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Edgar Allan Poe Project

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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Edgar Allan Poe

Kaitlyn Fuhrman and Nik Kristoff
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Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809.

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His parents were traveling actors.

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After his parents died, his foster parents were John and Frances Allan.

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His foster parents were tobacco merchants.

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He attended a grammar school in Irvine.

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His first published work was published in 1827.

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In 1830, he entered West Point as a cadet.

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John Allan, his foster father, died on March 27, 1834.

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In 1835, he got an editor's job in Richmond.

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He married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia, in 1835.

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He moved to New York in 1837.

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In 1841, he published The Murders In The Rue Morgue.

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The Raven was published in 1845.

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In the February of 1847, his wife died.

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Poe became engaged to Sarah Helen Whitman in 1848.

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He became engaged to Elmira Shelton in 1849.

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He died in October, 1849 in Baltimore.

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The way Poe died is unknown.

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His last words were "Lord help my poor soul."

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Some theories of how he died were epilepsy, syphilis, and heart disease.

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Kaitlyn Fuhrman