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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 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.