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Edgar Allan Poe Timeline

By Lakelyn
  • Edgar Allan Poe is born

    Edgar Allan Poe is born

    Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Poe's Sister is born

    Poe's Sister is born

    Poe's sister Rosalie Mackenzie Poe is born, but questioned if Edgar's late father was really Rosalie's father.
  • Poe's Parents Die

    Poe's Parents Die

    At three years old, both of Poe’s parents had died, leaving him in John Allan's guardianship, a wealthy tobacco merchant.
  • Poe writes his first poem

    Poe writes his first poem

    At 15 years old Edgar wrote his first poem "Last night, with many cares & toils oppressed,/ Weary, I laid me on a couch to rest."
  • Poe enlists in the U.S. Army and shortly affter his first book is published

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

    Enlists under the name Edgar A. Perry after his book is published called Tamerlane and Other Poems under the name A. Bostonian.
  • Poe's older brother dies

    Poe's older brother dies

    Edgar's brother, William henry Poe, dies of tuberculosis at the age of 27.
  • Poe Marries

    Poe Marries

    He married his thirteen year old cousin, Virginia Clemm.
  • Writes First Novel

    Writes First Novel

    First novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" is publish
  • Poe's story collection is published in two volumes

    Poe's story collection is published in two volumes

    Tales of the Grotesque and Arabseque are published
  • Poe Publishes the poem, The Raven

    Poe Publishes the poem, The Raven

    Poem is successful and brings him fame and fortune. He becomes editor and owner of a magazine.
  • Poe's Wife Dies

    Poe's Wife Dies

    His wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx.
  • Edgar Allen Poe Dies

    Edgar Allen Poe Dies

    Found unconscious is a Baltimore gutter. The cause of death is still unknown. Was buried in Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.