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Edgar Allan Poe was born
Born in Boston, MA -
Adoption tragedy
Eliza Poe dies and he is taken in by John and Francis Allen -
Secret Engagement
Secretly engaged to Sarah Elmira Royster -
Collegiate Years
Goest to University of Virginia and begins a gambling addiction. -
Enlists in Army
Quarrel with John Allen and enters US Army as Edgar A. Perry -
Francis Allen dies
Emily Dickensen is also born this year -
John Allen dies
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Marriage
Marries cousin Virginia Clen when she is age 13. Battle of Alamo also occurs this year. -
Published Works
The RavenDuring 1840-1845 he wrote Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, Telltale Heart, The Black Cat and other works. -
Death
Edgar Allan Poe dies. Same year the California Gold Rush.
