Mary Stilwell Edison
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Mary Stilwell Edison was the first wife of inventor Thomas Edison and the mother of three of his children, including Marion Estelle Edison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Stilwell Edison canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6888516 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Stilwell Edison Context triple: [Marion Estelle Edison, mother, Mary Stilwell Edison]
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Marion Estelle Edison
Marion Estelle Edison was the daughter of inventor Thomas Edison and his first wife, Mary Stilwell.
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B.
Mina Miller Edison
Mina Miller Edison was an American philanthropist and the second wife of inventor Thomas Edison, known for her social activism and management of the Edison household and estate.
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C.
Margaret Livingston Cady
Margaret Livingston Cady was an American woman of the early 19th century best known as the mother of leading suffragist and women's rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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D.
Josephine Clay Ford
Josephine Clay Ford was an American heiress and philanthropist from the prominent Ford family, known for her charitable contributions to arts and education.
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E.
Helen Parkhurst
Helen Parkhurst was an American educator and reformer best known for creating the Dalton Plan, an influential progressive education model that inspired schools worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Stilwell Edison Target entity description: Mary Stilwell Edison was the first wife of inventor Thomas Edison and the mother of three of his children, including Marion Estelle Edison.
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A.
Marion Estelle Edison
Marion Estelle Edison was the daughter of inventor Thomas Edison and his first wife, Mary Stilwell.
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B.
Mina Miller Edison
Mina Miller Edison was an American philanthropist and the second wife of inventor Thomas Edison, known for her social activism and management of the Edison household and estate.
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C.
Margaret Livingston Cady
Margaret Livingston Cady was an American woman of the early 19th century best known as the mother of leading suffragist and women's rights pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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D.
Josephine Clay Ford
Josephine Clay Ford was an American heiress and philanthropist from the prominent Ford family, known for her charitable contributions to arts and education.
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E.
Helen Parkhurst
Helen Parkhurst was an American educator and reformer best known for creating the Dalton Plan, an influential progressive education model that inspired schools worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mary Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1855-09-06 ⓘ |
| birthName | Mary Stilwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suspected brain tumor ⓘ |
| child |
Marion Estelle Edison
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Alva Edison Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ William Leslie Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1884-08-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | West Orange, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | European American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Stilwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatusAtDeath | married to Thomas Alva Edison ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1884 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1871 ⓘ |
| metSpouseAt | Edison’s Newark, New Jersey, telegraph office ⓘ |
| mother |
Mary Stilwell Edison
NERFINISHED
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Mary Stilwell Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Stilwell Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mary Stilwell Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first wife of Thomas Alva Edison
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being the mother of three of Thomas Edison’s children ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | telegraph operator ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Menlo Park, New Jersey, United States
NERFINISHED
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Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ West Orange, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Stilwell Edison
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Alva Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseLaterMarried | Mina Miller Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
businessman
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inventor ⓘ |
| spouseOfNumber | first wife of Thomas Edison ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Stilwell Edison Description of subject: Mary Stilwell Edison was the first wife of inventor Thomas Edison and the mother of three of his children, including Marion Estelle Edison.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.