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Edgar Allan Poe is born
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Poe's dad left him when he was only one
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Poe's Mom died of tuberculosis
Not the last person to die of tuberculosis in his life. -
Poe's first love died of brain cancer
Poe was devastated and often went to her grave commonly. -
Edgar's foster dad sent him to boarding school
Edgar's dad was having affairs with other women and sent Edgar away to keep having affairs. -
Poe was left poor at boarding school
Poe begged his foster dad for money but he refused and Poe eventually resorted to burning his own furniture for heat. -
Poe joined the army
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Foster mom died of tuberculosis
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Poe was sent to his Foster Dads death bed
Poe found out his foster dad was leaving him no money or anything. -
Edgar married his 13 year old cousin, Virginia
Edgar married his 13 year old cousin at the age of 26 -
Poe's "The Raven" was published
unfortunately... He only made $14 -
Poe's wife died of tuberculousis
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Poe found delirious on the sidewalk
Poe was found on the sidewalk in someone else's clothes, drunk and unconcious -
Edgar Allan Poe dies
His last words were "Lord, please help my poor soul"
