1787: Eliza Arnold born in England

1784: David Poe, Jr. born in Baltimore

1796: Eliza Arnold and family arrive in the United States

1806: Eliza and David Poe wed

1809: Edgar Poe born in Boston

1810: David Poe deserts his family

1811: Eliza and David Poe die within a brief time of each other. John and Frances Allan take Poe into their Richmond, Virginia, home

1815: Poe and the Allan family relocate to Great Britain

1820: Poe and the Allan family return to Richmond, Virginia

1826: Poe attends the University of Virginia, leaving within a year

1827: Poe joins the United States Army

1827: Tamerlane and Other Poems published

1829: Frances Allan dies

1829: Poe leaves the Army and applies to West Point

1829: Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems published

1830: Poe enrolls in West Point

1831: West Point expels Poe, who moves to Baltimore and lives with his Poe relatives

1833: Poe wins first prize for “MS. Found in a Bottle”

1834: John Allan dies, leaving Poe nothing

1835: Poe moves to Richmond, Virginia

1835: Poe and Virginia marry in a secret ceremony

1836: Poe begins work as an editor for the Southern Literary Messenger

1836: Poe and Virginia marry in a public ceremony

1837: Poe moves to New York

1838: Poe moves to Philadelphia

1838: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym published

1838: “Ligeia” published

1839: “The Fall of the House of Usher” published

1842: Virginia begins to show symptoms of tuberculosis

1843: Poe wins a $100 prize for “The Gold Bug”

1843: “The Pit and the Pendulum” published

1843: “The Tell-Tale Heart” published

1844: Poe moves to New York

1845: “The Raven” published

1847: Virginia dies

1848: Eureka published

1849: Poe dies