In a 18th century book about very old people, I came across some Dutch Sephardim. What do you think Ton Tielen, were they really that old? Can you confirm (parts of) Anna Freesko's story?* Aron de Paz, died 1756 in March in Amsterdam, in the Portuguese Jewish Old Men's House, aged about 106 years.* David Fernand Mendez, died on April 28, 1756 in the Jewish old Men's House in Amsterdam, at the age of 108. He had been able to live without glasses five weeks before his death.* Anna Freesko, Wed. Heijmans, of the Portuguese Jewish Nation, died on the afternoon of July 20, 1781 in The Hage, at the age of more than 105 years. At the beginning of this century he had served as a kitchen maid for the late Mr. Jacob de Mercado, whose son Salomon, now over 80 years old, she led at that time. She married at the age of 36, leaves one son, who reached the age of 67, and 3 daughters, 8 children's children, and 3 children's children, except the offspring of one of her daughters who married in England. The Lady has always been of very healthy constitution, and has retained her sight to the end, without ever having used glasses. A few days before her death, she went down the stairs of her house and through her house without a stick. One can add here another miracle of Nature, namely, that this old woman did not have gray hair, but always long and beautiful black hair, which she takes with her to the grave, always.* Debora Emanuella, of the Portuguese Jewish Nation, died Nov. 30. 1782 in Amsterdam, at the age of 102 years, having been of sound mind until her death.(I translated the text using Google Lens)