where was anna bates born
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anna Haining Bates, born Anna Haining Swan (August 6, 1846 â 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 2.43 m (7' 11Â½) at the peak of her stature.