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Edgar Allan Poe is born
Born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts.Poe was the second child of two actors. His father abandoned the family one year after Edgar was born. -
Poe's Sister is born
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe is born December the 10th of 1810. Rosalie was born at Norfolk, Virginia. -
Edgar Allan Poes parents die.
*Eliza was described as "left alone, the only support of herself and several small children." No explanation was given for the absence of her spouse. In November of that year, it was said merely that Mrs. Poe had "quarreled and parted with her husband." She died the following month of a lingering illness, assumed to be either tuberculosis or pneumonia.
*And that is the last we know of David Poe. No death or burial records have ever been. -
Edgar Allan Poe Writes his first poem.
Tamerlane and Other Poems is the first published work by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The short collection of poems was first published in 1827. Today, it is believed only 12 copies of the collection still exist. -
Edgar Allan Poe enlists in the U.S Army
Edgar Allan Poe enlists in the U.S army and shortly after his first book is published. -
Edgar Allan Poe's older brother dies
William Henry Leonard Poe was Edgar Poes older brother. He died August 1st of 1831. William died of tuberculosis. -
Edgar Allan Poe gets married
Edgar marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm. -
Poe Writes his first novel
Edgar write his first novel THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM OF NUNTUCKER. -
Edgar Allan Poe's collection is published.
Poe's story collection TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE is published in two volumes.It was published by the Philadelphia firm Lea & Blanchard. -
Edgar Allan Poe publishes 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 Allan Poe's wife Virginia Dies
Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx. -
Edgar Allan Poe dies.
Poe's body lies beneath this monument in Baltimore. The death of the author is surrounded in mystery. 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.
