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Edgar Allan Poe is born
Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe, Jr.. -
Poe's sister is born
Poe's sister Rosalie is born. -
Poe's Parents die
Elizabeth Arnold Poe dies of tuberculosis in Richmond, Virginia. Within days, David Poe also dies of tuberculosis. With no parents to take care of them, the three children of the family are split up. -
Poes writes his first poem
At age 15 he writes his first poem, titled "Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest." -
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army under the name "Edgar A. Perry." Shortly after, his first book -
Poe's older brother dies
his older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the age of 27. -
Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin
Poe marries at age 27 to Virginia Clemm -
Poe writes his first novel
His first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym -
Poe's sttory collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes. -
Poe publishes the poem, The Raven
in the New York Evening Mirror. It is wildly successful, bringing the writer the fame and fortune -
Poe's wife Virginia dies
She dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx -
Edgar Allen Poe dies
After being found unconscious in a Baltimore gutter, Edgar Allan Poe is taken to the hospital and pronounced dead of causes still unknown.
