Edgar Allan Poe

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  • Birthday

    Birthday

    Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19th, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts to Eliza and David Poe.
  • Mother's Death

    Mother's Death

    December 8th, 1811 Edgar Allan Poe's mother Eliza Poe, died from tuberculosis.
  • Orphan

    Orphan

    Poe's Father abandoned him at the age of 3, a year later Poe was taken in by Frances Allan.
  • School in England

    School in England

    In 1815 Poe began schooling in England.
  • Death of Poes uncle

    Death of Poes uncle

    In 1825 Poe's uncle William Galt passed away, leaving Poe with a fortune.
  • First Book

    First Book

    In 1827 Edgar Poe wrote and printed his very first book "Tamerlane and Other Poems".
  • "Ligeia"

    "Ligeia"

    In 1828 Edgar Allan Poe write a short story called "Ligeia".
  • Married

    Married

    Edgar Poe married his cousin Virginia Clemm who was 13 on May 18th of 1836.
  • "The Fall of the House of Usher"

    "The Fall of the House of Usher"

    In 1839 at 30 years old Edgar Poe wrote a famous short story which was published called "The Fall of the House of Usher".
  • Prize

    Prize

    For Edgar Poe's "Gold Bug" he won a prize of hundreds of dollars.
  • Virginia Death

    Virginia Death

    On January 30th 1847 Virginia became ill with tuberculosis and passed away.
  • Visit

    Visit

    Edgar Poe leaves New York city to go to Philadelphia to visit John Sartain on June 30, 1849.
  • Wrong Train

    Wrong Train

    Poe gets on the wrong train, instead of going back to Philadelphia he goes back to Baltimore on September 30, 1849.
  • Found half conscious

    Found half conscious

    On October 3rd 1849 Edgar Allan Poe was found half conscious and rushed to the hospital.
  • Death of Edgar Allan Poe

    Death of Edgar Allan Poe

    On October 7th, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe was pronounced dead due to unknown causes at the hospital in Baltimore.