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Edgar Allan Poe is Born.
Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston, MA. -
Poe's Sister is born.
Poe's sister Rosaline is born. Shortly after her birth or even before David Poe deserts the family leaving Poe's mother alone with three children. -
Poe's Parents Die.
Elizabeth Arnold Poe dies of tuberculosis in Richmond, Virginia the days after David Poe also dies of tuberculosis. -
Poe writes his own poem.
A fifteen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe pens his first known poem. -
Poe enlist in the U.S. Army and shortly after his first book is published.
Poe enlists in the U.S. Army under the name "Edgar A. Perry." shortly after, his first book. -
Poe's older brother dies.
Edgar's older brother Henry dies of either tuberculosis or cholera at the age of 27. -
Poe gets married.
Poe marries his thirteen year old cousin named Virginia Clemm. -
Writes first novel!
Poe writes his first novel " The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. " -
Poe's story collection.
Poe's story collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is published in two volumes. -
The Raven
Poe publishes the poem, The Raven. -
Virginia passes away.
Poe's wife Virginia dies of tuberculosis at their home in the Bronx. -
Edgar Allen Poe dies.
After being found unconscious in a Baltimore gutter, Edgar Allen Poe is taken to the hospital.
