Edgar allan poe

Edgar Allan Poe Timeline

By hfelkins

  • Edgar Allan Poe was born.

    Edgar Allan Poe was born.
    Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • Poe's sister is born.

    Poe's sister is born.
    Rosalie Mackenzie Poe was born on December 10, 1810 in Virginia.

  • Poe's Parents Die.

    Poe's Parents Die.
    Elizabeth Arnold Poe dies of tuberculosis in Richmond, Virginia. Within days, David Poe also dies of tuberculosis. Henry goes to live with his paternal grandparents. A Richmond couple, John and Frances Allan, take in Edgar as a foster child. Rosalie is taken in by another Richmond family named Mackenzie.

  • Poe writes his first poem.

    Poe writes his first poem.
    At the age is fifteen Edgar Allan Poe writes his first 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.

    Poe Enlists in the U.S, Army.
    On May 26, 1927 Edgar Allan Poe enlisted in the United States Army. Shortly after, his first book—a poetry collection entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems—is published.

  • Poe's older brother dies.

    Poe's older brother dies.
    Edgar's older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the age of 27.

  • Poe marries his cousin, Virginia Clemm.

    Poe marries his cousin, Virginia Clemm.
    On May 16, 1836 at the age of 27 Edgar Allan Poe married his thirteen year old Cousin, Virginia Clemm. The ceremony was held in Richmond, Virginia.

  • Poe writes his first novel.

    Poe writes his first novel.
    Poe writes his first novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym." This 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.

  • "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque" is published.

    "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque" is published.
    Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840. The stories include satire, short story, horror, and speculative fiction

  • Poe publishes the poem, "The Raven."

    Poe publishes the poem, "The Raven."
    Poe publishes the poem , The Raven in the New York Evening Mirror. It is wildly successful, bringing the writer the fame and fortune that have long eluded him.

  • Poe's wife Virginia dies.

    Poe's wife Virginia dies.
    Poe's wife Virginia 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.

    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.