Edgar Allen Poe's Life

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  • Edgar is born

    Edgar is born

    Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on this exact day.

  • Edgar's father abandons his family

    David Poe Jr., Edgar's father, abandoned his family leaving the rest behind.

  • Edgar's mother dies

    Elizabeth Poe, Edgar's mother, dies just a year after Edgar's father leaves the family.

  • Edgar is baptized

    Edgar is baptized at the Episcopal church.

  • Edgar enrolls into school

    Edgar enrolls into a boarding school in Chelsea

  • Edgar's family leaves for the United Kingdom

    Edgar's family sails away to great Britain

  • Edgar leaves school

    Edgar leaves a boarding school in Chelsea

  • Edgar's family comes back

    Edgar's family returns and they reunite in London a year after they left Edgar.

  • Edgar serves as a guard

    Edgar serves as the Richmond youth honor guard during a celebration of the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette

  • Edgar attends the University of Virginia

    Edgar attends the University of Virginia to study ancient and modern languages
  • Edgar publishes his first literary item

    Edgar publishes his first literary item

    Edgar publishes the collection, "Tamerlane and Other Poems", credited under the name, "a Bostonian".

  • Edgar marries Virginia Clemm

    Edgar, at 27 years of age, marries 13-year-old Virginia Clemm, who was actually his cousin!

  • Edgar publishes "The Raven"

    "The Raven" was an instant hit and it was what rocketed him to fame.

  • Virginia dies

    Virginia Clemm, Edgar's wife, dies of tuberculosis.

  • Edgar dies

    Edgar's cause of death is unknown.