son , ▁Ed gar , ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Ros al ie , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁Some ▁time ▁before ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁however , ▁David ▁Po e ▁had ▁desert ed ▁his ▁family , ▁though ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁his ▁disapp earance . ▁He ▁may ▁have ▁died ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁El iza ▁Po e ▁died ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁leaving ▁her ▁three ▁children ▁as ▁or ph ans . ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁mother ' s ▁ill ness , ▁Henry ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand par ents , ▁while ▁Ed gar ▁and ▁Ros al ie ▁had ▁been ▁c ared ▁for ▁by ▁actor ▁friends ▁of ▁their ▁parents , ▁namely ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Luke ▁U sh er . ▁The ▁children ▁were ▁likely ▁at ▁El iza ' s ▁side ▁as ▁she ▁died . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁po ems , ▁Henry ▁described ▁her ▁" long ... ▁last ▁fare well " ▁to ▁them ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁lock ▁of ▁her ▁hair ▁to ▁remember ▁her . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁El iza , ▁the ▁three ▁children ▁were ▁split ▁up . ▁Henry ▁went