Old Tom Parr lived to be 152

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Old Tom Parr lived to be 152

Postby wendy » 16 Apr 2015, 14:33

Thomas Parr (1483 (reputedly) – 14 November 1635) was an Englishman who was said to have lived for 152 years.[1] He is often referred to simply as Old Parr or Old Tom Parr.
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A portrait of Parr hangs at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, with an inscription which reads “Thomas Parr died at the age of 152 years 9 months” “The old old very old man or Thos Parr son of John Parr of Winington in the Parish of Alberbury who was borne in the year 1483 in Rayne of King Edward IV being 152 yeares old in the year 1635”. The portrait was once in the collection of the Leighton family of Loton Park, which is in Parr's home parish of Alberbury.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Parr
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Re: Old Tom Parr lived to be 152

Postby JaneJ » 16 Apr 2015, 16:20

Wow imagine being that old
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Re: Old Tom Parr lived to be 152

Postby annie » 16 Apr 2015, 17:09

Wow!!
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