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Thomas Edison is born
Thomas Edison is born in Milan, Ohio -
Moved to New York
Thomas Edison moved to New York and developed his first invention, an improved stock sricker. -
Created his first Laboratory
created his first small labratory in new jersey -
First rate inventor
acquires reputation as a first rate inventor -
Married
Married 16 year old Mary Stilwell -
Lightbulb
Gets a patent for the lightbulb -
Wife Dies
Mary dies of a suspected brain tumore -
Processing plant
build a magnetic iron ore processing plant -
patents
applied for the last of his 1,093 patents -
Thomas Edison dies
Thomas Edison dies in west orange, new jersey