England was the leading European colonial power and had already established much of its overseas empire by the beginning of the 19th century. France was second, with its holdings in Southeast Asia and in North Africa, both. of these being established during the 19th century.
Thomas Edison married Mary Stilwell on December 25, 1871 (he was 24, she was 16).   She died on August 9, 1884.   He was married a second time, on February 24, 1886, at â¦the age of 39. His second wife's name was Mina Miller.
Thomas Edison (1847 â 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed and made commercially available â many key inventions of modern life. His Edison Electric company was a pioneering company for delivering DC electricity directly into peopleâs homes.homas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on Feb 11, 1847, the youngest of seven siblings. His parents were middle class, though they were not wealthy, especially when the railroad bypassed Milan, forcing the family to move to Port Huron, Michigan.