[Tribune7]

a hundred years ago few man would wait till age 33

A hundred years ago most men would be nearing the end of their life expentency. (Well, I think it was 45)

[RipSawyer]

"A hundred years ago most men would be nearing the end of their life expentency. (Well, I think it was 45)"


You are right except for one thing, you are referring to average life span which was short mainly due to infant death. My grandfather, born in 1879 lived until 1965 and he was not that exceptional. A man of 33 would have had reason to expect that he could marry and raise children to maturity before his death. Actually his expected life span would not have been that much shorter than it would be today.