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Born Edgar Poe, Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Poe's sister, Rosalie, is born. Around the same time, Poe's father, David Poe, left the three of them. Shortly after giving birth, Elizabeth Arnold Poe soon comes down with tuberculosis.
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Elizabeth Arnold Poe dies of Toberculosis in Richmond, Virginia. Both Edgar and his sister are adopted by different parnets in the same city of Richmond, and Poe's older brother lived with his grandparents. Poe was adopted by John and Frances Allan, where he adopted their middle name as well.
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The Allan family moves to England, where Edgar attends school. Five years later, on July 27, 1820, they return to the states.
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At the age of fifteen, Poe writes his first poem, titled "Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me o na coach to rest." (Exact date unknown)
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Poe recieves just enough money from his father to arrive and attend Virginia University in its second year of existence.
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After going $2,000 in dept gambling, Poe went to his foster father for money. When John Allan refuses to give Poe money, Poe leaves to live with his other relatives in Baltimore. (Exact date unknown)
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Under the name Edgar A. Perry, Poe enlists in the U.S. army. Shortly after enlisting, Poe publishes his first book, which is a poetry collection entitled 'Tamerlane and Other Poems'.
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Poe's foster mother, Frances Allan, dies of tuberculosis in Richmond, Virginia. Poe takes leave from the army to come to the funeral.
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Poe is appointed to the U.S. military academy of West Point. Shortly after, Poe publishes his second book of poems,'Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems'.
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Poe marries his cousin, Virginia, who is 13 at the time. Poe is 27 when they are married.
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Poe publishes his story collection, 'Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque', in two volumes. (Exact date unknown)
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While singing at the piano, Poe's wife, Virginia, bleeds from her mouth, a sign of tuberculosis. The illness can only get worse. (Exact date unknown)
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Poe publishes 'The Raven', which is wildly successful. Poe only makes $14 off of the book. (Exact date unknown)
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Poe's wife and cousin, Virginia, dies of tuberculosis in the Bronx. After Virginia's death, Poe goes into a huge drinking binge. Before Poe's death, he attempts to marry two other women.
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Poe was found unconscious in a gutter in Baltimore. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead of unknown causes, and the cause is unknown to this day.
