Samuel Ogden
EDISON
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Born: 16 August 1804 in Marshalltown, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Samuel Ogden married Nancy MATTHEWS abt. 1828 in Vienna, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nancy MATTHEWS was born 4 January 1810 in New Berlin, Chenango, New York, USA. Nancy died 9 April 1871 in Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA. Nancy was the child of Ebenezer MATTHEWS and Mercy Mason PECKHAM.
Samuel Ogden EDISON died 26 February 1896 in Norwalk, Ohio, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Samuel Ogden EDISON
Nancy MATTHEWSMarriage date: abt. 1828
Marriage place: Vienna, Ontario, Canada
Nancy MATTHEWS was the child of Ebenezer MATTHEWS and Mercy Mason PECKHAM
Children of Samuel Ogden EDISON and Nancy MATTHEWS
Thomas Alva EDISONDied: 18 October 1931, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
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Birth — 180416 August 1804
Marshalltown, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Birth of ChildThomas Alva EDISON was born 11 February 1847, Milan, Ohio, USA
Samuel Ogden was 42 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1871 Death of Spouse/PartnerNancy MATTHEWS died 9 April 1871, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1871 Marriage of ChildThomas Alva EDISON married 25 December 1871, Newark, New Jersey, USA to Mary Jane STILLWELL
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1886 Marriage of ChildThomas Alva EDISON married 24 February 1886, Akron, Ohio, USA to Mina MILLER
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Death — 189626 February 1896
Norwalk, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 91.
Record added: 4/2/2023 9:13:51 AM
Last updated: 12/3/2025 4:51:26 PM
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