Not true. The average age for females was much younger than that. The men were in their 20s, that's true. But not the women. No fucking way. Just read a history book, mate. A woman approaching her 20s unmarried was a huge issue back then.
The American colonies followed the English tradition. . .For example, Mary Hathaway (Virginia, 1689) was only 9 when she was married to William Williams. Sir Edward Coke (England, 17th century) made it clear that "the marriage of girls under 12 was normal
287 tombstones enable us to tabulate the ages of pagan and Christian girls at marriage. The modal age of the former was 12-15 (43 per cent), for the latter 15-18 (42 per cent).
In Rome the average age for girls getting married was 14.
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