Poe's Life By arvind. Jan 19, 1809 Poe is Born Period: Jan 19, 1809 to Dec 31, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe's Life (dates are not exact, only year) *Dates are not exact Oct 24, 1810 Edgar's parents separate. Elizabeth Poe takes the children. *date not exact Oct 24, 1811 Edgar's Mother dies, he is adopted by the Allan's Oct 24, 1815 Poe starts school Oct 24, 1826 Poe attends University of Virginia Oct 24, 1827 Poe drops out of school, writes Tamerlane and joins the army Oct 24, 1828 Poe attains rank of Sargent Major Oct 1, 1829 Mrs. Allan dies and Poe joins West Point Oct 24, 1831 Poe gets kicked out of West Point Oct 24, 1832 Poe sends stories to a magazine, they get rejected Oct 24, 1834 John Allan dies and leaves Poe out of his will Oct 24, 1835 Poe wins a writing contest and gets a job Oct 24, 1836 Poe marries Virginia Oct 24, 1839 Poe writes House of The Fall of The Usher and Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque Oct 24, 1841 Poe writes Murders of The Rue Mourge Oct 24, 1844 Poe moves to New York Oct 24, 1845 Poe writes The Raven Oct 24, 1847 Virginia Dies Oct 7, 1849 Poe Dies