Poe

Life of Edgar Allan Poe

By Benjamin.Kerr
  • Edgar Allan Poe was born

    Edgar Allan Poe was born

    Born in Boston, MA

  • Adoption tragedy

    Eliza Poe dies and he is taken in by John and Francis Allen

  • Secret Engagement

    Secretly engaged to Sarah Elmira Royster

  • Collegiate Years

    Goest to University of Virginia and begins a gambling addiction.

  • Enlists in Army

    Quarrel with John Allen and enters US Army as Edgar A. Perry

  • Francis Allen dies

    Emily Dickensen is also born this year

  • John Allen dies

  • Marriage

    Marries cousin Virginia Clen when she is age 13. Battle of Alamo also occurs this year.

  • Published Works

    The RavenDuring 1840-1845 he wrote Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, Telltale Heart, The Black Cat and other works.

  • Death

    Edgar Allan Poe dies. Same year the California Gold Rush.