1841 - 1887 (45 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Isaac W Sprague |
Born |
21 May 1841 |
East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts |
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 |
Headstones |
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Person ID |
I61424 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
18 Oct 2021 |
Father |
Nathaniel Sprague, b. 1806, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 16 Aug 1865, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts (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 , d. 526 November 1906, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) |
Married |
Feb 1868 |
Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Children |
| 1. Alphonso DeForest Sprague, b. 13 May 1869, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 16 Mar 1932, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 62 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Lorenzo D Sprague, b. 23 Jul 1870, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts , d. 6 Jun 1924, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (Age 53 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Edwin C Sprague, b. 4 Nov 1872, Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts [Birth] |
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Last Modified |
18 Oct 2021 |
Family ID |
F18595 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Born - 21 May 1841 - East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts |
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| Married - Feb 1868 - Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts |
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| Died - 5 Jan 1887 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
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