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Longevity in Worchester, Vermont
Mr. Howe Wheeler and his wife Ama moved into this town from Calais, and died here; he, February 18, 1870, aged 92 years, 1 month, 19 days; she March 3, 1870, aged 91 years, 7 months, 10 days. They had been married over 70 years. The oldest person now living in town is Mrs. Esther Hamblet, widow of Jonathan Hamblet, and mother of Leonard and Edward M., who now live in this town. She came with her husband from Dracut, Mass., about 1823, and has lived here since that time. [Has since died, aged 96 years and 3 days.] Of those in this town 80 years of age and over at the time of their death, were :
| Caleb Barnum, 80
yrs, died Mar. 1, 1843. Lemuel Blanchard, 92, Sept. 3, 1855. Mehitable Spear, 83, Aug. 9, 1846. Jonathan Hamblet, 86, March 3, 1859. Allen Vail, 80, May 22, 1860. Peter Seaver, 81, June 23, 1860. Aaron Kemp, 80, Oct. 2, 1864. Martha Rice, 87, Aug. 12, 1865. Gload Dugar, 90, Oct. 16, 1865. Norah Butler, 80, Dec. 12, 1867. Howe Wheeler, 92, Feb. 18, 1870. |
Ama Wheeler, 91,
March 3, 1870. Oliver Watson, 84, Sept. 1870. Thomas McCurdy, 81, May 18, 1870. Lydia Richardson, 92, June, 1871. Daniel Abbott, 82, March 27, 1872. Stephen Harrington, 80, Sept. 7, 1873. Philip Hardy, 87, Jan. 30, 1874. John Brigham, 82, June 29, 1875. George Gould, 85, July, 1876. Silas Fifield, 87, Dec. 14, 1876. |
Oct. 7, 1868, the wife of Martin Costello gave birth to three children, two boys and a girl. All lived until Apr. 18, 1869, when the girl died.
Source: History of Washington County Vermont, Collated and Published by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1882.
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