The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-28
Compiled for the "union."
REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF
LONGEVITY.


them to the readers of the good old
UNION:
will start out with the oldest citizen
of my own county, Of Adams, Pa. : On
Wednesday Mrs. Margaret Reindeer.
the oldest person Of Adams county, Pa.
died at her home, in Mount Pleasant
township. The deceased was born near
the city of Bamberg, Germany, on the
first day Of February, I775, consequently
was 1903 years and / l months old. She
came to this country about fifty years
ago, and lived for many years in the
township and county indicated.
The Hon. John Prentiss, of Keene,
New Hampshire, aged ninety-three, is
said to be the oldest Mason living in
the United states, having travelled the
rugged road and received his degrees
in 1907.
In 1874, when Pittsburg was but
village, an old man named Jacob Four
nais, then aged about seventy years,
came there from Canada, and after 4
brief sojourn, he proceeded to New
Orleans in kecl-boat. That old man
died on Saturday in Kansas City, At the
age of one hundred and ihirty-four years.
Fournias was probably the oldest man
living. He was Canadian Frenchman
by birth, but for half century was 4
hunter and a trappcr in the French roy
GScYys, rs they were called. He was
never sick, and only few minutes before
he died was walking about the room.-
He said TO his family in the morning
that he would "Nevcr see the sun go
down again." and jus; before sunset the
machine stopped, and the old man was
dead. His age was entered ON the cen
SiS roll last year as 1874 years, which is
Is near As. from the best evidence. il
could be fixed
Judge Basil Harrison, of Prairie
Round, Mich, died August .;oth, at the
advanced aged of ro4.
The Lyon of the hour-AIrs. Lyon,
of Forty-eighth street, New York, died
on Monday. aged H.; years.
Lydia Maria Child lives in little
yellow house. is :, years old. and enter
iains her visitors in cordial, unprctcn-
tious manner.
The man who wrote pleasant Hours
with Ancient Authors" couldn't have
referred to Mrs. Hester Authors, OF
Pennsylvania, aged II, years.
The window OF I former laborer died
on the 18th ult., in East Place, High
street, Norwood, England, from decay
OF nature" whose age was stated To he
Ios years.
Patrick McCabc, whose friends claim
that he was IoS years old, has just died
At Taunton, Mass. Only few weeks
ago he sawed and spill, half cord of
wood in day.
Mrs. Margaret Woodburn Dickcy.
whose sister was the mother OF the late
Horace Greeley, died in Londonderry,
y. H., few days ago. At the advanced
age of 81 years.
Mrs Katie Shepp, OF Keezel,own. near
Harrisonburg. Va. is a subject for the
Centennial. She declares she is I,o
wears of age, and. as she was married
bcforc the Revolution. she might have
been IFS mother.
There lives in the Republic of Saliva
dorc n prescn; vcndcrablc gentleman
named Migncl Soils. who Is $50 years
of age. There is no doub; IT ail about
it. He signed document relating TO
the building Of 4 convent in I7:;. being
then :; years old. When DR. Herman
deZ lately called on him he was At work
in his garden. He takes one strong.
nouTishing meal each day, except on the
Isi and 18th of each month. when he
eats nothing. Tut drinks - much water
Il he can.
An old lady named Bcazcll. died in
February n Uniontown. Md. at an
advanced age OF II, wears.
y Chester colorcd woman. aged 90.
left the other day for Salisbury. Md. to
attend the funeral of her mother. who
had died there At the age of III. The
week before, Daniel GiSSon, colorcd
man died in Chester county, ai the age
Of TIC.
y coloTcd man named Richard Rice.
residing in Philadelphia, aged Ic6 years.
He remembers distinctly the funeral Of
Gen. Washington. and the war of 1912,
and other prominent and interesting
events.
Sunday was the Roth anniversary of
the birth of Mrs. Fanny Forry, Of West
Hcmpheld township, Lancaster county,
the oldest person in that county, and
one of the Oldest in the country. She
was born Nov. n, 4. ID. I774, on the
farm owned by Mr.. Jacob Seitz, near
the village of Mouniville she removed
when she was married. to the farm near
er Columbia, where she resides TO this
day. Her first and only husband died
!; years ago. Mrs Forry's maiden name
was Seiiz, her lineal descendants aggre-
eating two hundred and ten. Mrs.
ForTy has never been further from home
than Lancaster, and was never on the
cars in her life. In personal appearance
Mrs ForTy Is short OF stature, and weighs
about 0s pounds; she moves around the
house and even walks on, TO and about
the garden without assistance from any
one. She TeCollects clearly Of having
seen Washington and part OF his army
pass 4 school house where she went tO
school when quite little girl.
Mrs. Margaret Gray died in CabarrIs
county, y. e., last week, aged II6y years,
having been born in that county in I76I.
She was the mother of sixteen children,
had never been ont Of the county in
which she was born, and had never seen
4 railroad. She was the daughter Of
Michael Garner, (familiarly known As
old Mike Garner who Is said to have
been the wcalthiest man who ever lived
in CabarruS county.
M.-SSrS Editors. I have a number OF