Poe - Timeline-

E. Allan Poe

Timeline



1809 Poe is born on January 19th, in Boston
Thomas Jefferson is President.
Charles darwin is born on February 12, in England.
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1810 Poe is 1 years old
Edgar's parents separate. Elizabeth Poe takes the children.
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1811 Poe is 2 years old.
Edgar's mother, Elizabeth dies.
Mr. and Mrs. John Allan adopt Edgar Poe.
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1812 Poe is 3 years old.
The war of 1812begins.
Charles Dickensis born on February 7th, in England.

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1813 Poe is 4 years old.
Lord Byron writes "The Giaour"

1814 Poe is 5 years old.
British forces burn Washington D.C.during the war of 1812
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1815 Poe is 6 years old
Edgar Allan goes to school in England
Napoleonis defeated at Waterloo.
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1818 Poe is 9 years old
Mary Shelley, 21, publishes "Frankenstein".

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1819 Poe is 10 years old.
Herman Melvilleis born in NYC. He later writes "Moby Dick" in 1851
Spain gives the territory of Floridato the United States
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1820 Poe is 11 years old.
Edgar returns to the United States and continues his schooling.
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1823 Poe is 14 years old
Edgar attends the academy of William Burke, succeeds in athletics
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1825 Poe is 16 years old
John Allan inherits a fortune when his uncle dies.
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1826 Poe is 17 years old
Edgar attends the University of Virginia, goes by "Edgar Poe".
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1827 Poe is 18 years old
Poe drops out of school because John Allan won't give him any money.
Poe writes and prints his first book, "Tamerlane and other Poems".
Poe can't support himself so he joins the United States Army.
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1828 Poe is 19 years old.
Edgar Poe does well in the Army, attains rank of sergeant major.
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1829 Poe is 20 years old
Mrs. Allan dies, Edgar returns home.
Poe and John Allan temporarily reconcile their differences.
Poe applies to West Point, John Allan sponsors him.
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1833 Poe is 24 years old
Poe sends a desperate letter to John Allan asking for help, and is ignored.
Slavery is bannedin Great Britain.

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1834 Poe is 25 years old
John Allan dies and leaves Edgar nothing in his will.
The Spanish Inquisition ends.
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1835 Poe is 26 years old
Poe wins a contest for "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle".
Because of the contest, Poe finally gets a job.
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1836 Poe is 27 years old
Edgar Poe marries his cousin Virginia in May. She is 13.
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1838 Poe is29 years old
Poe writes "Ligeia".
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1839 Poe writes "The Fall of the House of Usher"
"Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque", Poe's first volume of short stories, is published."

He receives no money from the publisher.

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1841 Poe is 32 years old
Poe writes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
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1843 Poe is 34 years old
Poe wins a hundred dollar prize for "The Gold Bug"
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1844 Poe is 35 years old
Poe moves back to New York City.
Poe writes "The Purloined Letter"
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1845 Poe writes "The Raven".
Poe was working 14 hour days but still couldn't make a living.
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1847 Poe's wife, Virginia, dies from tuberculosis on January 30.
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1849 Poe joins the "Sons of Temperance" in an effort to stop drinking
Sept 30 - Poe apparently gets on the wrong train and goes to Baltimore.
Oct 3 - Poe is found half conscious and is taken to a hospital.
Edgar Allan Poe dies on October 7, 1849 at the age of 40.