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Edgar Allan Poe is Born
He was born Edgar Poe in Boston on January 19, 1809, the second child of English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe Jr. -
Poe's Sister is Born
Shortly after the birth of Rosalie their father leaves the family to fend for themselves -
Poe's Parents Die
His mother died of Consumption( Pulmonary Tuberculosis). -
Poe writes his first poem
He was the first American Poet to try to live his life with only Writing. -
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army and shortly after his first book is published
Poe enlisted in the U.S Army under the name "Edgar A. Perry". Shortly after his first book was published. This book was a collection of poems entitled Tamerlane -
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, Virginia Clemm.
On May 16, 1836, he and Virginia Clemm held a Presbyterian wedding ceremony at their Richmond boarding house, with a witness falsely attesting Clemm's age as 21. -
Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838) is the only complete novel written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. 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 by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840. -
Poe publishes the poem, The Raven
"The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, 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
One evening in January 1842, Virginia showed the first signs of consumption, now known as tuberculosis, while singing and playing the piano. Poe described it as breaking a blood vessel in her throat.[58] She only partially recovered. Poe began to drink more heavily under the stress of Virginia's illness. -
Edgar Allen Poe Dies
On October 3, 1849, Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, "in great distress, and... in need of immediate assistance", according to Joseph W. Walker who found him.[69] He was taken to the Washington Medical College where he died on Sunday, October 7, 1849 at 5:00 in the morning.[70] Poe was never coherent long enough to explain how he came to be in his dire condition and, oddly, was wearing clothes that were not his own.
