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Edgar's birthday
Edgar was born on January 19th, 1809 -
Father leaves
Only at the age of one his father abandoned him and his family. -
Mother dies
Edgar's mother dies on December 8th of tuberculosis when he's not quite three -
Edgar becomes an orphan
Edgar and his three siblings become orphans when he's only three -
Edgar is put into a foster home
Edgar is put into his close family friends foster home, Mr. Allen and Mrs. Allen. -
First true loves dies
His best friends mother who was his first true love dies when he's fifteen. -
Edgar gets sent away to boarding school by this foster father
Edgar gets sent away to boarding by his foster father so he can have his affairs in peace while his wife is dying. -
Publishes books
Edgar by the age of 20 uses his own money to publish his first two books -
Foster mother dies from tuberculosis
Edgar's foster mother dies on March 2nd, 1829 -
Edgar moves
Edgar in 1831 moves in with his Aunt Maria Clem and his eight year old cousin, Virginia. -
Foster father dies
In 1834 his foster father dies on his death bed -
Gets a job
In 1835 he gets a job as an editor. -
Found out some news
Edgar finds out his aunt is sending his cousin to live with other family members far away, he starts to heavily drink, almost loses his job because he realizes he loves his twelve year old cousin. -
Marries
Edgar is 26 and his cousin is 12 when they get married. -
Publishes
Edgar in 1841 publishes The murders in the Rue Morgue -
Gets a job meeting
Edgar gets a meeting in 1842 with the president for a government job. -
Virginia gets sick
Virginia contracts tuberculosis in 1842. -
New York Times
Edgar gets Raven published in 1845 in the New York Times. -
Wife dies
Virginia dies in 1847. -
Starts to drink
Edgar starts to drink heavily after the death of his wife and can't function without a women in his life. -
Engaged again
Edgar gets starts romance again with a women he was engaged to at 17 -
Found on a street in Maryland
On October 3rd he was found unconscious with someone else's clothing in a street in Maryland. -
Edgar dies
Edgar on early Sunday morning wakes up around 5:00 am says, "Dear God, help my poor soul." and after that he dies.