Edgar Allan Poe-shaniawomack

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  • edgar allan poe was born

    edgar allan poe was born, january 19th, 1809

  • poes father abondened them when poe was only 1 years old

  • Edgars mother died,when she was 24 he wasnt even 3 yet.

  • His first love, died of brain cancer when edgar was only 15 years old.

  • Edgar got sent off at the winston university by his adopted father

  • Poe was too poor to have any money for food, and even clothing, so he had to burn all the furniture in his room to keep warm.

  • Edgar went to Boston and joined the U.S. Army, and was only 18

  • His adopted mother Francis Allan, surcomes over tuberculosis

  • he fell in love with his first cousin

  • Poe marries his cousin Virginia in May. She was only 13 and he was 27

  • He became an editor

  • Poe was 29 years old and writes "Ligeia"

  • Poe writes ''The fall of the house of usher''

  • Poe writes ''The murders in the Rue Morgue''

  • Poe's cousin/wife,Virginia Poe breaks a blood vessel while playing the piano.

  • Poe wins a hundred dollar prize for "The Gold Bug".

  • Poe moves back to New York City. Thousands were deceived by Poe's story, "The Ballon Hoax".Poe writes "The Purloined Letter".

  • ''The Raven'' was published

  • January 30 his wife dies

  • 40 years old, July 13th Poe goes to Richmond and stays at the Swan Tavern Hotel. Poe joins the"Sons of Temperance" in an effort to stop drinking.

  • Poe is found half conscious and is taken to a hospital

  • Edgar Allan Poe dies on October 7th, 40 years old