Poe timeline - courtney clark
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Updated: 8 Nov 2018
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Edgar Allan Poe is born in Boston, MassachusettsEdgar dies in Baltimore, MarylandEliza Poe (mother) dies from tuberculosisAllan family sails to London and Edgar enrolls in schoolPoe writes his first poem at the age of 15Poe leaves the Allan's after being $2,000 in debt and moves to BaltimorePoe enlists into the army with the name Edgar A. PerryPoe's foster mother (Frances Allan) dies and Poe goes to her funeralPoe is appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at west pointPoe's brother dies of tuberculosis at the age of 27Poe takes a job as editor of the Southern Literary Messenger magazineAt the age of 27, Poe marries his 19 year old cousin Virginia ClemmPoe publishes his first novel "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon PymVirginia Clemm dies of tuberculosisPoe proposes to Sarah Helen WhitmanThe Raven is publishedVirginia bleeds from her mouth, a sign of tuberculosisPoe's father leaves the familyPoe moves back to Richmond and shows interest in Latin. Poetry, acting, and swimmingPoe enrolls into the University of Virginia halfway through the school year
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