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Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, MA.
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His father left him when he was a year old.
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Poe's mother comes down with Tb and eventually dies. This really affected Poe because his mom is all he had left.
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He was then adopted by a friend of his mom Mrs. Allan and Mr. Allan. His foster father does not care for him but his foster mom does everything for him.
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His foster father sends him to boarding school in 1827 and life was hard because he had no money.
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Poe takes his own money from gambling and publishing two pieces of poetry.
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His foster mother dies of Tb and leaves him with his foster father who does nothing for him.
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He moved to his aunt house with his cousin Virginia.
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He later got a job as an editor and had many conflicts with his boss.