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Boston, Massachussetts
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Coincides with the death Edgar Allan Poe's mother. Poe then leaves to live with John and Eliza Allan in Richmond. Also, Gilbert Hunt's heroic acts save the lives of many during the event.
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Poe is engaged to the ERS of the box. He then leaves to attend the University of Virginia. When he returns, She has married another man. Inspires much poetry.
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After his foster father dies, he moves to live with his aunt and her daughter. This leads to their courtship and eventual marriage.
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Poe marries his first cousin, who is 13 years old at the time. She dies in the coming years, and is a strong influence on Poe's works.
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He dies while engaged once more to Elmira Royston Shelton. His literary rival Rufus Griswold takes this opportunity to ruin Poe's legacy by writing an obituary and a biography filled with misleading information.