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Poe's Brother
Poe's older brother William Henry Leonard Poe was born on January 30, 1807 -
Birth of Edgar Allen Poe
Mother: Eliza Arnold Poe
Father: David Poe Jr. -
Abandoned by Father
Poe's fater abandoned him at age 1 in the year 1810 (the exact date is unknown) -
Poe's sister
Poe's sister Rosalie Mackenzie Poe was born on what is believed to be December 20, 1810 -
Adoption
Mr. and Mrs. Allen adopt Poe and he moved to Richmond, Virgina.
(the exact date is not known) -
Death of Mother
Poe's mother died of Tuberculosis, it was also known as "Red Death" gue to the amount of blood the infected coughed up. -
England
Poe moves to England and begins his schooling at a boarding school. (date unknown) -
Moving Back to America
Poe moves back to America at age 11. (exact day is unknown) -
Goes to Collage
Poe goes to the University of Virgina in Charlottesville. He drops out one year later because of massive tution debt of $2,000 from gambling. (exact date is unknown) -
Joining the Army
Poe joins the army becuase he could not support himself and his adopted family gave him nothing. He was ranked Sergant Major. He enlisted a Edgar A. Perry. -
Death of Mrs. Allen
Mrs. Allen dies of tuberculosis. -
Army School
Poe goes to Westpoint to begin a year long educstion in the army. Poe is kicked out of the academy because of neglecting duties and disobeying orders. He attended Westpoint for less than a year. -
Mr. Allen Dies
Mr. Allen dies and leaves nothing for Poe in his will. He died of Dropsy which is the swelling of cells and tissue from fluid build-up. Poe did not like his adopted father because he never helped him when he was in need. -
Gets a Job
Poe gets his first job because he won a contest called "Manuscript Found in a Bottle". He was an editor for a newspaper. (exact date is unknown) -
Poe's Marriage
Poe marries his 13 year old cousin Virgina Clemm. The ceremony took place in a boardinghouse room where they lived. -
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
Poe's story "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque" is published. Poe recieves no money from the publisher. (exact day is unknown) -
The Gold Bug
Poe wins $100 for "The Gold Bug". This meant a lot because he made very little money in his writing carreer. (exact date is unknown) -
The Raven
Poe publishes his book "The Raven" in October. (exact day is unknown) -
Death of Poe's Wife
Poe's wife dies of tuberculosis. -
Poe is Found
Poe is found half conscious and taken to the hospital. The causes of this event are shrouded in mystery. -
Death
Poe dies in the hospital hewas taken to after being found.
