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Poe Born
Edgar Poe was born into the family of Elizabeth Arnold Poe and Daved Poe Jr. who were both traveling actors. -
Parents' Death
Elizabeth dies of tuberculosis and within a few days David also dies. the three children split up. Edgar is taken into the family of John and Frances Allan soon taking his foster families name as his middle. -
First Poem
15 year old Edgar writes his first known poem. -
College/ Splits with Allans
Egar enrolls halfway through the year at University of Virginia.
Almost a year later he gets into and argument with his foster father when he refuses to give Poe the money to settle a gambling debt of $2,000. Poe ditches college and the Allans -
Death of foster Mom
By this time poe is a Sergeant Major in the Army and tkaes leave to her funeral. -
Death of Brother
Edgar's older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the young age of 27. -
Marrige
Poe now 27 years old marrie his thirteen your old cousin Virginia Clemm at a ceremony in Richmond, Virginia. -
First Novel
Poe's first novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. is published. -
Magazine Editor
Poe is hired as an editor at Burton's Gentelmam's Magazine, a job he holds tell june. -
Editing Again
Poe begins as an editor at Graham's Magazine, where he works until May 1842 -
Lecturer
Poe begins delivering lecturs on poetry. -
Death of Wife
Virginia dies of tuberculosis at there home in the Bronx. -
Death
Cause of Death is unknown