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Life span of Edgar Allen Poe
Poe was a famous American author who live a very tragic and twisted life that ultimately influenced his writing. -
Father abandons family
When Poe war a year old his father left the family which began Poe's issues with men. -
Mothers Death
Poe's mother Elizabeth Arnold was diagnosed with Tb (tuberculosis)
and passed away when he was only 2 which affected him tremendously. -
Adoption
After his mothers death Edgar and his sister and brother were separated between foster homes and he was adopted by John and Frances Allan -
First love
Poe was in love with his friends mother Jane Stith Craig Stanard when he was only 15 she was later diagnosed with brain cancer and later died. -
boarding school
When Poe's foster mother was diagnosed with tuberculosis his foster father started having many affairs and when Poe found out his father sent him to a very bad boarding school. -
Dept
When Poe was in boarding school he dint have any money and his foster father would not send him any money and he began gambling and ended up in $2000 in dept. -
Army
He joined the army when he was 18 so he wouldn't haft to pay off his dept. -
Foster mothers death
Poe's foster mother died became very ill with tuberculosis and ended up dying in 1829 -
wife/cousin
Poe feel in love with his first cousin Virginia when she was only 12 and they later got married and moved to New York. -
Wife's death
Poe's wife Virginia had tuberculosis for many years and ended up dying. -
Affairs
After his first wife death Poe started having multiple relationships and had a drinking problem -
Death
Poe when missing for a while and later on he was found on the side of the street semi-conscious in someone else clothing and was taken to the hospital and woke up and died.