Joseph didn't seem to mind getting married to Mary, and she was almost 14 while he was about 41.
You know, I meant to be taking a break from posting for a couple more days, but couldn't help responding to this. I'm wondering where you get Joseph being about 41?
It's my best guesstimate. The Catholic church's stance is that Joseph was a man in his 90s, which I do not accept. Jesus had brothers and sisters (though, again, the Catholic church insists he had only "cousins"), so a man in his 90s siring children, as well as being an able bodied carpenter, isn't very likely (though, I guess, possible).
The likelihood is that Joseph was a man of middle age, since he was an established tradesman, sired several sons and daughters over his lifetime, but was never heard from again by the time of Jesus' first recorded miracles during the Wedding at Cana, a span of approximately 18 years (we last hear of Joseph when Jesus is 12. The Wedding at Cana takes place around the time Jesus turned 30).
A rough age of 40/41 is a reasonable stance to take (IMO anyway), as a middle aged man's lifespan could have occurred in the 30 year time frame, but if Joseph was a young man, his death would have been early, and surely there would have been mention of it in the canonical texts, the earthly father of Jesus dying a young death.
So it's just a guess of mine, but I think it's as close as we'll ever get to knowing for certain.
