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LONGEVITY.
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Let me now die in peace; I want no more in this world.’*
She died 1784.
Mr. Fleming—128, of Liverpool, factor. He left a son
and a daughter, each upwards of 100. He died 1771 -
Edglebert Hoff—128, of Fish-hill, near New York. He
was born in Norway, and could remember that he was a lad'
driving a team, when the news was brought to that country
that King Charles I. was beheaded. He served as a soldier
under the Prince of Orange, in the time of King James II.
He died, March 1765.
John Jacob—128,
the celebrated patriarch of Mount Jura; from the inhabi-
tants of which place, (who were formerly in a state of vas-
salage,) he was sent, in 1789, as a deputy to the National
Assembly of France, to return thanks, in the name of his
countrymen, for the blessings of liberty, diffused amongst
them, by the abolition of the feudal system. This vener«*
able old man, at the age of 127, was led into the hall by
his daughter; and, after having been introduced to the as-
sembly, was seated opposite to the President. He was
received with that respect which all wise nations pay to age;
for, on his entrance, all the members stood up, and he was
desired to sit covered, which he accordingly did, with the
patriotic cockade in his hat. A subscription was immedi-
ately made for his support, and the king granted him a pen-
sion. After being a spectator of the greatest part of the
reign of Louis XIV. and all that of Louis XV.; by a singu-
lar destiny, he had been conducted to the presence of Louis
XVI. The committee of his district, in conformity with the
respect shewn by the King, and the National Assembly, fol-
lowed the hearse at his funeral, which was uncommonly
pompous and solemn. He died 1790.
Abraham Strodman—128, of Rouen, France; was a
native of Alexandria, in Egypt. . He died 1772,
231
Let me now die in peace; I want no more in this world.’*
She died 1784.
Mr. Fleming—128, of Liverpool, factor. He left a son
and a daughter, each upwards of 100. He died 1771 -
Edglebert Hoff—128, of Fish-hill, near New York. He
was born in Norway, and could remember that he was a lad'
driving a team, when the news was brought to that country
that King Charles I. was beheaded. He served as a soldier
under the Prince of Orange, in the time of King James II.
He died, March 1765.
John Jacob—128,
the celebrated patriarch of Mount Jura; from the inhabi-
tants of which place, (who were formerly in a state of vas-
salage,) he was sent, in 1789, as a deputy to the National
Assembly of France, to return thanks, in the name of his
countrymen, for the blessings of liberty, diffused amongst
them, by the abolition of the feudal system. This vener«*
able old man, at the age of 127, was led into the hall by
his daughter; and, after having been introduced to the as-
sembly, was seated opposite to the President. He was
received with that respect which all wise nations pay to age;
for, on his entrance, all the members stood up, and he was
desired to sit covered, which he accordingly did, with the
patriotic cockade in his hat. A subscription was immedi-
ately made for his support, and the king granted him a pen-
sion. After being a spectator of the greatest part of the
reign of Louis XIV. and all that of Louis XV.; by a singu-
lar destiny, he had been conducted to the presence of Louis
XVI. The committee of his district, in conformity with the
respect shewn by the King, and the National Assembly, fol-
lowed the hearse at his funeral, which was uncommonly
pompous and solemn. He died 1790.
Abraham Strodman—128, of Rouen, France; was a
native of Alexandria, in Egypt. . He died 1772,