Edgar Allan Poe WebQuest



Event
Date/Year
Importance
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Birth
1-19-1809
It started a life of an unique person.
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Age 3
12-8-1811
His mother died of tuberculois
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Age 3
1811
Adopted by the Allens
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College
1826
Attended the University of Virginia
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Army
5-26-1827
Enlisted in the U.S. Army
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Marriage
5-16-1836
Married Virginia Clemm
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The Raven
1845
Poe published The Raven
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Death
1-30-1847
Virginia died of tuberculois
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Engagement
Unknown
Poe purposed to Sarah Whitmenn
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Death
10-7-1849
Poe's death is surrounded by mystery and speculation.
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Journal #1
Dear Diary, I'm at my dieing mother's bed side, and it is so hard seeing her like this. She is coughing up so much blood, and the doctors said she does not have much time left of living. She is dieing of tuberculosis, and it is so tough seeing her die when i cannot do a thing about this condition, considering my father has left the family. December 8, 1811, my mother just died.
Edgar Poe


Journal #2
Dear Diary, May 16, 1836, I'm married to my wonderful wife, Virginia Clemm Poe, who just so happens to be my first cousin. We are having to lie about her age which says she is 21 when she is actually 12. People can talk, but that is okay because they do not know what we are expierencing. The love of my life is just amazing, i have know idea what i would do without her.
Edgar A. Poe

Journal #3
Dear Diary, My love is just getting sicker and sicker. I have know idea what is going on, she gets better and then worse. She has gotten to were she cannot get up and move. We have relocated to our new house, it is the middle of winter, i have no warmth for her, she has only my coat. She is coughing up blood, and i cannot bear the sight of it, it is tuberculosis. January 30, 1847, the love of my life as just died.
Edgar A. Poe

Journal #4
Dear Diary, I'm walking out of the bar, and i was just in this huge bar fight. Im stubbling over everything, and i'm dizzy and cannot see a thing so i fall to the ground. There is something coming to me, but i cannot tell what it is. The pain is unbearable, i just got bit by something. I'm going in and out of sleep....... I just woke up at a hospital. October 7, 1849, Edgar Allen Poe is dead.