[86 911]

In English we are discussing the American author Edgar Allan Poe. Basically his Dad abandoned him and his mom, and then his mom died when he was 3 and he had to live with a "foster" like family. After he gets out of school he marries his aunt Maria Chlemm's daugher (thus, his 1st cousin) when she was like 13 and he was about 20-something. My question:

Was Edgar Allan Poe's wife his first cousin by blood relations or his first cousin through his adopted family?

I brought up this question to my English teacher and he told me he was interested and asked me to research it. I can't find the answer yet. Anyone know the answer?

Thanks!