the bright life of thomas edison

Thomas Alva Edison was born

Feb 11, 1847

in 1847 Thomas Edison was born from parents Nancy Matthews Elliott (mother) Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr (father)

Thomas starts school

Feb 11, 1855

Thomas Edison started school when he was 8 but later got kicked out because he would ask to many questions. When he was going to go back to school he had to start later then other because he had the scarlet fever. So instead of being behind the other kids his mother decided to homeschool him.

first invention

Oct 11, 1868

when Thomas Edison was 21 years old he created his first successful invention which was a phonograph

mom dies

Apr 9, 1871

Nancy Edison dies

gets hitched

Dec 27, 1871

24 year old Thomas Edison gets married to 16 year old Mary Stilwill
and had 3 children

let there be light

Oct 22, 1879

Thomas Edison,Joseph swan, haram maxim create the first lightbulb

wife dies

Dec 25, 1884

Thomas Edisons first wife dies of a brain tumor

remarries

Feb 24, 1886

Thomas Edison Remarried Mina Miller she was 19 years old and had 3 more children.

loss of the father

Feb 26, 1896

Thomas Edisons father died

death of the famous thomas edison

Oct 18, 1931

Thomas Edison died of a coma.He got a coma on october 14 1931 and died on october 18 1931