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On December 25, 1871, Edison married 16-year-old Mary Stilwell, whom he had met two months earlier as she was an employee at one of his shops. They had three children:
- Marion Estelle Edison (1873-1965), nicknamed "Dot"
- Thomas Alva Edison, Jr. (1876-1935), nicknamed "Dash"
- William Leslie Edison (1878-1937)
Mary Edison died on August 9, 1884.
On February 24, 1886, at the age of thirty nine, Edison married 20-year-old Mina Miller in Akron, Ohio. She was the daughter of inventor Lewis Miller, co-founder of the Chautauqua Institution and a benefactor of Methodist charities. They also had three children:
- Madeleine Edison (1888-1979), who married John Eyre Sloane
- Charles Edison (1890-1969), who took over the company upon his father's death and who later was elected Governor of New Jersey
Mina outlived Thomas Edison, dying on August 24, 1947
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Name one of Thomas Edisons invention?
one of thomas edisons inventions were the phoneograph and ther light bulb
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Thomas Edisons full name?
Thomas Alva Edison
What are Thomas Edison weaknesses?
thomas edisons weakness was his inventions
How did Thomas Edisons wives die?
Mary Stilwell might have died from a brain tumor. Mina Miller died of old age at 91 (natural cause a part of life)
What was the cause of Thomas Edisons death?
a coma
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Blue
What was Thomas Edisons favorite number?
37
What did Thomas Edisons telegraph do?
It made music.
What was thomas edisons profession?
He was an inventor.
Who were thomas alva edisons wife?
miller
