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Edgar Allan Poe

By brianna.burton
  • Edgar Poe is born in Boston.

    Edgar Poe is born in Boston.

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    Edgar Allan Poe's Life Span

  • Edgar's parents separate. Elizabeth takes the children.

    Edgar's parents separate. Elizabeth takes the children.

  • Edgar's mother dies. Edgar is adopted by Mr. & Mrs. John Allan.

    Edgar's mother dies. Edgar is adopted by Mr. & Mrs. John Allan.

  • Edgar Allan goes to school in England.

  • Edgar returns to the United States and continues schooling.

  • Poe joins the US army.

    Poe joins the US army.

  • Poe writes first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems".

  • Poe's adopted mother dies.

    Poe's adopted mother dies.

  • Poe wins a contest for "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle" and gets a job because of it.

  • Edgar Poe marries cousin Virginia.

    Edgar Poe marries cousin Virginia.

  • Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher".

    Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher".

  • Poe's first volume of shortstories is published.

    Poe's first volume of shortstories is published.

  • Poe writes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".

  • Poe writes "The Raven".

    Poe writes "The Raven".

  • Poe's wife, Virginia, dies from tuberculosis.

    Poe's wife, Virginia, dies from tuberculosis.

  • Poe is found half conscious and is taken to a hospital.

  • Edgar Allan Poe dies in the hospital.