Edgar Allen Poe: The man behind the Macabre

  • January 19, 1809

    Edgar Allen was born.
  • 1810

    His father abandoned him at 1 years old.
  • 1811

    He was fostered by the Allen family.
  • December 18, 1811

    His mom got sick with tuberculosis and died.
  • 1824

    His first love dies of brain cancer.
  • 1827

    He's sent off to boarding school.
  • 1827

    He joined the army $2000 in debt and changed his name.
  • 1829

    His father was running around of his mother while she was dying.
  • Feb 28, 1829

    His foster mother dies of tuberculosis.
  • 1831

    When he was 20 he published two books in poetry.
  • 1831

    He moves in with his aunt and his 8 year old cousin Virginia.
  • 1834

    John Allen was on his death bed.
  • 1835

    He temporarily leaves home and gets a job as an editor.
  • May 16, 1836

    His cousin Virginia and him got married.