| Born | Thomas Alva Edison February 11, 1847 Milan, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Died | October 18, 1931 (aged 84) West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | self educated with visits to the Cooper Union[1] |
| Occupation | Inventor, businessman |
| Religion | Deist (previously Congregationalist)[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Stilwell (m. 1871–84) Mina Miller (m. 1886–1931) |
| Children | Marion Estelle Edison (1873–1965) Thomas Alva Edison Jr. (1876–1935) William Leslie Edison (1878–1937) Madeleine Edison (1888–1979) Charles Edison (1890–1969) Theodore Miller Edison (1898–1992) |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. (1804–1896) Nancy Matthews Elliott (1810–1871) |
| Relatives | Lewis Miller (father-in-law) |
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