Thanks for the interesting information.
I hadn’t thought of that incapacitation factor. That’s interesting.
In the old days, and incapacitated person would probably die in short order. Today we can keep them alive.
Ruth for instance... (half kidding)
need some type of automatic retirement.
1750-1800
In the days of the American Revolution, life is difficult and death often comes early. Some patriots even welcome early death if it means they can help secure freedom for the people of the newly created United States of America.
The average life expectancy during this era was 36.