Edgar Allan Poe

By MariaMelton8

  • Poe is Born

  • Edgar's mother has pasted

    Edgar's mother has pasted

    Elizabeth Poe was deid of Tuberculosis at the age of 24

  • Allan was Shipped away to college

    Edgar Allan Poe was shipped away to the University of Virginia because he did not get along with his foster father. Allan started Gambling and went in dept. Allan Does not want any trouble because of his dept so he joins the army.

  • enlists in the Army

    In 1827, Poe enlisted in the U.S. Army under the name "Edgar A. Perry. ... He decided to get himself kicked out of school.

  • promoted to sergeant

    As a result, on New Year's Day, 1829, Poe was promoted to sergeant

  • The death of Allan's foster mother Frances

    Frances Allan died on February 28, 1829 from Tuberculosis.

  • Allans brother has pasted

    William Henry Leonard Poe, often referred to as Henry Poe died on August 1, 1831

  • John Allan dies

    When John Allan died on March 27, 1834, his will made no mention of Poe.
  • Allan gets Married

    Allan gets Married

    Edgar A. Poe married Virginia Clemm his 13 year old first-cousin on May 16, 1836.

  • Virginia dies of TB

    Edgar Allan Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis, sending Poe into bouts of depression and torturous grief, during which he reportedly seeks the comforts of alcohol

  • Edgars found on the street

    No reliable evidence exists about Poe's whereabouts until a week later on October 3, when he was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, outside Ryan's Tavern.
  • Poe has died

    Poe has died