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Edgar Poe was born to a woman named Elizabeth, in Boston.
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At the age of two, Poe was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. John Allan.
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When his new family moved, Poe began learning in a private school in England.
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Edgar Allan Poe attended the academy of William Burke, where he succeeded in athletics.
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At the age of sixteeen, Poe inherits a fortune when his uncle passed away
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Poe intentionally dropped out of school because John would not give him any money.
His first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems," was printed.
He joined the U.S. Army in order to support himself. -
Poe and John Allan put aside their differences and became close again, due to Mrs. Allan's death.
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John Allan died and left Edgar Allan nothing in his will.
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At the age of twenty-seven, Poe married his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm.
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Poe wites one of his most known poems, "The Raven"
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Allan's wife Virginia was diagonosed with tuberculosis.
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His beloved wife died and he began drinking to soothe his pain.
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He entered the "Sons of Temperance" with intentions to stop drinking.
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Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of forty.
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Poe's famous quote is "Convinced myself, I seek not to convince."
