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98 kirby’s wonderful museum.
Mrs. Eckleston—143, of Philips-town, King’s County,
Ireland. Died 1691.
Charles McFindley, Esq.—143, of Tipperary, in Ire-
land ; was a captain in the service of King Charles 1st. He
died June, 1773.
Jacques Gun—140, of a village in Languedoc in France;
died in the year 1759, the year before his wife, Florette Rour,
died, aged 118. They had been married 79 years.
William Leland, Esq.—140, of Lisnekea, in Ireland.
Though he lived to such a great age he never was sick, nor
lost-theuse of any of his faculties till the hour of his death.
. He died January, 1732.
Sarah Anderson—140,
at Providence-grove, St. John’s, Jamaica; at the extra-
ordinary age of 140 years, a free black woman, a native of
Guinea, of the Congo country. She arrived on that island
in 1687, during the government of the Duke of Albemarle,
whom she remembered; and was then, according to her
own statement, about fourteen. She was bed-ridden for
the last three years, but retained a good appetite, could
hear, see, and converse with chcarfulness, to the last mo-
ment of her existence. She left 55 children, grand-chil-
dren, great grand-children, and great great grand-children;
25 of whom attended her to the grave. She died September
20, 1813.
Mr. Dobson—139, of Hatfield, farmer. He used much
exercise, and lived temperately. Ninety-one children and
grand-children attended his funeral. He died August, 1766.
Mr. Evans—139, of Spital-street, Spital-fields, London;
had all his senses to the last ; and was seven years old when
King Charles was beheaded. Died 1780.
Mrs. Clum—138, near Litchfield, Staffordshire; resided
in the same house one hundred and three years. She left one
son and two daughters, the youngest upwards of one hun-
dred years. She died 1772.
Mrs. Eckleston—143, of Philips-town, King’s County,
Ireland. Died 1691.
Charles McFindley, Esq.—143, of Tipperary, in Ire-
land ; was a captain in the service of King Charles 1st. He
died June, 1773.
Jacques Gun—140, of a village in Languedoc in France;
died in the year 1759, the year before his wife, Florette Rour,
died, aged 118. They had been married 79 years.
William Leland, Esq.—140, of Lisnekea, in Ireland.
Though he lived to such a great age he never was sick, nor
lost-theuse of any of his faculties till the hour of his death.
. He died January, 1732.
Sarah Anderson—140,
at Providence-grove, St. John’s, Jamaica; at the extra-
ordinary age of 140 years, a free black woman, a native of
Guinea, of the Congo country. She arrived on that island
in 1687, during the government of the Duke of Albemarle,
whom she remembered; and was then, according to her
own statement, about fourteen. She was bed-ridden for
the last three years, but retained a good appetite, could
hear, see, and converse with chcarfulness, to the last mo-
ment of her existence. She left 55 children, grand-chil-
dren, great grand-children, and great great grand-children;
25 of whom attended her to the grave. She died September
20, 1813.
Mr. Dobson—139, of Hatfield, farmer. He used much
exercise, and lived temperately. Ninety-one children and
grand-children attended his funeral. He died August, 1766.
Mr. Evans—139, of Spital-street, Spital-fields, London;
had all his senses to the last ; and was seven years old when
King Charles was beheaded. Died 1780.
Mrs. Clum—138, near Litchfield, Staffordshire; resided
in the same house one hundred and three years. She left one
son and two daughters, the youngest upwards of one hun-
dred years. She died 1772.