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Born
Born January 19 1809 In Boston Massachusetts. -
Mother Dies
Edgar Poe mother died when he was the age of 3 -
England
Poe moved to England with his family.He attends boarding school with there. -
College
For 11 months he attended the University Of Virginia. -
Publishes A Pamphlet Of Youthful Poems (Tamerlane)
Tamerlane was on of poe's poems.Its based on his early love with Sarah elmira who he was engaged to & his mother Eliza Poe. -
Military
May 26,1827 Poe moved to Boston & enlisted into the U.S army. -
South Carolina
While in Military he was stationed at Fort Moultrie in SC. -
New Volume
Poe published his second volume at Baltimore.(Al Aaraaf,Tamerlane,Minor Poems) -
"Ms.Found in a Bottle"
One of his poems had won $50 from a Baltimore weekly.The name of this poem was called Ms.Found in a Bottle. -
Richmond
Poe was an editor of the Southern Literacy Messenger.This was in Richmond Virginia. -
Marriage
In 1836 he married a 13 year old named Virginia Clemm which was his first cousin.He was 27 years old at the time they got married -
Long Pose Narrative
While Poe was in New York City he published "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym". -
Coeditor
In 1839 he had became a co-editor of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine In Philadelphia. -
Sickness
Poes wife become sick with tuberculous -
"The Gold Bug"
Poe's story "The Gold Bug" won $100 from Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper. -
"Ulalume"
Poe establishes his story called the "Ulalume". -
Wife Death
Poe's wife Virginia died at the age of 24 due to tuberculosis.This cause his to struggle with depression & alcoholism. -
The "Eureka"
Poe published the lecture "Eureka".Its an explanation of the universe that has been hailed by some critics & others. -
Engagement
Poe engagement to Elmira Royster for the second time. -
Death
Died October 7 1849 in Baltimore Maryland.There is no exact reason on how he died there is just multiple theories.