Edger Allen Poe's crazy life By brandonpreslar Jan 19, 1809 Edger Allen Poe born Jan 1, 1810 Edger's dad leaves family Dec 1, 1811 Edger's mom dies Jan 1, 1824 Edger's first love died of brain cancer Jan 1, 1827 his adopted mom gets TB and adopted dad has affairs Jan 1, 1827 adopted dad sends Edger to university of Virginia Jan 1, 1827 Edger leaves university cause he has no money Jan 1, 1829 Edger's adopted mom dies of TB Sep 22, 1835 he marries his 13 year old cousin Jan 1, 1845 earns $14 from poem he published "The Raven" Jan 30, 1847 his wife/cousin Virginia dies of TB Oct 3, 1849 he was found laying semi-conscious Oct 7, 1849 death