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Edgar Allan Poe is Born
Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809, the second child of two actors. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, the child was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. -
Poe's Sister is born
Rosalie, sister of Edgar Allan Poe, is said to have been born in December of 1810 -
Poe's Parents Die
Poe's parents die of Tuberculosis. -
Poe writes his first poem
Edgar Allan Poe writes his first known poem: "Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest." -
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army and shortly after his first book is published
He enlisted as Edgar A. Perry -
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 was 27 when he married his 13 year old cousin -
Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. -
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 -
Poe publishes the poem, The Raven
The poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. -
Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx
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.
