This week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Challenge from Randy’s GeneaMusings website is to calculate the age at death of five generations of female ancestors. I’ll be using RootsMagic to help me with this task.
Mother:
Still Going Strong
Grandmothers
Anna (Jackson) Shellabarger (1912-2006) – 93 yrs
Anna (Mazeres) Lassalle (1897-1984) – 86 yrs
Great Grandmothers
Margaret (Jones) Jackson (1880-1965) 84 yrs
Maria Espirito Santo (de Braga) Pacheco (1876-1938) 61 yrs
Brigitte Breilh (1871-1959) 87 yrs
Elizabeth Segalas (1857-1938) 80 yrs
Great Great Grandmothers
Margaret Kelly (1849-1889) 39 yrs
Maria da Conceicao (Mello) de Braga (1845-1903) 58 yrs
Anna Jacinto (Mello) Pacheco (1835-1902) 67 yrs
Mathilde (LaPlagne Maucor) Breilh (1848-1910) 62 yrs
Marie Anne (Lacrouts) Mazeres dit Salanave (1835-1891) 55 yrs
Marthe Magdelaine (Labourdette) Segalas (1831-1860) 28 yrs
Marie Anne Alexine (Loustaunau) Lassalle (ca1825-1862) 37 yrs
Great Great Great Grandmothers
Catherine (Dolan) Kelly (ca1828-1872) 44 yrs
Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones (ca1811-1891) 80 yrs
Rosa Jacintha (Boteilho) Mello (1824-1869) 44 yrs
Rosa (Medeiros Pacheco) de Braga (1810-1889) 79 yrs
Rosa (Pimentel) Mello (ca1800-1864) 64 yrs
Jacintha Rosa (Ferreira) Pacheco (ca1795-1874) 74 yrs
Catherine (Roquebert ditte Salanave) Mazeres (1801-1874) 73 yrs
Jeanne (Capdeville) Labourdette (1809-1855) 46
Elizabath (Tiret) Lartigau (ca1794-1868) 74
Theresa (Lartigau) Loustaunau (1788-1849) 61
Marie-Anne (Maisounave) Lassalle (1796-1850) – 54 years
One thing I can see right off the bat is my 3rd great grandmothers lived longer than my 2nd great grandmothers. Considering these women were from different countries, it’s curious, isn’t it? A couple of my 2nd great grandmothers migrated to the US, but that does not seem to have improved their chances for a longer life.
In one case, I know the story. I know that “something” swept through the village of Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores in the early 1860s. It is reflected in the death records. There was some sort of epidemic that was particularly hard on children. Rosa lost 5 children between 1860-1864. Rosa died in 1869 at the age of 44. I can only surmise her cause of death. I’ve tried to piece together Rosa’s Story for a 52 Ancestors challenge.
Age average: 60.8
Age average for each generation
Grandmothers 89.5
Great Grandmothers 78
Great Great Grandmothers 49.4
Great Great Great Grandmothers 63
