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Edgar Allan Poe Mary #35

By St. Mary's Class of 2012
  • Edgar Poe is born

    Edgar Poe is born

  • Poe mother, Elisabeth dies of TB and John and Francis Allan take Edgar in.

    Poe mother, Elisabeth dies of TB and John and Francis Allan take Edgar in.

  • Poe moves to England with the Allans.

    Poe moves to England with the Allans.

  • Frances Allan dies of TB

    Frances Allan dies of TB

  • Lives with Aunt Marie and her daughter, Virginia

    Lives with Aunt Marie and her daughter, Virginia

  • "MS. found in a Bottle" is published (no exact date)

    "MS. found in a Bottle" is published (no exact date)

  • Marries Virginia Clemm (13 year old cousin)

    Marries Virginia Clemm (13 year old cousin)

  • "The Pit and the Pendulum" is published (no exact date)

    "The Pit and the Pendulum" is published (no exact date)

  • "The Tell-Tale Heart" is published

    No exact date but sometime in January of 1843.
  • Edgar publishes "The Raven"

    Edgar publishes "The Raven"

  • Virginia dies of TB at the age of 24

    Virginia dies of TB at the age of 24

  • Edgar A. Poe dies at the age of 40

    Edgar A. Poe dies at the age of 40