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Filler September 8, 1823

New Hampshire Statesman

Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

What is this article about?

A couple in a village near Matanzas, Cuba, both in impaired health, have been married over 100 years; husband aged 128, wife 126, both natives of the island.

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Longevity.—We learn from a gentleman of undoubted veracity, who recently visited this city, from Matanzas, that there is now living in a village near that place, a couple who are yet in health, although greatly impaired in bodily powers and mental faculties, who have lived together in a state of wedlock more than a hundred years! The husband is aged 128—the wife 126.— They are whites and natives of the island of Cuba.—N. Y. American.

What sub-type of article is it?

Death Or Longevity Marriage Or Courtship

What keywords are associated?

Longevity Cuba Matanzas Long Marriage Aged Couple Wedlock

Where did it happen?

Village Near Matanzas, Cuba

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Topic

Couple Aged 128 And 126 Married Over 100 Years

Location

Village Near Matanzas, Cuba

Event Details

A couple, husband 128 and wife 126, both whites and natives of Cuba, live in a village near Matanzas in impaired health but still alive, having been married more than 100 years, as reported by a reliable gentleman.

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