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Date 26 juin 1889
Comté Westmorland
Lieu Moncton
Journal The Times
Le langage employé dans les textes est tel qu’il a été transcrit par Daniel F. Johnson à partir des entrées dans les journaux originaux.
The oldest man living in the State of Massachusetts is a Nova Scotian named William ROACH. He is said to be 125 years old and his portrait, together with an account of his life, appears in the Monday's issue of the Boston 'Globe'. Mr. Roach is a colored man and a saw filer by occupation. He was born in Annapolis, N.S. and left there when very young.