Edgar Allan Poe's tragic life By tjthompson123 Period: Jan 19, 1809 to Oct 7, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe' life span Jan 1, 1810 father abandoned him before he was one Dec 8, 1811 mother dies Jan 1, 1823 his first love dies of brain cancer Jan 1, 1827 foster father sent to military school his father had alot of affairs, he sent him off so he can have more Jan 1, 1828 poor within the first year being at the school asked his foster father for money, he said no so he had to live with his aunt Jan 1, 1829 foster mom died of teburculoses Jan 1, 1842 wifey gets tuburculoses wifey is his cousin Jan 30, 1847 wifey dies Oct 3, 1849 semi-consious on the side of a road
