Edgar Allan Poe By vvvxxxuuu Jan 19, 1809 Edgar Allan Poe is born Dec 8, 1811 Poe's mother dies She died of tuberculosis 1815 Poe moves to England 1820 Poe returns to Richmond 1826 Poe registers at the University of Virginia 1827 Poe publishes his first book 1827 Poe joins the army 1829 Poe's adoptive mother dies 1829 Poe moves to his aunt's house 1833 Poe publishes "MS. Found in a Bottle" 1836 Poe marries his cousin, Virginia Eliza Clemm 1838 Poe publishes his only novella, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 1842 Virginia catches tuberculosis 1843 Poe publishes his major stories 1845 Poe publishes "The Raven" 1845 Poe meets Frances Sargent Osgood 1847 Virginia dies of tuberculosis 1847 Poe and Frances Osgood break up 1847 Poe meets Sarah Helen Whitman Oct 7, 1849 Poe dies in Baltimore