Edgar Allan Poe

By jose.martinez
  • Edgar Allan Poe is born

    Edgar Allan Poe is born

    Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe, Jr..
  • Poe's sister is born

    Poe's sister is born

    Poe's sister Rosalie is born.
  • Poe's Parents die

    Poe's Parents die

    Elizabeth Arnold Poe dies of tuberculosis in Richmond, Virginia. Within days, David Poe also dies of tuberculosis. With no parents to take care of them, the three children of the family are split up.
  • Poes writes his first poem

    Poes writes his first poem

    At age 15 he writes his first poem, titled "Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest."
  • Poe enlists in the U.S. Army

    Poe enlists in the U.S. Army

    Poe enlists in the U.S. Army under the name "Edgar A. Perry." Shortly after, his first book
  • Poe's older brother dies

    Poe's older brother dies

    his older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the age of 27.
  • Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin

    Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin

    Poe marries at age 27 to Virginia Clemm
  • Poe writes his first novel

    Poe writes his first novel

    His first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
  • Poe's sttory collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

    Poe's sttory collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

    Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes.
  • Poe publishes the poem, The Raven

    Poe publishes the poem, The Raven

    in the New York Evening Mirror. It is wildly successful, bringing the writer the fame and fortune
  • Poe's wife Virginia dies

    Poe's wife Virginia dies

    She dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx
  • Edgar Allen Poe dies

    Edgar Allen Poe dies

    After being found unconscious in a Baltimore gutter, Edgar Allan Poe is taken to the hospital and pronounced dead of causes still unknown.