Life of Edgar Allan Poe

  • Birth

    Birth
    Born to Eliza Poe and her husband.
  • Abandoned

    Abandoned
    Edgar's father abandons him and his family when Poe is only a year old.
  • Mother Dies

    Mother Dies
    Edgar's mother, Eliza Poe, dies of tuberculosis when Poe is three years old.
  • Adopted

    Adopted
    Separated from his siblings and adopted by the Allen family.