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Lavinia Warren ( 1841 - 1919 ) was an American Dwarf and the wife of General Tom Thumb . She was born at Middleborough, Massachusetts , a descendant of a French family named Bonpasse. Under the management of showman P. T. Barnum her name was changed from Mercy Lavinia Bumpus. She was married to Tom Thumb on February 10, 1863 . Her sister Minnie Warren, also a dwarf, was her bridesmaid. While admission to the actual wedding was free, Barnum sold tickets to the reception for $75 each to the first five thousand to apply. Two years after her husband's death in 1883 , she married Count Primo Magri , an Italian dwarf. She also appeared a in 1914 silent film, ''The Liliputian's Courtship'', along with Count Magri. She died on November 25 1919 at the age of 78. EXTERNAL LINKS
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