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a. Fanny Allan dies from Tuberculosis while Edgar was away at college.
b. In Virginia, Poe falls in love with his friend's mom, Jane Stannard, when he was around 12 years old. She dies from a brain tumor.
c. Edgar Poe was born on January 19, 1809
d. Marries his cousin Virginia Poe when he is 26 and she is 13.
e. The Allans lived in England for five years (1815-1820) where Edgar also attended school.
f. Eliza Poe contracts tuberculosis (also known as consumption) and passes away.
g. Virginia dies of tuberculosis
h. Poe enlists into the Army and attends West Point as Edgar A. Perry to escape his debts. Then he gets kicked out.
i. Eliza was a well-respected actor although society looked down on the profession itself. 6 nights a week, with additional matinees, little Edgar sat in the front row and watched his beautiful mother play Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet so dramatically take her life. 6 nights a week Poe watched his mother die, then after the show “come back to life” and take her son home for dinner.
j. Poe dies of unknown causes.
k. Poe exchanges letters with Sarah Whitman and has a month-long engagement.
l. Poe moves in with his Aunt Maria Clemm and 7 or 8-year old cousin.
m. Edgar was taken into the home of John and Fanny Allan in Richmond, Va. Although John Allan refused to adopt Edgar, he did allow him to take the Allan name for his middle name.
n. Takes a job as an editor.
o. Eliza was married to a clogger whose name was David Poe. Unfortunately with two children in tow and one on the way – David Poe decides to abandon his family.