Note: The table below is adapted from information available on the Colonial Williamsburg History Website. <http://www.history.org/history/>
CONSIDER THESE FACTS OF LIFE
These are Averages from the
(mid- to late-1700s)
| HEIGHT | |
| women | 5' 2" (161.0 cm.) |
| men | 5' 6" (172.6 cm.) |
| MARRYING AGE | |
| women | 22 |
| men | 27 |
| HOUSEHOLD SIZE | |
| nonslaveholder family | 3 whites |
| slaveholder family | 4.5 whites |
| slaves per household | 5 blacks |
| LITERATE ADULTS | |
| women | 50% |
| men | 66% |
| AGE AT DEATH | |
| women | 42 |
| men | 45 |
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