The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-28
TERRYVILLE LONGEVITY.
Combined Ages of 25 is 2,117--Com-
 pared With 100 Years Ago.


 The Terryville correspondent of the Hartford Courant says:
 James Terry, Esq, of New Haven, a
 native and former resident of Terry vile and grandson of Eli Terry. Jr., the founder of the village, sends to Town Clerk Jason C. Tenn the following extract taken from New Haven
 newspaper issued March 4, 1892, lately
 acquired by him: "Died in Plymouth,
 Conn.,, February 5, MT. Samuel Curtiss
 in the S7th year of his age. On the day
 of his funeral a sermon was preached by the Rev. s. Waterman from Genes s
 xxxv. 39. The day MT. Curtis died there
 were living in the town of Plymouth
 twenty-tWo persons tmale and female)
 who upon an average were S3 years old;
 the total sum of their ages being 1,S26.
 Eight of the above, twenty-two were upon an average more than 91 years old, viz: one in the 97th, two in the 96th, one in the 90th; one in the 89th and two in the S7th year of their age. The ages of these seven persons added together are 63S. Perhaps few towns not larger than Plymouth can produce more evil dence of longevity
 Tn 1892 Plymouth comprised the pres- ent town of Thomaston, which was sep arated from the old town in 1875, and the village of Terryville, now the center of the town, was not in existence, it having been founded about thrty-five years later. The combined population of a larger section of country than that comprising the present town was therefore included in the above mortu- ary record. It will be of interest to compare the record of longevity in these times of activity, with the period of nearly 100 years ago, as furnished by the town clerk to "The Courant" cor respondent.
 Tn January, 1S99 there are two per- sons living in Plymouth aged 92, two aged S9, one aged 87. four aged S6 five aged S5, and ten others more than so years old. The united ages of the twen- ty-five persons now living in this town amount to 2,117.
 The oldest member of the Terryrville Congregational church is Mrs. Lyman Gridley, mother of $. A. Gridey of Harwinton, who is 95 years old. Those living in town so years old and over are: Mrs Lorinda Hinman, 92; Mrs. Rebecca Loomis, 92; George E. Shelton, S9; Benjamin Prindle, S9, and Mrs Ben jamin Prindle S6 (the oldest couple in town) Junius Preston, S7 Mrs. Will liam Smith, S6; Frantz Eichmuller, S6; Mrs. Osmer Bemis S6 Mrs. Huldah Smith, S5 Henry LeGeyt, S5; Naomi D. Kimberly, S6 Bartholomew Gleason, S5 Thomas McCann, S5; Elvira Sutliff. S5 William w. Bull, S2; Mrs. William w. Bull, S1; Mrs. Lucius Emmons, S2; Mrs. Polly Fem, S2; Mrs. Buell. S2; Mrs. Joel Green, S2 Mrs. Charles Riggs, S2; Abel s. Beardsley, S1; Abipah W. Weston, 80; Jason M. Clemence, so;
 During the past year there have died the following persons who were among Plymouths oldest inhabitants: Mrs. Hannah Bassett, 1O1; Truman Good win, 100 Frederick H. Kellogg, 90; Mrs. Lucy Beach, 93; Lydia Harger, S9; Miss Lucy Markham, 87; John Fair clough, 81. Their uited age is 614 and the average is nearly 92. In the last week of the year 1898 there were three persons buried whose united age was PTS.
 From the foregoing 1t will be seen that, notwithstanding the loss in terri tory by the setting off of Thomaston and the unusual number of removals by death of old old persons during the past year, there are twenty-three per- sons now living in Plymouth with an average age of S5 years. What other town in Connecticut can show better record of longevity in proportion to it's population?