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birth
Robert Frost born in San Francisco, California. His parents are Isabelle Moodie Frost and William Prescott Frost Jr. -
father dies
William Presscott Frost dies, his wife then moves to Lawrence, Massachusetts with her two children Robert and Jeanie -
graduates highschool
Robert graduates as co-valedictorian with his soon to be wife at Lawrence high school. He enrolls at Dartmouth College but soon dropped out for various job opportunitys. -
published first poem
It was called "My butterfly: An Elegy" -
gets married
Robert gets married to Elinor Miriam White -
first child
His first child was born and year after he attended Harvard University where he studied liberal arts, but then left 2 years later. -
second child is born then first one dies
There second child was born then a year after Elliot died at the age of four from cholera. -
three more children born
In 1902 Carol Frost is born and one short year after Irma Frost was born. Then in 1904 Marjorie was born as their fifth child. -
starts a teaching job
Robert gets a job teaching at Pinkerton, Derry. Which he stays in that positon for five years -
final child born
Their sixth and final child is born Elinor Bettina who dies days later after birth -
first book published
His first official book was published called "A boys will" published in England. A year after second book was published. -
wins award
Wins his first major award, the Pulitzer poetry prize for his poetry collection. Then in 1931 he won his second prize for his book. -
last award
He then won his fourth and final poetry prize. -
reads at inaugaration
At the age of 86 Robert reads at the inaguration of John F. Kennedy. -
dies
Robert Frost died at the age of 88 from complications during prostate surgery. He is buried at a cemetary in Bennington, Vermont.
