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Birth
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Parents seperate
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Mother dies
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Lives with Allan family
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Education in England
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Return to America for school
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Time at William Burke Academy
Poe was very successful in athletics. -
Attends the University of Virginia
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Joins the military
He does very well in the army and becomes a sargent major. -
Mrs. Allan dies
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Poe Joins West Point Academy
He was sponsored by John Allan. -
He is kicked out of West Point Academy
It is believed that he did everything possible to get kicked out of West Point. -
Mr. Allan dies
He has been unwilling to help Edgar financially and leaves him nothing in his will. -
Poe wins a writing contest
He wins a writing contest for "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle". -
Poe marries his cousin Virginia
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Poe begins writing career
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Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis
He really loved his wife and was devistated when she died. -
Poe dies