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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 2 other siblings. This will affect Edgar opinion of men. -
Mother Dies
Poe's Mother dies from 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 is 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 with her and was so sad. -
Fell in love with his cousin Virginia
After moving in with his aunt he falls in love with his 12 year old 1st cousin. -
Marries Virginia
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 Oct 3rd, he is not wearing his own clothes and seems drugged. No one knows what happened to him. He died a few days later in the hospital.