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Edgar Allan Poe is born
Poet, author and literary critic is born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809. By the time he was three years old, both of Poe’s parents had died, leaving him with godfather, a wealthy tobacco merchant. After attending school in England, Poe entered the University of Virginia in 1826. Poe served two years in the U.S. Army. -
Poe's sister is born
Shortly after her birth, or possibly even before it, Poe's father leaves the family, leaving Poe's mother alone with three children. Making matters worse -
Poe's parents die
Both Poe's mother and father die of Tuberculosis, his mother died first then his father. Poe and his brother and sister were then split up, to go live with their grandparents -
Poe writes his first poem
Poe's first poem was called Tamerlane and Other Poems -
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army and shortly after his first book is published
Poe enlists in the army as Edgar A. Perry, he pretended to be a twenty two year old clerk from Boston. -
Poe's older brother dies
He dies in Baltimore, most likely from Tuberculosis. -
Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm
Edgar was 27 and his cousin Virginia was 13. They got married in Richmond, Virginia. The ceremony is hosted by the Reverend Amasa Convers, a Presbyterian minister who was also editor of the Southern Religious Telegraph -
Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
This is the only complete novel written by 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
This novel is published in Philadelphia by Lea and Blanchard. This is a collection of short stories. -
Poe publishes the poem The Raven
This is his most famous poem. It was published in New York Evening Mirror. This poem made him famous throughout America and England. -
Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx
In January of 1842, she contracted Tuberculosis growing worse for five years, until she died at the age of 24 -
Edgar Allan Poe dies
His body lies beneath this monument in Baltimore, his death is still a mystery
