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Edgar Allan Poe is Born
Poe was born at this time in in Boston, Massachusetts -
Poe's Sister is Born
Poe has a baby sister: Rosalie Mackenzie Poe -
Poe's Parents Die
Eliza Poe (Edgar's Mother) had died of Tuberculosis, and David Poe Jr. died three days after Eliza, having already abandoned the family. -
Poe Writes His First Poem
Fifteen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe pens his first known poem -
Poe Enlists in the U.S. Army and Shortly After His First Book is Published
He join the army under the name: "Edgar A. Perry." Shortly after, his first book—a poetry collection entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems—is published. The author is listed only as "A Bostonian." -
Poe's Older Brother Dies
Edgar's older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the age of 27. -
Poe Marries his Thirteen Year Old Cousin, Virginia Clemm
Poe—now 27 years old—marries his thirteen-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at a ceremony in Richmond, Virginia. -
Poe Writes his First Novel: The Narrative Author Gordon Pym
Poe's first novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, is published. -
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
Poe's story collection is published in two volumes -
Poe Publishes: The Raven
A wildly successful poem, bringing the writer the fame and fortune that have long eluded him. He soon becomes editor and owner of a magazine called the Broadway Journal, a doomed enterprise that is already in debt when Poe takes over. -
Poe's Wife Dies of Tuberculosis
Edgar's wife, Virginia Clemm, dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx. Poe has been so despondent during the final months of her illness that friends thought he was going insane. The loss of his wife sends Poe into a downward spiral of alcoholism. -
Edgar Allan 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. He is buried at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.
