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 Alva Edison, Jr. Thomas Alva, Junior, was born on January 10, 1876. Since his sister Marion was nicknamed âDot,â he was nicknamed âDash.â He boarded at St. Paulâs School in Concord, New Hampshire and the J.M.Hawkins School in Staten Island, New York.heodore Miller Edison was born at Glenmont on July 10, 1898. Edison was 51 when his son was born. He was named after a beloved brother of Mina who had just died in the Spanish-American War.