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Birthday
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts to Eliza and David Poe. -
Mother's Death
December 8th, 1811 Edgar Allan Poe's mother Eliza Poe, died from tuberculosis. -
Orphan
Poe's Father abandoned him at the age of 3, a year later Poe was taken in by Frances Allan. -
School in England
In 1815 Poe began schooling in England. -
Death of Poes uncle
In 1825 Poe's uncle William Galt passed away, leaving Poe with a fortune. -
First Book
In 1827 Edgar Poe wrote and printed his very first book "Tamerlane and Other Poems". -
"Ligeia"
In 1828 Edgar Allan Poe write a short story called "Ligeia". -
Married
Edgar Poe married his cousin Virginia Clemm who was 13 on May 18th of 1836. -
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
In 1839 at 30 years old Edgar Poe wrote a famous short story which was published called "The Fall of the House of Usher". -
Prize
For Edgar Poe's "Gold Bug" he won a prize of hundreds of dollars. -
Virginia Death
On January 30th 1847 Virginia became ill with tuberculosis and passed away. -
Visit
Edgar Poe leaves New York city to go to Philadelphia to visit John Sartain on June 30, 1849. -
Wrong Train
Poe gets on the wrong train, instead of going back to Philadelphia he goes back to Baltimore on September 30, 1849. -
Found half conscious
On October 3rd 1849 Edgar Allan Poe was found half conscious and rushed to the hospital. -
Death of Edgar Allan Poe
On October 7th, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe was pronounced dead due to unknown causes at the hospital in Baltimore.