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Lifespan of Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was a famous american writer who had a very tragic and short life -
Father Leaves the family
His father leaves his mother and two other siblings this will affect how Edgar opinion of men -
Mother dies
Poe's mother dies of TB when he is almost 3. He is sent to foster care with the Allen family -
First Love
At age 15 Edgar falls in love with his friends mother and she passes away from brain cancer -
Sent to boarding School
Foster mother is sick foster father having affairs, he sends him to boarding school with no money. Edgar is very poor -
Foster Mother dies
Foster mother dies of TB he had a very close relationship -
Fell in Love With his cousin virgina
After moving in with his Aunt he falls in love with his 12 year old 1st cousin. 1835 -
Marries Virgina
Poe and his cousin are married when she is almost 13 and he is 26. They have a happy life together -
Virginia gets TB
Poe knows that she will die, they are very poor and he worked his self to death trying to keep her alive. -
Poe publishes The Raven
He gets paid only 14 dollars for this famous poem -
His wife dies
This causes him to drink more and he begins trying to find another women because he is so sad. -
Poe dies
Poe is found unconscious on a street Baltimore on October 3rd, he is not wearing his own clothes and seemed drugged.No one knows what happened to him. He died a few days later in the hospital