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Show Tom Thumb Presented to Royal Family in 1354 to the queen and royal family. In 1863 Tom Thumb married Lavinia Warren, a dwarf, and together they traveled widely and gave exhibitions. exhibi-tions. He died at Middleborough, Mass., on July 15, 1883. Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton) was born at Bridgeport, Conn., on January 4, 1838. His parents par-ents were of normal size and he showed no peculiarity until he reached the age of seven months, when he ceased to grow. In 1842 his mother took him to P. T. Ear-num. Ear-num. At that time he was 28 inches in height and weighed a little more than 15 pounds, though he later increased in-creased in size. He was perfectly proportioned, active, and intelligent. His exhibitions proved a great success suc-cess and in 1854 he was taken to England by Barn'm and presented |