2.  Thomas’s full name was Thomas Alva Edison  He was born on February 11 th 1847

3.  He died on October 18 th 1931  He died in West Orange, New Jersey

4.  His mother’s name was Nancy Matthews Eliot (1810- 1871)  Thomas’s dad was in the timber business  His name was Samuel Ogden Edison (1804-1896) Prrr… I love you mommy!

5.  Thomas married Mary Stilwell in 1871  Then he married Mina Miller  Marion Estelle Edison  Thomas Alva Edison Jr.  William Leslie Edison Wife Childre n

6.  The Western Union company paid him $10,000 for a telegraph  He used the money to build a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey

7.  One of his inventions was the electric light bulb  Another invention was the telegraph

8.  One instance was when he invented the light bulb  The second one was when he invented the telegraph

9.  I used:  www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com  www.bing.com www.bing.com  www.wikipedia.com www.wikipedia.com  And a book called Thomas Edison!