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Edgar allan poe was born on January 19th, in Boston 1809
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Poe's sister Rosalie is born. Shortly after her birth, or possibly even before it, David Poe deserts the family, leaving Poe's mother alone with three children.
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Edgars parents seperate and elizabeth his mom, takes the children with her.
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Elizabeth Arnold Poe dies of tuberculosis in Richmond, Virginia and his father also dies 3 days later.
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Mr and Mrs. Allan adopt edgar poe
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Poe grows up to 17 and attends the university of virginia but was expelled for not paying his gambling debts this ended up leading to arguments with Allan who had refused to pay the debts. Info from World History Project.org
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Unable to support himself, on May 27, 1827, Poe enlisted in the United States Army as a private.
Using the name "Edgar A. Perry", he claimed he was 22 years old even though he was 18. Info from World History Project.org -
young Edgar Poe rushed home to Moldavia, the estate of the Allan family in Richmond. Frances K. Allan, his foster-mother, had died on February 28 after a long illness Info from Google.com
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John Allan agreed to support Poe's attempt to be discharged in order to receive an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Info from World History project.org
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After winning a contest Edgar Allan Poe's "manuscript. Found in a Bottle" is published.
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Edgar Allan Poe marries his cousin, Virginia Clemm Marriage plans were confirmed and Poe returned to Baltimore to file for a marriage license on September 22, 1835. source was world History Project
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Edgar Allan Poe Takes a Job as Editor of the Southern Literary Messenger December 1835 Southern Literary Messenger Poe takes a job as editor of the Southern Literary Messenger magazine. He publishes critical reviews of other writers' work as well as his own stories and poems. They called him the toomahawk because of his crucial reviews.
