Timeline of edgar allan poe’s life

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He is child 2 for the family: brother William Henry Leonard Poe is the oldest, and sister Rosalie Poe is the youngest. He may also be secretly engaged to Sarah Elmira Royster. Edgar also learns that Sarah Royster has married another man. Edgar moves to Boston, Massachusetts, and works as a clerk and newspaper reporter. Only 50 copies are printed.

February 28, - Francis Allan dies, and Poe arrives the day after the burial it is speculated that John Allan had kept the news of his wives decline in health from Poe on purpose. John Allan and Poe have a reconciliation and Allan agrees to support Poe's effort to discharge himself from the regular army and to enter West Point to train as an officer.

He then travels to Baltimore to briefly live with his widowed aunt Maria Clemm. He then travels to New York and has a new book of poetry published, simply titled Poems. In March, he is back in Baltimore living with his aunt Maria Clemm again. Poe also begins a serious effort to earn a living as a writer.