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Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts to David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Poe. Both of Edgar's parents were actors.
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Poe's mother died on December 8, 1811. Just one year prior to Elizabeth's death, his father passed away.
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Poe attended Manor School at Stoke Newington from 1815-1820. It later became the setting for one of his stories "William Nelson."
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In 1826, Poe became engaged to his cousin Elmira Royster, but her parents broke off the engagement.
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From 1826-1827, Poe attended the University of Virginia. He was expelled for not paying gambling debts.
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Poe joined the U.S. Army as a common soldier in 1827. He joined under the name Edgar A. Perry. He was sent to Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.
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In 1836 Poe married his 13-year-old cousin. Her name was Virginia Clemm.
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In the years 1842-1843, Poe worked at Graham's Magazine. During his time at Graham's Magazine, he wrote some of his best-known stories.
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Poe's dark poem of lost love,"The Raven", brought him national fame in 1845.
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Poe was found in an unconcious state in a Baltimore gutter and died in the hospital on October 7, 1849. He was forty years old.
