How did the people of colonial america view aging, especially reaching advanced age?

They viewed reaching an advanced age as a significant accomplishment.
Life expectancy in early colonial Virginia was less than 25 years -- including the reality of infant mortality and a high number of deaths in childhood.  In the colonial beginnings of New England, around 40% of children died before reaching adult age.  Life in the colonies was very hard for the early colonists.

The answer is william henry harrison pursued and defeated british forces retreating into canada.