He lived and died in Canada...Brantford and Beddeck. Lots of Canadians live in the USA, and lots of Americans live here. But they are normally interred where their heart and heritage home is. Here is what is written..... t was in Brantford that Bell's greatest idea was born. While relaxing atop the bluff he referred to as "his dreaming place," Bell allowed himself to brainstorm about a "harmonic telegraph" device he was working on. Alexander figured that if he could make an electric current undulate the same way air does when sound is produced, he could definitely transmit speech telegraphically. This daydream became the basis for the invention of the telephone. The family immigrated to Brantford Ontario to become Canadians, according to the history books. On Mar 29, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Ginger Cutt wrote: > I will to second this one. Alexander Graham Bell is a Great Grand > Uncle of > mine. He was most definitely living in the US when he invented the > telephone. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Mike Ridlen" <mikeridlen@earthlink.net> > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 3:34 PM > To: <orcadia@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [ORCADIA] Inventions > >> Stephen, please....the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell lived in >> Canada >> for less than two years after he lived in Scotland. Americans are >> generous in giving credit to Canada for our comedians, but Bell >> came to >> Boston from Canada and lived in the US for almost four years when he >> invented the telephone. He patented it in the US. It's a US >> invention. >> You sound like the French there in claiming American inventions. >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >