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Annie was born on October 24, 1838, in Auburn, New York. [2] She was one of eight children born to Merrick Edson (1804–1850) and Lucretia Waring; [3] her father owned a flour mill and died when she was 12 years old, leaving enough money to provide a comfortable living for the family.
A number of people have gained notoriety from their stunts, both successful and fatal. The first documented survival of a trip over Niagara Falls was that of school teacher Annie Edson Taylor in 1901. Taylor went over the falls in an oak barrel as part of a stunt in an attempt to bring her financial security. [1]
Graham was married to Barbara and had a daughter. He died in May 1909 at the age of 58, leaving a legacy as the first person to navigate the whirlpool rapids in a barrel and survive. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, alongside Annie Edson Taylor.
Queen of the Falls is about a 62-year-old woman named Annie Edson Taylor who remembers getting closer and closer to Niagara Falls with her father, entranced by the sight and sound of the water. Finally, as a 62-year-old, she goes over the falls in a wooden barrel, seeking fortune and fame.
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Annie Edson Taylor – first person over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Homan Walsh – 16-year-old boy that flew his kite and connected the American and Canadian sides of the Falls so that the first Suspension Bridge could be built. [8] Matthew Webb – first person to swim the English Channel; died trying to swim the Niagara rapids.
Taylor Swift Tommaso Boddi/WireImage Taylor Swift’s family may not be as famous as she is — but they’re pretty close to it. The singer’s parents, Andrea and Scott Swift — who got married ...
Both of Madison's parents are psychologists and she spent her life well outside of the Hollywood orbit. “My father is a specialist with schizophrenia and my mother works with mostly children ...