It is estimated that he was born in 1800, came to Trinidad a year after the 1854 cholera epidemic at approximately 55 years old. He died in July 1899 which means he was around 99 years old. However, his doctor at the time of his death suggested that he may have been as old as 108!
Conversely, the life expectancy if you were born in 1800 and lived in the US was 39; or 40 in the UK or 31 in Benin! What was the secret to Abojevi/Robert Antoine’s long life? Maybe having 18 kids!
If you want to see more about life expectancy for various countries from 1800 click here.
Who were these 18 children as I only knew about Henry "Papa" Antoine
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