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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to David and Elizabeth Poe
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Elizabeth Poe dies in Richmond, VA due to tuberculosis. Edgar was only 2 at the time.
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Edgar Allan Poe goes to live with his foster parents John and Francis Allan.
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By the age of 13, Poe was beginning to produce poetry, but it was discouraged by his father father, John.
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Poe attends the University of Virginia where it was said he did very well in his classes.
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In June of the same year, Poe published his first known book of poetry “Tamerlane and Other Poems.” He also joined the U.S Army.
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Poe moves back to Boston
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Poe’s foster mother dies of Tuberculosis.
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Poe publishes his third book after leaving West Point military academy and focuses on a full time writing career.
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John Allan, Poe’s foster father, dies.
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Poe gets a job in an editorial position for the “Southern Literary Messenger” in Richmond.
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Poe marries his 13 year old cousin, Virginia Clemm Poe, at the age of 27
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Poe moves to New York City and publishes stories in “The New York Sun”
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Poe publishes “The Raven”
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Virginia Clemm Poe dies at the age of 24 due to Tuberculosis
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Edgar Allan Poe dies at the age of 40 in Baltimore
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His poem “Annabel Lee” is published two days after he died