Edgar Allen Poe - Life By samanthaoxendine01 Jan 19, 1809 Edgar Allan Poe born Dec 8, 1811 His mom died of tb His mom died of tb Apr 28, 1824 his first love died of brain cancer Apr 1, 1829 He entered the us military academy Jan 1, 1835 He wrote a letter sayng he loved his cousin May 1, 1842 The Masque the red death one of the many stories/poems written by him. Jan 30, 1847 Virginia clemm died of tb Oct 7, 1849 Death It is not known what caused his death. But his alcoholism probably had something to do with it