Charles Sherwood Stratton - Bridgeport, CT
Posted by: neoc1
N 41° 10.315 W 073° 13.481
18T E 648921 N 4559360
Charles Sherwood Stratton is known worldwide by his stage name as the entertainer "General Tom Thumb". His grave is located in section 8 of Mountain Grove Cemetery at 215 Dewey St., Bridgeport CT.
Waymark Code: WM11WG7
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2019
Views: 3
The grave of "General Tom Thumb", Charles Sherwood Stratton, is located in a family plot marked by a large monument with a life-size statue of "General Tom Thumb". The front of the monument is inscribed:
STRATTON
SHERWOOD E. STRATTON,
DIED DEC. 29, 1885,
AGED 44, YEARS.
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CYNTHIA STRATTON,
HIS WIFE
DIED MARCH 26, 1884,
AGED 74 YEARS 3 M'S.
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CHARLES S. STRATTON,
DIED JULY 15, 1883,
AGED 45 Y'S 6 M'S 11 D'S.
A plaque added to the lower right side of the monument is inscribed:
THIS MONUMENT IS A MEMORIAL TO
CHARLES S. STRATTON, A NATIVE OF OF BRIDGEPORT,
WHO GAINED WORLDWIDE FAME AS TOM THUMB IN
THE EXHIBITIONS OF P.T. BARNUM. THE LIFESIZE
STATUE WAS ERECTED BEFORE TOM THUMB'S DEATH
ON JULY 15, 1883. IN 1999 VANDALS SMASHED
THE STATUE, IT WAS RESTORED BY THE BARNUM
FESTIVAL SOCIETY AND MOUNTAIN GROVE
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION WITH FUNDS RAISED
BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIQN.
NOV. 19, 1961
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