I guess those Puritans were a hardy breed. By the time news of the death of Col. Winsloe at 146 left Ireland and reached Salem and Boston, he was listed at ten years OLDER, 156! Here's a sample of similar stories taken from the Salem and Boston, translated from Portuguese: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.killflash.net/3138363936/ch70.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Col.%2BThomas%2BWinsloe%2522%2B%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG Simon Sack, Trionia, died on 30 May, 1761, old, 141. Thomas Winsloe, Ireland, died on 12 August, 1766, old 156. Francis Consist of Yorkshire, died in January, 1768, old, 150. Francis Good, of France, died on February 6, 1769,, aged 124. Christopher Jacob Drakenberg, Norway, contramestre in the Danish Navy, died on June 24, 1770, old 146. Margaret Forster, of Cumberland, old 136. Oglethorpe died in last August, old 103. Ourives of France, died in June, 1776, old 140. Mary Yates, of Shropshire, died in 1776, old 128. John Brookley, Devonshire, who lives in 1777, old 134. Miss Ellis, daughter of Mr. Ellis, from Surrey, died in 1781, aged 104. Mr. Froome, Holms-chapel, in Cheshire, died in last May, aged 125. Mary M'Donald, municipality Below, Ireland, died on the 16th of last June, old 118. Mary Cameron, Invernessshire, Scotland, died in July last, old 130. Miss. Ellis, from Richmond, Surrey, living in 16 of Last August, old 105. Rowe, in-house Nutwell, Scotland, died in August last, old 106. Donald McKeen, Argyleshire, Scotland, died within Last September, old 109.John Button, from Liverpool, died on 18 November last, the burgess oldest record in that municipality, and it lived in six reigns as nascendo the reign of James II. Smith, a farmer, the Dolver in Montgomeryshire, died within Last November, old 103: He has never been known to drink anything but milk. JJohn Follart, woolcomber, Norney, approaching the city of Exeter, living and in good health on November 30 last, old 121, he still works on his business, and retains . . .