I have been correcting errors in our database and am amazed at how many of our ancestors lived over 90 or 100 years. Especially in the eras prior to the 1900s. The average life span may have been only 35-40 years but that average included all the numerous infant births, deaths from small pox, typhoid, malaria and syphilis. If people were not exposed to these diseases and were fortunate enough to never be injured too badly or to get an inflamed appendix, they frequently lived past the age of 70 and even into their 90s and 100s. There are more of us doing that today because of vaccines and antibiotics. In my direct Bunker line the average lifespan is almost 90 years. That includes the infant deaths and goes back to James of Dover in the 1600s. Of course, my grand-aunt just died at 108 so she helped the average some. Right now my father is 86 and has 3 1/2 great-great-grandchildren. He is in excellent health and I expect him to be around for a while yet. On average the Dover Bunkers are quite long-lived. Good genes. Bette