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Edgar Allan Poe is Born
was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. He is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. -
Poe's Sister is born
Rosalie was born long enough after the mysterious disappearance of her mother Eliza's husband, David Poe, for questions to arise about the child's paternity. -
Poe's Parents die
Poe’s father and mother, both professional actors, died before the poet was three years old. John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child in Richmond. -
Poe writes his first poem
Fifteen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe wrote 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, First book published
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army under the name "Edgar A. Perry." Shortly after, his first book—a poetry collection entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems—is published. -
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
The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. -
Poe's First Novel
His First novel was The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. -
Story Collection is published in 2 volumes
Poe is hired as an editor at Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, a job he holds until June 1840. Poe's story collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes. -
The Raven Poem is Published
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. He soon becomes editor and owner of a magazine called the Broadway Journal, a doomed enterprise that is already in debt when Poe takes over. -
Poe's Wife Virgina 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.
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
