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Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19th, 1809.
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Whenever Edgar was one years old, his father left his family and his mom was a single parent.
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In December 18th, 1811 Poe was adopted by the Allan family.
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Poe's mother died on December 8th from TB when he was almost 3 years old.
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First love died from brain cancer when he was 15.
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In 1824 Poe's foster mother was diagnosed with TB.
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Edgar's foster father sent him to boarder school, he sent him to boarder school so he could have more women in the house.
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In 1828 Edgar Allan Poe joined the Army and changed his name to Edgar Allan Perry so he wouldn't be identified.
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By 20 years old he was promoted to be a poem publisher to publish poem books.
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Edgar's foster mother died from TB in 1829.
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In 1831 Poe decided to move to Baltimore with his aunt and 8 year old cousin Virginia.
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In 1834, his foster father died and leaves him no money. He decided to give all the money to the kids by the women he was having affairs with.
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He leaves his aunts house and move towards south because he got a job as a editor.
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Poe writes a letter to Virginia expressing his feelings for her and how much he loves her! At the end he included he wants to marry her.
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In 1835 Virginia and Poe got married when she was only 12 but on the wedding certificate he changed her age to 21.
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In 1841 Poe created the first detective story titled "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
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Virginia was a carrier of TB for 5 years, she soon died and he began having several affairs with other women.
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Edgar was found on the side of Baltimore streets, he was expected to be in New York. Whenever he was founded he was unconscious wearing others clothes.
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On October 7th, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe died in a hospital. His final words were "God help my poor Soul!" after these words he died...