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Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump

Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump

Female 1842 - 1919  (77 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump 
    Born 16 Oct 1842  Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation She was a dwarf who became famous as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum.  
    Lavinia Warren.
    Lavinia Warren.
    Lavinia Warren.
    Tom Thumb European Tour.
    Tom Thumb European Tour.
    Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper November 19, 1864. Page 140. The small figure depicted being held in the background is Minnie's sister who was also a dwarf. Ironically this illustrates Minnie's greatest lament. People constantly wanted to hold or pet them. In her memoirs she wrote; "It seemed impossible, to make people understand at first that I was not a child..."
    Lavinia Warren Carriage.
    Lavinia Warren Carriage.
    Lavinia Warren (right) with her second husband Count Primo Magri (center) and his brother pose in front of one of their custom carriages in Exiter, Hew Hampshire, July 1889.
    Died 25 Nov 1919  Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mercy Lavinia Magri Death
    Mercy Lavinia Magri Death
    Mercy Lavinia Magri Death
    Mercy (Bump) Magri Obituary
    Mercy (Bump) Magri Obituary
    The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 26 Nov 1919, Wednesday, Page 5
    Buried 30 Nov 1919  Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Headstone.
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Headstone.
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Headstone.
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Inscription.
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Inscription.
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Inscription.
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Dedication.
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Dedication.
    Charles Sherwood Stratton Dedication.
    Siblings 7 siblings 
    Person ID I51358  Nagel
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2021 

    Father James Sullivan Bump,   b. 5 Apr 1807, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1880, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Huldah Pierce Warren,   b. 14 Dec 1810, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1895, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 3 Jan 1830  Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charles Sherwood Stratton,   b. 4 Jan 1838, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1883, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1863  New York, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    The Fairy Wedding.
    The Fairy Wedding.
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Paper. February 21, 1862. Pages 344 & 345.
    Fairy Wedding Reception.
    Fairy Wedding Reception.
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Paper. February 28, 1862. Page 268.
    The Fairy Wedding Group.
    The Fairy Wedding Group.
    The Fairy Wedding Group. The maid of honor is Lavinia's sister Minnie.
    Tom Thumb Child.
    Tom Thumb Child.
    A number of photos exist of General Tom Thumb with his wife and child. None of them are documented to be their actual child.
    Children 
     1. Minnie Warren Stratton,   b. 5 Dec 1863, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1866, Norwich, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 10 May 2020 
    Family ID F15141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Primo Magri,   b. 31 Dec 1849, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1920, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 6 Apr 1885  New York, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Primo Magri Wedding Photo.
    Primo Magri Wedding Photo.
    Primo Magri Wedding Photo.
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F15509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart