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Isaac W Sprague

Isaac W Sprague

Male 1841 - 1887  (45 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Isaac W Sprague 
    Born 21 May 1841  East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation At the age of 12 Issac began to lose weight. The weight loss continued throughout his life despite having a healthy appetite. By the age of 44 he was 5 feet and 6 inches tall and weighed only 43 pounds.

    In 1865, he was offered a job at a circus, where he was known as "the Living Skeleton" or "the Original Thin Man". The next year P.T. Barnum hired Sprague to work for him. Barnum paid Sprague $80 a week. Sprauge did not enjoy the sideshow life but, his frail condition prevented him from obtaining any other work. 
    Died 5 Jan 1887  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I61424  Nagel
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2021 

    Father Nathaniel Sprague,   b. 1806, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1865, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Betsy Ramsdell,   b. 1801,   d. 1863  (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F18594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tamar P Amy Moore,   b. 5 Jan 1852, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 526 November 1906, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married Feb 1868  Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alphonso DeForest Sprague,   b. 13 May 1869, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1932, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
     2. Lorenzo D Sprague,   b. 23 Jul 1870, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1924, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)  [Birth]
     3. Edwin C Sprague,   b. 4 Nov 1872, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F18595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart