American Horror Story Timeline
As I do theories, I always backtrack in my mind about the whole timeline of everything. I think about how much easier it would be to have a timeline of everything in the entire series so here I am (attempting) to make one. If you notice flaws, please inform me! I will be updating this a LOT. Also, please give me credit if you repost this. x
1590 - Native Americans use the “Croatoan” spell to banish the spirits haunting the Roanoke Colony.
1775 - Madame Delphine Lalaurie is born.
1790 - Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies is established as a premier girl’s finishing school.
1794 - Marie Laveau is born.
1800 - Sometime during early 19th Century Edward Mordrake is born, is later commited to Bedlam Hospital and dies.
1801 - Marie Laveau is born on September 10, historically.
1830 - Madame LaLaurie returns to New Orleans (from Paris) with Borquita and her husband and develops her obsession with the blood of her slaves (African Americans).
1833 - Madame Lalaurie holds her three daughters in her tortures chamber for a year.
1834 - Madame Lalaurie transforms Bastian into the Minotaur. Marie Laveau makes Madame Lalaurie immortal and buries her alive.
1868 - Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies is reestablished into a school for young witches to master their talents by the supreme of the day.
1895 - Mr. March is born.
1904 - The Countess is born.
1918 - Axeman dies in Robichaux’s.*
1922 - The Murder House is built by the “Surgeon to the Stars”, Charles Montgomery, for his wife, Nora.
William Baxter born May 28th.
1924 - Elizabeth Short born July 29th (historically).
1925 - Mr. March begins construction of the Hotel Cortez and begins his killing sprees.
1926 - Elizabeth/The Countess goes to the Montgomery/Murder House and attempts to get an abortion from Charles. Batholomew “survives” and is born.
Nora & Charles Montgomery die in a murder suicide. Their frankenstein son is shot by Nora.
Ethel Darling has her own revue and the year she meets Dell.*
1928 - Jimmy Darling is born in a “Live freak birth” sideshow.*
1929 - Lana Winters is born. Gloria Mott’s father loses his fortune in the Stock Market Crash.*
1932 - Elsa Mars works as dominatrix in sex club, she loses her leg this same year. Massimo Dolcefino crafts Elsa’s prostheses.
1936 - Elsa Mars leaves Germany and comes to America, working in the circus.
1939 - World War II beings, Arther Arden joins as soldier.
1941 - Maggie and Stanley meet, Stanley cares for Maggie.
1943 - Twisty the Clown leaves Rusty Westchester’s Traveling Carnival and returns home to Jupiter, Fla. Twisty the Clown maims himself while attempting suicide via shotgun.
1945 - World War II ends, Arden wouldn’t be a soldier any longer.
1947 - Dr. David Curan lives in murder house and rapes Elizabeth Short, Mr. Montgomery comes to offer help and murders Short.
1949 - June 22 - Sister Jude presumably kills Missy Stone in a drunk driving accident.The Framingham Herald newspaper says that the police are still searching for Missy Stone.
1952 - Freak Show takes place.
1962 - Briarcliff Manor is purchased by the Catholic Church and converted into a mental asylum. Timothy Howard agrees to let Arthur Arden perform his experiments in the asylum. Leigh Emerson kills 18 people from five different families, as well as a charity Santa Claus on December 19th. Pepper’s sister comes to Briarcliff and drops off Pepper.
1963 - Leigh Emerson is committed to Briarcliff Manor for his mass murders committed the previous year.
1964 - Kit Walker is committed to Briarcliff for the Bloody Face crimes. Lana Winters is committed to the asylum. October 14th - A woman is admitted to Briarcliff, claiming to be Anne Frank. Lana is held hostage by Oliver Thredson (The real Bloody Face), but escapes and is re-admitted to Briarcliff following a car crash. Sr. Jude is committed to the asylum, and revoked of her nun status after she is viewed as being mentally unstable and framed for the murder of Frank McCann.
1965 - Lana, Kit, and Grace Bertrand are all released from Briarcliff. Lana murders Thredson.
1966 - Pepper dies of unknown reasons at Briarcliff.
1968 - Murder house inhabited by sorority. Nurses Maria and Gladys are murdered by R. Franklin.
1970 - Betty Drake (Judy Martin) is checked out of the asylum by Kit Walker. Six months later she passes away ; The countess is involved in the LA disco scene, vampires run rampant.
1971 - Fiona kills Anna Leigh Leighton in front of Spalding causing her to become the new Supreme. Myrtle puts a spell of truth in the Spaulding’s tongue because she wants him to confess that Fiona killed Anna Leigh Leighton. However he loves Fiona and he decides to cut his tongue in order to protect her. The council has an emergency meeting and Anna Leigh Leighton’s life force cannot be detected.
1977 - The Countess and Ramona Royale meet.
1978 - Twins Troy and Brian murdered by infantata.
1983 - Moria O'Hara and Hugo Langdon are murdered by Constance Langdon.
1994 - The Harvey family die in a house fire. Beauregard Langdon stabbed by R. Franklin. Tate kills 15 peers in school shooting and is later gunned down in the murder house by a S.W.A.T team ; The Countess takes in Donavan ; Sally dies.
2010 - Chad and Patrick Warwick are murdered by Tate in rubber suit ; Holden Lowe is abducted.
2011 - Murder House takes place.
2012 - Johnny Morgan, child of Oliver Thredson and Lana Winters, assumes the identity of Bloody Face. Leo and Teresa visit Briarcliff Manor. Leo’s arm is chopped off by Johnny and they are attacked by Joey, a Bloody Face copycat. Two more Bloody Faces copycats, Cooper and Devon shoot Leo and Teresa, before being killed by Johnny. Johnny kidnaps Teresa and skins her alive. Johnny kills his therapist, Dr. Gardner, and one of her patients. Johnny Morgan murders a prostitute. Johnny buys a copy of Maniac by Lana Winters, and plots his mother’s murder. Lana Winters gives an interview about Briarcliff revealing the truth of her unwanted child’s fate. Johnny is killed by Lana.
2013-14 - Coven takes place.
2015 - Hotel Takes place.
Michael Langdon murders his nanny.
The Hotel Cortez is sold to new owner, Will Drake. The deal is brokered by Marcy.
Sources & Helpers: AHS Wiki, ladyetherea*