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Life
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Adoption
When both of his parents died he was adopted by a Richmond couple named John and Frances Allan. -
Orphan
Poe's parents died and he was orphaned, they both died of tuberculosis. -
Mothers Death
Poe's mother died at 24 when he was 3 from tuberculosis. -
College
Poe enrolls for University of Virginia. -
Debt
Poe ditched school and was $2000 in debt. -
Army and Author
Poe enlists for the U.S. army as Edgar A. Perry and he publishes his first book,Tamerlane and Other Poems. -
Southern Literary Messenger
Poe takes a job as a editor where he publishes critical reviews and his own stories and poems. -
Marriage
Poe was 27 when he married his 13 year old cousin Virginia Clemm. -
Wife's Death
His wife also died of tuberculosis. -
Poe's Death
Poe died of bad sickness.
