(Vol. vii., p. 358., &c.)
On looking over some volumes of the _Annual Register_, from its
commencement in 1758, I find instances of longevity very common, if we can
credit its reports. In vol. iv., for the year 1761, amongst the deaths, of
which there are many between 100 and 110, the following occur:
January. "At Philadelphia, Mr. Charles Cottrell, aged 120 years; and
three days after, his wife, aged 115. This couple lived together in the
marriage state 98 years in great union and harmony."