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==Childhood==
==Childhood==
Thomas Alva Edison was born on Feb 11, 1847 in Milan, [[Ohio]]. His parents, Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. and Nancy Matthews Elliott, had seven children, Thomas was the youngest.
Thomas Alva Edison was born on Feb 11, 1847 in Milan, [[Ohio]]. His parents, Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. and Nancy Matthews Elliott, had seven children, Thomas was the youngest. Three of his siblings died in childhood.<ref>http://www.nps.gov/archive/edis/home_family/fam_album.htm#sammy</ref>
In 1854, his family moved to Port Huron, [[Michigan]], where the family remained while Thomas was growing up.
In 1854, his family moved to Port Huron, [[Michigan]], where the family remained while Thomas was growing up.
Edison's mother, Nancy, was born in [[New York]] and raised in [[New England]]. Her family were Presbyterians, her father was a minister in their church. They stressed the importance of education to young Nancy, who went on to earn a teaching degree.
Edison's mother, Nancy, was born in [[New York]] and raised in [[New England]]. Her family were [[Presbyterian]]s, her father was a minister in their church and deeply religious man. They stressed the importance of education to young Nancy, who went on to earn a teaching degree.
==Education==
==Education==