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Edgar Allan Poe is Born
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts in the year 1809 on January 19th. -
Poe's Sister is Born
Edgar's sister was born in Norfolk, Virginia December 10th 1810 -
Poe's Parents Death
Edgar's parents died on December 8th 1811. His mother died of tuberculosis and his father left the family. They both died in Virginia. -
Poe Writes His First Poem
In the year of 1824 Edgar wrote his first poem. -
Poe Enlists in the U.S. Army and Shortly After his First Book is Published
Edgar enlisted into the army and shortly after he did that he wrote his first book. In the year on May 26th 1827 -
Poe's Older Brother Dies
Poe's older brother William died in August on the first in the year 1831 from Tuberculosis in Baltimore Maryland -
Poe Marries his Thirteen Year Old Cousin Virginia Clemm
Edgar married his thirteen year old cousin Virginia Clemm, who was born in Baltimore Maryland. She was also born on the 15th of August 1822. -
Poe Writes his First Novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
Poe writes his first novel which is about Pym stowing away on a whaling ship later taken over by pirates. -
Poe's Story Collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is Published in Two Volumes
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840. -
Poe Publishes the Poem The Raven
Poe publishes the raven and is a poem that tells of a talking raven's mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness. -
Poe's Wife Virginia Dies Of Tuberculosis At Their Home In The Bronx
Edgar's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx on January 30th 1847 -
Edgar Allan Poe Dies
Edgar Allan Poe dies on October 7th 1849. The cause of death is still uncertain.
