Timeline How It All Went Down

By Nathan Cabello
  • Edgar Allan Poe is Born

    Edgar Allan Poe is Born

    Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809, the second child of two actors. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, the child was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia.
  • Poe's Sister is born

    Poe's Sister is born

    Rosalie, sister of Edgar Allan Poe, is said to have been born in December of 1810
  • Poe's Parents Die

    Poe's Parents Die

    Poe's parents die of Tuberculosis.
  • Poe writes his first poem

    Poe writes his first poem

    Edgar Allan Poe writes his first known poem: "Last night, with many cares & toils oppres'd,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest."
  • Poe enlists in the U.S. Army and shortly after his first book is published

    Poe enlists in the U.S. Army and shortly after his first book is published

    He enlisted as Edgar A. Perry
  • Poe's older brother dies

    Poe's older brother dies

    Edgar's older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the age of 27
  • Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm

    Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm

    Poe was 27 when he married his 13 year old cousin
  • Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

    Poe writes his first novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

    The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus.
  • Poe's story collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes

    Poe's story collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes

    Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is a collection of previously published short stories
  • Poe publishes the poem, The Raven

    Poe publishes the poem, The Raven

    The poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere.
  • Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx

    Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx

    The loss of his wife sends Poe into a downward spiral of alcoholism.
  • Edgar Allan Poe dies

    Edgar Allan Poe dies

    After being found unconscious in a Baltimore gutter, Edgar Allan Poe is taken to the hospital and pronounced dead of causes still unknown. He is buried at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.