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Edgar Allan Poe is born
Edgar Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. That makes him Capricorn, on the cusp of Aquarius. -
Poes Sister is born
born approximately December 1810 in Norfolk, Virginia, was the last of Elizabeth Arnold Poe’s children (Mabbott 520). There is debate who her father is, because David Poe, Eliza’s husband, had abandoned the family around the time Rosalie would have been conceived. -
Poes parents die
His parents were David and Elizabeth Poe. David was born in Baltimore on July 18, 1784. Elizabeth Arnold came to the U.S. from England in 1796 and married David Poe after her first husband died in 1805. They had three children, Henry, Edgar, and Rosalie. Elizabeth Poe died in 1811, when Edgar was 2 years old. -
Poe writes his firt poem
edgar allan poe writes his first poem at 15 years old. "Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest." -
enlists in the army
Edgar went to Boston and joined the U.S. Army at 18 years of age.He did good in the Army and attained the rank of sergeant major. -
poes older brother dies
Edgar's older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the age of 27. -
marrys his 13 year old cousin
Poe married his 13 year old cousin at the age of 27. her name was Virginia Clemm, they got married at a ceremony in Richmond, Virginia. -
writes his first novel
writes his first novel and has it published, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket -
poes story collection is published in two volumes
It was published by the Philadelphia firm Lea & Blanchard and released in two volumes -
poe publishes the poem The Raven
The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere -
edgar allen poe dies
The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1849, has remained mysterious. Poe's body lies beneath this monument in Baltimore.
