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Birth
Edgar Allen Poe was born jan 19, 1809 in Boston Massachusettes, he was the son of two actors. -
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Sisters birth
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Sisters Birth
Rosalie Mackenzie Poe -
Parents death
His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year of pulmonary tuberculosis. Being orphaned he was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia. -
First Poem
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The Army
He enlisted in the army under an assumed name, Due to lack of funds to continue attending the University of Virginia -
Brothers death
Henry his older brother who had been in ill health in part due to problems with alcoholism -
The marriage
married in Baltimore, in 1845 his wife died of tuberculosis after 2 years of his publication of the instant hit "The Raven" -
First Novel
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket was published and widely reviewed in 1838. -
Story Collection
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque was published in two volumes, though he made little money off of it and it received mixed reviews. -
The Raven
"The Raven" appeared in the Evening Mirror and became a popular sensation. Though it made Poe a household name almost instantly,he was paid only $9 for its publication. -
Virginia`s death
on the southeast corner of the Grand Concourse and Kingsbridge Road, the "death of a beautiful woman" stems from the repeated loss of women throughout his life, including his wife. -
Poe dies
Newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as "congestion of the brain" or "cerebral inflammation. The actual cause of death remains a mystery, Poe's final words were "Lord help my poor soul."