Samuel Ogden
EDISON
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Born: 5 March 1767 in Caldwell, Essex, Crown Colony of New Jersey
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Samuel Ogden married Nancy STIMPSON 14 November 1792 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nancy STIMPSON was born 17 October 1769 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nancy died 26 September 1824 in Vienna, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.
Samuel Ogden EDISON died 27 March 1865 in Vienna, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Canada West.
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Spouse & Children of Samuel Ogden EDISON
Nancy STIMPSONMarriage date: 14 November 1792
Marriage place: Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Samuel Ogden EDISON and Nancy STIMPSON
Samuel Ogden EDISONDied: 26 February 1896, Norwalk, Ohio, USA
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Birth — 17675 March 1767
Caldwell, Essex, Crown Colony of New Jersey
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1792 Marriage / PartnerSamuel Ogden EDISON and Nancy STIMPSON 14 November 1792, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 25 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildSamuel Ogden EDISON was born 16 August 1804, Marshalltown, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia, Canada
Samuel Ogden was 37 years old.
1824 Death of Spouse/PartnerNancy STIMPSON died 26 September 1824, Vienna, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, 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)
Death — 186527 March 1865
Vienna, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Canada West
He died at the age of 98.
Record added: 12/3/2025 4:50:51 PM
Last updated: 12/3/2025 4:51:45 PM
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New Jersey was named for the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was originally given). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1687 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes 3rd U.S. state
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