Edgar Allen Poe Timeline

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    Edgar Allan Poe

  • Thomas Jefferson became presedent

  • Edgar Born

  • James Madison becomes presedent

  • Edgar's father left

    His father left when he was only at a young age.
  • Edgar's mother dies

    She dies while he is still at a young age
  • Edgar got baptized with the Allan family

  • Edgar goes to the University of Virginia for 11 months

    Only for 11 months though
  • Edgar goes to Boston

    He published a pamphlet of youthful Byronic poems.
  • Edgar joins the army

  • Edgar won $50 from a Baltimore Weekly

  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue Published

  • The Purloined Letter is Published

  • The Raven is Published

  • Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe Death

    Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe was Edgar's beloved wife.
  • Edgar dies from drinking, heart problems, or other causes.