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October 13, 2014

The Man Who Was Buried Twice

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"Here lies the body of Lewis Galdy who departed this life at Port Royal on December 22, 1739 aged 80. He was born at Montpelier in France but left that country for his religion and came to settle in this island where he was swallowed up in the Great Earthquake in the year 1692 and by the providence of God was by another shock thrown into the sea and miraculously saved by swimming until a boat took him up. He lived many years after in great reputation. Beloved by all and much lamented at his Death. ——The Appendix

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 13, 2014 1:22 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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1739? 80 years old?
According to the LIEberals nobody lived to be more than about 40 years old back in the old days, that is, until the LIEberals came to town and demanded that life expectancy be expanded to, well, forever no matter the cost.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 13, 2014 1:18 PM

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