Edgar Allan Poe

By jazmineredman
  • Edgar Allen Poe is born

    Edgar Allen Poe is born

    Born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Poe's sister is born

    Poe's sister is born

    Rosalie Mackenzie Poe was born on December 1810 in Norfolk, Virginia,
  • Poe's parents die

    Poe's parents die

    Within three years of Poe’s birth both of his parents had died, both from tuberculosis
  • Poe writes his first poem

    Poe writes his first poem

    Poe released his first book, a 40-page collection of poetry, Tamerlane and Other Poems, attributed with the byline "by a Bostonian". Only 50 copies were printed, and the book received virtually no attention
  • Poe enlists in the U.S. army and shortly after his first book is published

    Poe enlists in the U.S. army and shortly after his first book is published

    Enlisted in the Army in 1827.
  • Poe's older brother dies

    Poe's older brother dies

    Henry died of tuberculosis in 1831 at the age of twenty-four.
  • Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm

    Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm

    The couple were first cousins and married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27
  • Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

    Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

    The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel. The full novel was published in July 1838.
  • Poe's story collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes.

    Poe's story collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes.

    Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously published short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1840.
  • Poe publishes the poem, The Raven.

    Poe publishes the poem, The Raven.

    A narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845.
  • Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx.

    Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx.

    In January 1842 she contracted tuberculosis, growing worse for five years until she died of the disease at the age of 24 in the family's cottage.
  • Edgar Allen Poe Dies.

    Edgar Allen Poe Dies.

    The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7, 1849, has remained mysterious: the circumstances leading up to it are uncertain and the cause of death is disputed.