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Edgar Alla Poe was Born.
Edgar was born in Boston, Masachussets -
Poe's sister is born
Rosalie was born in Norfolk, Virginia where her parents David Poe and Eliza Arnold met. -
Poe's Parents Die
David Poe Jr. and Eliza Arnold were traveling actors and both died leaving Edgar an orphan -
Poe Writes his first poem
First poem Poe wrote was most likely incomplete and only two lines were found -
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army and shortly after his first book is published
Edgar enlists in the U.S. Army as Edgar A. Perry after he published Tamerlane. -
Poe's older brother dies
Henry died of tuberculosis at age 24 -
Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm
Edgar was 27 when he married his 13 year old cousin -
Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.
Edgar's first novel and only complete novel he ever wrote -
Poe's story collection Tales of the Grotesquw and Arabesque is published in two volumes
A collection of all Poe's classic tales and sketches -
Poe publishes the poem, The Raven
"The Raven" is a narrative poem noted for its stylized language and supernatural atmosphere -
Poe's wife Virginia dies of Tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx
She contracted tuberculosis and it grew worse for 5 years until she died from it at age 24 -
Edgar Allen Poe Dies.
Edgars death remains mysterious and he was found delirious in Boston, Massachusetts, He was taken to Washington college hospital where he passed away at 5 a.m.
