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Vermont Registration Report: 1857
Marriages and Deaths

Marriages and Deans.
The number Of marriages recorded Is less BY
IA than in 1866. OF these S,4il are set down
as Americans; 400 as foreigners and i''SS as
unknown.
Tho larros; number OF marriages was II Wind
sor county. and in the month Of November the
smallest in Grand Isle county, and IN
Anril. The ratio Of marriages to population IS
one to 10. or one person married to every %
psrsons living. The average for eleven years Is
one to 1916, or one person married 10 every
JOS living
In 7g6 instances the bride was under % years
Of age; in 75 the groom was under 20, and in
81 instances both parties were under %. Twen-
ty-two men and two women were over 20 years
Of age Three widowers over 20 married maids
over 40, co and 20 respectively.
The effect of marriage upon the longevity Of
the sexes is a subject worthy Of investigation
Unfortunately the statistics given in our Regis
tration report do not show the married or single
condition Of those who die, 50 infinitely as TO
afford the data upon which We can safely base
our calculations or inquiries.
Still, from investigations which have been made
and statistics which have been gathered in scot
and. by James stark, NJ D., the accomplished
md learned chief Of the General Registry office
Of that country, We may gather some information
bearing upon this important subject The tables
-iyen by Dr. Stark contain the number Of mar
-ied and unmarried men and women at each
auinouennial period of life IN that country IL
Is63 the deaths At the same ages, and the per-
,eutare Of deaths to the living st each age
The tables show an immense difference between
the mortality Of the married and unmarried. At
srery period, from 20 to s., the death rate of
he married men j. much smaller than that of
be unmarried. Of eyery one hundred thousand
Unmarried men between the ages Of % and .,
ia died during the year: while of a like nun
7er Of married men only jg- died. In other
Foris, the death rate OF bachelors between those
.ges IS ALMOST double that Of the married men.
And SO SIS the age advances, the death rate
still shows a marked difference in favor Of mar
-iei men az every period Of life; and even at the
xtreme age Of 30 TO -, while l9,6ss died dur
ag the year out Of every 100000 bachelors,
My l. 400 died out Of Ike number Of married
len. The influence of marriage upon male NOR
atty is thus shows to be of the most potent
sind, and bachelor life TO be more destructive to
he male Sex than the most uuwho,es4leo Of trades
This fact is rendered s.ill more striking Il VIC
aleulate the mean age at death Of the married
,nd unmarried men. The figures Of the Doctor
ables, show The mean age at death Of married
men was 81 10 years; whereas the mean age
It death Of the bachelors, was only 40 years
Married men have therefore chance Of Living
~ 40 years longer than those who remain
atchelors
So, also, in relation to married and unmarried
emales. The tables show thar although the
proportion Of deaths among them. differed slight
Y from the males during several the periods,
ret there is no disagreement IN the ultimate ra-
ults Of the comparison Marriage tea5s 60
eugthen til, life o.. both sexes