I only knew one great-grandparent. As you might know, hockey is a passion for most Canadians. My great-grandmother would hide in the kitchen and peak around the doorway when her favourite team fell behind. She had led a difficult life. When she was between 13-and 15, she had to work as a maid in a hotel. She married a man 20 years older than her a few years later. Do you feel a little outraged at the difference? Most modern women would comment on robbing the cradle. My grandmother was born in the mid-1890s and lived to be 99.

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As you can see, the average life expectancy was 45 years at the time. Unfortunately, I don't have a breakdown by sex, but I assume that women's life expectancy was much lower. I wish I could ask my great-grandmother how much of her relationship was "love" vs economic necessity. Perhaps that is a question that your grandmother could answer!

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Perhaps her marriage was complicated by the semi-arranged marriage practice from that time and part of the world.

As far as Nigeria, I have no expectations.

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Our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents lay the foundations of our lives. How much wisdom could they impart when they died when they were little more than children.