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Thomas Jefferson becomes President when Poe wss born
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He was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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No exact date. Edgar Allan Poe's real mother dies of tuberculosis when Poe was 2 years old.
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The war of 1812 begins when Edgar Allan Poe was 3.
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Edgar Allan goes to school in England when he is 6 years old.
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Poe drops out of school when he was 18 because John Allan won't give him any money. Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.
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Poe’s foster mother dies of tuberculosis on February 28, 1829 and this happened when Poe was 20 years old.
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When Poe was 24 slavery is banned in Great Britain.
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Poe's wife, Virginia, dies from tuberculosis on January 30.
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Oct 3 - Poe is found half conscious and is taken to a hospital.He died on October 9, 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was buried in Westminster Burying Ground, in Baltimore, Maryland, along with his wife/cousin, and "aunt."
