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Birth of Edgar Allan Poe
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The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849 -
Poe's mother dies of TB
This causes Poe and his siblings to become orphans -
Poe attends University of Virginia
He begins to gamble because he cannot afford to attend school -
Poe published first book: "Tamerlane and other poems"
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Poe's foster mother, Fanny Allan, dies of TB
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Poe married his cousin, Virginia
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Poe's wife, Virginia dies of TB
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Edgar Allan Poe dies
