 anna haining bates, born anna haining swan (august 6, 1846 &ndash; august 5, 1888), was a canadian from mill brook, new annan (near present-day tatamagouche), colchester county, nova scotia, famed for her great height, believed to be 2.27 m (7' 5Â½") at the peak of her stature. her parents were of average height and were scottish immigrants. ==her growth rates== at birth anna weighed approximately eighteen pounds (8.2 kg). anna was the third of 13 children, all of the others being around average height. from birth she grew very quickly. on her fourth birthday she was  tall. on her 6th birthday she was measured again, and she stood  tall, an inch or two (2.5&ndash;5&nbsp;cm) shorter than her mother. on her 11th birthday she stood in her bare feet  tall and weighed .a biographical sketch - anna h swan - 1871 by her 15th birthday anna swan was at just over  tall. she would reach her full height two years later. anna's feet measured  long.the belfast news - 18 december 1863 anna's body was in proportion throughout her childhood. ==touring and marriage== anna excelled at literature and music and was considered to be very intelligent. she also excelled at her studies of acting, piano and voice. she played lady macbeth in one play. she had to be rescued from a fire at barnum's museum in july 1865. the stairs were in flames and she was too large to escape through a window. in her fear she bowled over the men sent to help her. employees of the museum found a derrick nearby, smashed the wall around a window on the third floor, and lowered anna by block and tackle with 18 men holding the end of the rope. at the time anna weighed 394 pounds (179&nbsp;kg). usually however, her weight was around 350 pounds (159&nbsp;kg). her highest recorded weight was 413 pounds. as part of her shows, anna had a tape measure put around her waist and then had a lady from the audience put it around her own waist. the tape would go around the average woman's waist three times. in 1869, whilst on a tour of britain, one newspaper reporter said anna "towers above all men when stood up, and most women when sat down. she has an oval face, and is softly spoken, w
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