This makes me wonder how much we think is true about the past really is.
Today’s post has been written with our genealogy followers very much in mind and those who love nothing more than a good challenge.
So, according to the government, health experts and others we’re going to live longer than ever before. Well, if you believe these accounts of longevity below we’ve got quite a way to go to exceed some of these instances.
All of these accounts appeared in the newspapers and also in a collated account of longevity written by James Easton ‘Human Longevity: Recording the Name, Age, Place of Residence, and Year’ in 1799.
Certainly Easton had done his homework by trawling through the newspapers, etc. We have tried in vain, so far, to validate any of them with a corresponding date of birth, yet if true, then they are accounts of longevity that far exceed anything you would expect for that period and many would still make headline news…
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What an interesting article! Maybe I need to drink more tea and milk and stop washing my face! 🙂
LOL, Connie. I think a lot of what we eat these days contributes to shorter life spans. Not the real food, but the chemicals in food.
That is absolutely fascinating, even if only one or two accounts are true. As a science fiction fanatic (I want cryogenics to be the rule) that post is great. But how true? Then again, look at accounts in the Bible.
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I doubt we’ll ever know, Sharon, but it’s fascinating.