John Owen ( – February 24, 1843) was an American centenarian and veteran from Salisbury, Connecticut. Owen served in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. He may have been the last living veteran of the French and Indian War.
Biography Owen's gravestone claims he was born on April 16, 1735, in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony, to Aaron Owen and Miriam Wright. Other evidence puts his birth date in 1741 and he was baptised in 1744. He is known to have served in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, in which he apparently served under Captain Nathaniel Buel. Owen was photographed soon before his death, making him the earliest-born person with a confirmed date of birth to be photographed.
Family Owen, through his daughter Elsey, is the maternal grandfather of Reuben Fenton, the 22nd Governor of New York.
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