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Edgar
Edgar was born in Boston to actors David and Eliza Poe -
Theatrical Tour
Eliza Poe, on theatrical tour, dies in Richmond
Edgar is taken in by John and Frances Allan -
School
In England with the Allans (1815-20)
Attends school in London -
Engagement
Secretly engaged to Sarah Elmira Royster -
Good Boy Gone Bad
Student at University of Virginia
Excels in ancient and modern languages
Incurs gambling debts -
Big Boy Growing Up
Quarrels with John Allan
Leaves for Boston
Enlists in the U.S Army as "Edgar A Perry"
Publishes Tamerlane and Other Poems in Boston -
Death In The Family
Frances Allan dies
Transferred to Fortress Monroe, Virginia
Promoted to Sergeant Majpr
Discharged from the Army in March -
Another Death
John Allan dies -
Moving Time
Moves to Philadelphia
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym -
Moving Again
Moves to New York City -
The End
Leaves Richmond for New York, 27 September
Found delirious in Baltimore, 3 October
Dies, 7 October
