Ulcer disease can occur from childhood into the 80's, usually from ages 20 through 50. Generally this is an uncomfortable, rather than a life-threatening, disorder. Ulcer symptoms are a burning or aching pain just below the breastbone in the upper belly. This frequently feels hot or gnawing and can go straight through the back.
Benjamin Banneker. Benjamin Banneker was born in Maryland on November 9, 1731. His father and grandfather were former slaves. A farmer of modest means, Banneker nevertheless lived a life of unusual achievement.
He took the Banneker name. Their first child (of four) was Benjamin Banneker in 1731. Robert willed the land to Benjamin Banneker which was more than 100 acres and included tobacco and other crops on the property that became known as Stout in what is now Ellicott City, Maryland. Much of Banneker's life is filled with myth and legend.