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Edgar Allen Poe is born
Born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts -
Poe's sister is born
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe was born on December 1810 in Norfolk, Virginia, -
Poe's parents die
Within three years of Poe’s birth both of his parents had died, both from tuberculosis -
Poe writes his first poem
Poe released his first book, a 40-page collection of poetry, Tamerlane and Other Poems, attributed with the byline "by a Bostonian". Only 50 copies were printed, and the book received virtually no attention -
Poe enlists in the U.S. army and shortly after his first book is published
Enlisted in the Army in 1827. -
Poe's older brother dies
Henry died of tuberculosis in 1831 at the age of twenty-four. -
Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm
The couple were first cousins and married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27 -
Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel. The full novel was published in July 1838. -
Poe's story collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes.
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840. -
Poe publishes the poem, The Raven.
A narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845. -
Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx.
In January 1842 she contracted tuberculosis, growing worse for five years until she died of the disease at the age of 24 in the family's cottage. -
Edgar Allen Poe Dies.
The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1849, has remained mysterious: the circumstances leading up to it are uncertain and the cause of death is disputed.
