Edgar Allan Poe Timeline

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  • Edgar Allan Poe is Born

    Edgar Allan Poe is Born

    Jan 19, 1809 Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Poe's Sister is born.

    Poe's Sister is born.

    Poe's sister Rosalie is born. Shortly after her birth, David Poe deserts the family, leaving Poe's mother alone with three children. Elizabeth Poe soon falls ill with
  • Poe's parents die

    Poe's parents die

    Both of his parents die of TB within days of each other.
  • poe writes his first poem

    poe writes his first poem

    A fifteen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe pens 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 shorty after his first book is published

    Poe Enlists in the U.S. Army and shorty after his first book is published

    After Poe enlists a poetry collection entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems—is published. The author is listed only as "A Bostonian."
  • poes older brother dies

    poes older brother dies

    Henry dies of TB at age 27
  • poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virgina clemn

    poe marries his thirteen year old cousin, Virgina clemn

    poe now 27 years old marries his thirteen-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, at a ceremony in Richmond, Virginia.
  • Poe writes first novel The Narrative of Auther Gordon Pym

    Poe writes first novel The Narrative of Auther Gordon Pym

    First novel published in july
  • Poe publishes the poem, The raven

    Poe publishes the poem, The raven

    a narrative poem with a supernatural mysterious vibe.
  • 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

    Edgar Allan Poe's wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, died of tuberculosis (Consumption) on 30 January 1847 at age 24. One day while she was playing the piano she started coughing uncontrollably and a vein in her throat burst. She survived, but five years later she most likely died from the effects of tuberculosis.
  • Edgar Allen Poe dies

    Edgar Allen Poe dies

    no one knows how he died its still a mystery. last word were "Lord help my poor soul"