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The Birth
Edgar Allen Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts to David and Eliza Poe. -
The Death of his Mother
Edgar Allen Poe's mother died on December 8, 1811 while on a theatre tour. After the death of his mother, he was taken in by John and Frances Allan. -
School Life
Edgar attended school in London as a young boy and attended Richmond from 1821 to 1825. He then moved on to attend the University of Virginia. -
First Engagement
Edgar Allen Poe became engaged to Sarah Elmira Royster in 1825. They could not get married because her parents did not want their daughter to marry him. -
The Army
Edgar enters the Army enlisted as Edgar A. Perry. He was promoted to Sergeant-major. -
Jobs
Edgar worked for sever different magazines from 1833 to 1844, where he wrote some of his best known stories such as "The Fall of the House of Usher." -
First Award
Edgar's short story, "MS. Found in a Bottle," won a literary prize in 1833. -
Weird Marriage
Edgar married his cousin Virginia Clemm and moved with her and her mother to Richmond. -
Most Famous Poem
Edgar's most famous poem, "The Raven," was published in the New York Evening Mirror. -
The Death of Edgar
Edgar died on October 7, 1849, in Baltimore, Maryland.
