Edgar Allen Poe Timeline

  • Edgar Allen Poe Was Born

    Was Born In Boston And His Parents Were David And Elizabeth Poe.
  • His Father Abandons Him

    He Was Only Two Years Old.
  • His Mother Dies Of Tuberculosis

    She Was Twenty-Four And He Was Only Two.
  • He Was Adopted By The Allan Family.

    John And Rosalie Allan Adopt Him But Mr.Allan Was Not Caring Or Loving To Him.
  • He Meets His First Love

    She Is The Mother Of His Friend And He Was Only Fifteen.
  • His First Love Dies Of Brain Cancer

    He Was Only Fifteen.
  • He Gets Sent To Boarding School

    Mr.Allan Sends Him To Boarding School.
  • He Joins The Army In Boston.

    He Was In A Lot Of Dept And Needed Money So He Joins The Army And He Was Only Eighteen.
  • He Published His First Two Poems

    He Published Them With His Own Money he Earned From The Army.
  • His Foster Mother Dies Of Tuberculosis

    His Foster Father Is Having Affairs In His Own House While She Is Sick And His Foster Mother Had Always Showered Him With Affection.
  • He Moves In With His Aunt And His Cousin

    Their Names Are Virginia And Mariah Clem.
  • His Foster Father Dies

    He Was At Mr.Allan's Deathbed While He Was Dying And Mr.Allan Still Left Nothing To Him.
  • He Gets A Job As An Editor

    He Wrote "The Narrative Of Author Gordon Pym" But He Could Not Find Any Financial Success.
  • He Marries Virginia

    She Was His Cousin And She Was Only Thirteen And He Was Only Twenty-Seven.
  • He Publishes The Murders In The Rue Morgue

    Sherlock Homes Gets Most Of The Credit.
  • His Wife Was Diagnosed With Tuberculosis

    He Fell Into A Deep Depression.
  • He Publishes The Red Death

    It Was About The Tragedies He Has Had With Tuberculosis And His Loved Ones.
  • He Publishes The Tell Tale Of Heart

    It Was About His Wife Virginia.
  • He Publishes The Raven

    People Started Calling Him The Raven And It Brought Him A Lot Of Fortune But Only Fourteen Dollars.
  • His Wife Virginia Dies Of Tuberculosis

    He Falls Into A Deep Depression And Starts To Drink Heavily While She Is Sick.
  • Edgar Allan Poe Dies Of A Brain Tumor

    He Was In A Deep Depression Because Of His Wife Virginia's Death And That Caused Him To Die.