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The Giants of Seville: Rare Photos of Anna Haining Swan and Martin Van Buren Bates, the Tallest Married Couple Ever ~ Vintage Everyday
![Anna Haining Bates (7'11”) and her husband, Martin Van Buren Bates (7'9”), the tallest married couple on record. Together they also had the largest newborn ever recorded (28 inches, 23 lbs 9 Anna Haining Bates (7'11”) and her husband, Martin Van Buren Bates (7'9”), the tallest married couple on record. Together they also had the largest newborn ever recorded (28 inches, 23 lbs 9](https://i.redd.it/ok7q3vrtmf361.jpg)
Anna Haining Bates (7'11”) and her husband, Martin Van Buren Bates (7'9”), the tallest married couple on record. Together they also had the largest newborn ever recorded (28 inches, 23 lbs 9
Library and Archives Canada - Born in Nova Scotia in 1846, Anna Swan quickly outgrew her peers. She stood over 5 feet tall by the time she started school, and she reached
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dan barker on Twitter: "This is Anna Haining Bates and Martin Van Buren Bates. The tallest couple in the world at the time. Nobody knows for sure how tall they were. Anna
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