Edgar Allan Poe's Life By 25msiciliano 1809 Born in Boston 1811 Poe's Father Disappeared 1811 Poe's Mother died from tuberculosis 1812 Poe was adopted by Richmond merchant, John Allan 1815 Poe goes to school in England 1820 Poe returns to the States to continue schooling 1826 Poe attends the University of Virginia 1827 Poe drops out of the University due to being broke from gambling 1827 Poe joins the army 1829 Poe returns from the army 1834 John Allan dies and leaves nothing for Poe in his will 1835 Poe wins a contest "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle" and get a job because of this 1836 Poe marries his 13 year old cousin, Virginia 1841 Poe writes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" 1847 Virginia dies from tuberculosis 1849 Poe dies from unknown circumstances
