John Owen (April 16, 1735 â 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.
Owen was born on April 16, 1735, in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony, to Aaron Owen and Miriam Wright. 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.