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Samuel Ogden Edison
1804 - 1896 (91 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Samuel Ogden Edison was born on 16 Aug 1804 in Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia; died on 26 Feb 1896 in Marshalltown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia . Notes:
FATHER OF THOMAS EDISON
Samuel joined the MacKenzie rebellion in 1837, and when that failed,
escaped to the United States, eventually settling in Milan, Ohio.
Samuel married Nancy Matthews Elliott on 12 Sep 1828 in Vienna, Elgin County, Ontario. Nancy (daughter of Reverand Thomas Elliott and Mercy Peckham) was born on 4 Jan 1810; died on 9 Apr 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Thomas Alva Edison
was born on 11 Feb 1847 in Milan, Erie County, Ohio; died on 18 Oct 1931 in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.
- 2. Thomas Alva Edison
Generation: 2
2. Thomas Alva Edison (1.Samuel1) was born on 11 Feb 1847 in Milan, Erie County, Ohio; died on 18 Oct 1931 in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. Notes:
ONE OF HISTORY'S GREATEST INVENTORS
Thomas Edison's inventions included the electric light and the
phonograph, as well as making improvements to the telegraph,
telephone, and motion pictures.