tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022882827649802537.post388029826279136932..comments2024-03-15T08:37:18.347-07:00Comments on TWIGS and TREES: 52 ANCESTORS, 52 THEMES, No.42: Priscilla POOL(E), 1815-1857Celia Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022882827649802537.post-32740257839355062222015-10-28T13:01:56.756-07:002015-10-28T13:01:56.756-07:00Fascinating reading, Celia... and as I read, and c...Fascinating reading, Celia... and as I read, and calculate dates, I try imagining the lives of these people, especially someone like Priscilla who must have spent so many of her years being pregnant, raising children, doing body-breaking labour, having miscarriages/stillbirths...no wonder she died at 41. She probably felt and looked old, and died of exhaustion. All those people with 10, 13, 17 kids!! I'm sure glad of how society's expectations, and medical progress have developed in this area, if not in others! Thanks, again... CarolUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073323505483693541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022882827649802537.post-21930914066360446932015-10-27T19:35:24.583-07:002015-10-27T19:35:24.583-07:00Love reading these....such a different world. Than...Love reading these....such a different world. Thanks Celia!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184653025181352321noreply@blogger.com