People named Anna Swan

Giantess. Famed for her great height. She was a Canadian from Mill Brook, New Annan, (near present-day Tatamagouche), Colchester County. Her parents were Scottish immigrants and she was the 3rd of 13 children. All of her siblings and both of her parents were of average size. Anna weighed 18 pounds when she was born and was twenty-seven inches long. She grew very fast. On her 4th birthday she was 4 feet 6 inches tall. On her 6th birthday she was measured again, and she stood 5 foot 2 inches tall. By her 15th birthday Anna stood just over seven feet tall. Her full height was 7 feet 5 and a half inches tall three years later. Anna excelled at literature and music and was considered to be very intelligent. She also excelled at her studies of acting, piano and voice. She was discovered in 1862 by P.T. Barnum. At first she refused Barnum's offer to tour but agreed later, as he paid her handsomely. She toured Europe and made several visits to the UK in the 1860's. When visiting a circus in Halifax with which Martin Van Buren Bates — another enormously tall person — was travelling, Anna was spotted by the promoter and hired on the spot. The giant couple became a touring sensation and eventually fell in love and, on 17 June 1871 in St Martin-in-the-fields in London, they married. They had two children but unfortunately neither survived. The first was a girl who was still-born on 19 May 1872. The girl was the same size as her mother was at her own birth. The Bates family moved to Seville, Ohio, in June 1874 on their return from the United Kingdom. They purchased 120 acres of land and had furniture made to their specifications. The main part of the house had 14 foot high ceilings. The doors were extra wide and were 8 and a 1/2 foot tall. The back part of the house was built an average size for servants and guests. Whilst touring in the summer of 1878 Anna found that she was pregnant for the second time. Anna went into labour on January 15, 1879. She continued in the first stages of labour for 36 hours, at which time hard labour began. Dr. Beach, their physician, realized that the birth wasn't going in a normal direction and tried using forceps, but the baby's head was too large. He called another Doctor who also tried using forceps. They put a strong bandage around the baby's neck to assist with the delivery. The baby was born on 19 January, but he survived only a day. He was the largest newborn ever recorded, or 22 pounds and 28 inches tall. To help take their minds off their baby's death, the Bates's rejoined touring with W.W. Cole in the summer of 1879, and again in the spring of 1880, but that was to be their final ever tour. Anna Swan died suddenly and unexpectedly at her home on 5th August 1888 just one day before her 42nd birthday. She succumbed to heart failure after struggling with a thyroid goitre. Anna, Martin and their children are all buried in Mound Hill Cemetery, Seville, Ohio. Wife of Capt. Martin V. Bates. According to the plaque at the headstone, she was 7' 11" tall and weighed 413 pounds and her husband was 7'9" tall and weighed 470 pounds.

Anna Anna (Hamilton) Swan of Bacc Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna Hamilton Swan.

Anna Matilda Swan of Sale Australia was born in 1868 in Sale to Henry Swan and Ellen Elizabeth (Ramsbottom) Swan. Anna Swan has siblings John Alfred Swan, Henry William Swan, William John Swan, and Henry Swan. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna Matilda Swan.

Anna Swan was born on March 26, 1947, and died at age 41 years old on February 16, 1989. Anna Swan was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 8 Site 12032 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna Swan.

Anna Swan of Washington, District of Columbia County, District Of Columbia was born on October 22, 1894, and died at age 80 years old in November 1974.

Anna I Swan of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on August 1, 1907, and died at age 94 years old on September 20, 2001.

Anna Swan of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska was born on November 9, 1888, and died at age 95 years old in August 1984.

Anna Swan of Schulter, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma was born on December 9, 1901, and died at age 85 years old in June 1987.

Anna White Swan was born on November 26, 1951, and died at age 52 years old on August 11, 2004. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna White Swan.

Anna Swan of Oceanside, San Diego County, California was born on February 20, 1897, and died at age 85 years old in May 1982.

Anna Swan of Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana was born on January 4, 1893, and died at age 82 years old in May 1975.

Anna Swan of Livingston, Park County, Montana was born on March 30, 1911, and died at age 68 years old in December 1979.

Anna Swan of Strandburg, Grant County, South Dakota was born on April 28, 1865, and died at age 107 years old in January 1973.

Anna M Swan of Great Falls, Cascade County, MT was born on April 10, 1936, and died at age 62 years old on August 19, 1998.

Anna Swan of Saint Louis, Saint Louis City County, Missouri was born on October 29, 1894, and died at age 91 years old in February 1986.

Anna Swan of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota was born on December 11, 1903, and died at age 71 years old in September 1975.

Anna H Swan of Balaton, Lyon County, MN was born on March 16, 1903, and died at age 98 years old on January 29, 2002.

Anna E Swan of Balaton, Lyon County, MN was born on July 17, 1904, and died at age 90 years old on January 8, 1995.

Anna G Swan was born on March 7, 1906, and died at age 84 years old in June 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anna G Swan.

Anna Swan of Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma was born on October 6, 1886, and died at age 85 years old in August 1972.

Anna Swan of Metairie, Jefferson County, LA was born on February 14, 1908, and died at age 90 years old on January 16, 1999.

Anna H Swan of Montegut, Terrebonne County, LA was born on June 24, 1940, and died at age 34 years old on February 15, 1975.

Anna E Swan of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on October 13, 1934, and died at age 66 years old on March 19, 2001.

Anna Swan of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky was born on May 17, 1901, and died at age 79 years old in October 1980.

Anna Swan of Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky was born on April 1, 1897, and died at age 78 years old in July 1975.

Anna Swan of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky was born on July 24, 1905, and died at age 80 years old in September 1985.

Anna J Swan of Redford, Wayne County, MI was born on September 21, 1903, and died at age 84 years old on September 12, 1988.

Anna Swan of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan was born on August 3, 1901, and died at age 71 years old in December 1972.

Anna Swan of Warren, Macomb County, Michigan was born on July 5, 1903, and died at age 81 years old in February 1985.