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Originally Posted by WDF
Edison:
He hung out with other brilliant, industrious, and powerful men of his time in Fort Myers, Florida, along the river in what is now Lee County, Florida and many other wilderness areas of the period.
A small town up the river carries his middle name as its name. It is said he used to camp and fish there with his guests.
An interesting man, if you go to Sanibel, Captiva, Marco Island or any where close to Fort Myers check out his Estate.
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Edison's Canadian connection...
Thomas Alva Edison's father was Canadian - born in Nova Scotia (Dutch ancestry). The family later settled in Ontario along the north shores of Lake Erie (Port Burwell and Vienna, Ontario - U.E.L. settlements) during the MacKenzie Rebellion era (which Sam Edison Jr. took part in...and later fled to the U.S.).
The Edison family was basically exiled to the U.S. during the MacKenzie Rebellion.