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Born
4 January 1810 ,  New Berlin, Chenango, New York, USA
Died
9 April 1871 ,  Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA
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Born: 4 January 1810 in New Berlin, Chenango, New York, USA



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Nancy  married  Samuel Ogden EDISON abt. 1828 in Vienna, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel Ogden EDISON  was born 16 August 1804 in Marshalltown, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Samuel Ogden died 26 February 1896 in Norwalk, Ohio, USA.  Samuel Ogden was the child of Samuel Ogden EDISON and Nancy STIMPSON.

Nancy MATTHEWS died 9 April 1871 in Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA.





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Spouse & Children of Nancy MATTHEWS

Nancy MATTHEWS married flag photo of Samuel Ogden EDISON  Samuel Ogden EDISON
Marriage date: abt. 1828
Marriage place: Vienna, Ontario, Canada
Samuel Ogden EDISON was the child of Samuel Ogden EDISON and Nancy STIMPSON

Children of Samuel Ogden EDISON and Nancy MATTHEWS

flag photo of Thomas Alva EDISON  Thomas Alva EDISON
Born: 11 February 1847, Milan, Ohio, USA
Died: 18 October 1931, West Orange, New Jersey, USA

Married: Mary Jane STILLWELL 25 December 1871   Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Married: Mina MILLER 24 February 1886   Place: Akron, Ohio, USA



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BirthBirth — 1810
4 January 1810
New Berlin, Chenango, New York, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1847 Birth of Child
Thomas Alva EDISON was born 11 February 1847, Milan, Ohio, USA

Nancy was 37 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
DeathDeath — 1871
9 April 1871
Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 61.
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