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Mary Stillwell 1855–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 September 1855

Birth Location: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Death Date: 9 August 1884

Death Location: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Stillwell

Mother: Margaret Crane

Spouse(s): Thomas businessman

Children(s): Madeline (Miller), Charles Edison, Marion Edison, Theodore Edison, Thomas Edison, William Edison

Mary Stillwell was born in 1855 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Stillwell And Margaret Crane. In 1880, Mary Stillwell resided in Howell, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. Mary Stillwell married Thomas Alva Fs Edison American Inventor And Businessman, and had children including Charles Edison, Madeline Edison Miller, Marion Estelle Edison, Theodore Miller Edison, Thomas Alva Jr Edison, William Leslie Edison. Mary Stillwell passed away in 1884 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Stillwell was born in 1855 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Stillwell And Margaret Crane.
  • In 1880, Mary Stillwell resided in Howell, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.
  • Mary Stillwell married Thomas Alva Fs Edison American Inventor And Businessman, and had children including Charles Edison, Madeline Edison Miller, Marion Estelle Edison, Theodore Miller Edison, Thomas Alva Jr Edison, William Leslie Edison.
  • Mary Stillwell passed away in 1884 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Mary Stillwell's Ancestors

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Mary Stillwell
1855–1884
Birth Place: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Parents
Nicholas Stillwell
1822–1884
Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Margaret Crane
1833–1908
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Nicholas Stillwell
1780–1854
Gravesend, Kings, New York, USA
Jemima Aber
1784–1863
Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America
Aaron (Dodd 1792 -1854 NJ CRANE) Clockmaker
1792–1854
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Sarah Sayre
1795–1869
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Stillwell
1735–1799
Mary Mulliner
1735–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Stillwell
1712–1780
Rebecca Bayless
1706–1790

Mary Stillwell's Descendants

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Mary Stillwell (6 September 1855–9 August 1884) m. Thomas (Alva *FS* EDISON American inventor and) businessman (11 February 1847–18 October 1931)
  1. 1. Madeline (Edison) (Miller) 1888–1979
  2. 2. Charles Edison 1890–1969
  3. 3. Marion (Estelle) Edison 1872–1965
  4. 4. Theodore (Miller) Edison 1898–1992
  5. 5. Thomas (Alva Jr) Edison 1876–1935
  6. 6. William (Leslie) Edison 1878–1935

Mary Stillwell's Timeline

3 Records

1855
6 September 1855
Birth of Mary Stillwell in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 25
Mary Stillwell resided here in Howell, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Howell, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1884
9 August 1884
Age 29
Death of Mary Stillwell in Menlo Park, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Menlo Park, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 September 1855
    Event Place: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Howell, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Howell, Monmouth, New Jersey; Roll: 791; Page: 113A; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1884
    Event Place: Menlo Park, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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