[the OlLine Rebel]

Oh yes, i agree.

This is just a bit of trivia. Actually interesting when you think how one can connect with a real person from the Rev, rather than just some faulty sketches.

[TigersEye]

Exactly. I think his Rev War history makes the pic of 'earliest born person photographed' more interesting than the other way around. At least for an American.

Any history of a Rev War vet holds some kind of mystique whereas if the pic of the 'earliest born person photographed' was of a person who did nothing of note it would be of some interest in the history of photography but nothing beyond that.