where was thomas alva edison born
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, and grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. He was the seventh and last child of Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. (1804—1896) (born in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, Canada) and Nancy Matthews Edison née Elliott (1810—1871). He considered himself to be of Dutch ancestry.
Where did he die? Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio in September of 1847. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He died in West Orange, New Jersey. When did Thomas Edison invent the light bulb? Thomas Alva Edison invented the light bulb in 1879 when he was 32 years old. Why did Edison give up his job? Thomas Edison gave up his job to become a free-lance inventor in 1869. He started inventing in early 1869. How many inventions did Edison invent? Thomas Edison created over a thousand invention over his lifetime.
