Edgar Allan Poe

1. Edgar Allan Poe was born January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts.  He died October 7, 1849.
2. Poe's father left the family, and, shortly after, his mother died.
3. The cause of Poe's death is unsure, here are five theories: Cholera, congestion of the brain, heart disease, epilepsy, and syphilis.
4. According to the Poe museum, Poe's home state was Virginia.
5. The Baltimore Poe Society says that Poe's home is in Baltimore.
6. Poe was expelled from the United States Military Academy in West Point, South Carolina.
7. Poe married his 13 year old cousin, Virginia Clemm.
8. I think that Poe's marriage was not right, it may have been back then but it is against my morals.
9. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" was the first of the Poe scary stories.
12. I envision Poe as a twisted old man.