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(IV) Major Samuel Tay, son of William Tay (3), born at Woburn, December 4, 1738. died there, November 2 or 3. 1804, aged sixty- six years ; married April 27, 1769, Sarah John- son, born December 4, 1743, daughter of Fran- cis and Sarah (Wyman) Johnson, of Woburn, Massachusetts. Major Samuel Tay was a resident all his life of Woburn, and a cele- brated military officer. While under age he
enlisted, April 10, 1758, in Captain Ebenezer Jones's company, Colonel Ebenezer Nichols's regiment, and went with it to Lake George, where he performed active service at a very interesting time in the history of this country. After a service of seven months and twenty- one days he was discharged October 29, 1758. His next important service of which we have record, aside from mention of him in a bayonet roll of the East Company of the militia in Wo- burn, April 15, 1758, is that of April 19, 1775. At that time he was a sergeant of same com- pany, otherwise known as Fox's company. that marched per roll from Woburn to Concord and thence to Cambridge, his term of service being five days: He was active through the whole of the revolutionary war, as a member of committees, and also as one of those whose services for agreeing with men to enter the military service who were paid by the town. per receipts still extant. In 1776, as captain, he led fifty Woburn men in an expedition to Canada, in other words, to Ticonderoga, for the period of five months. These men were probably what we call to-day a volunteer force, gathered from the different companies of mili- tia. and marched from Woburn on a memor- able day, June 24, 1776. It is recorded, that before this company started, Rev. John Mar- rett, of the second parish (now Burlington), preached to it at a lecture in his parish at five p. m., Sunday, July 14, 1776, and on the same date, when the company marched for Crown Point, he prayed with them at Deacon Blanchard's in his parish. Under date of May 26. 1776, he is mentioned in a list of officers chosen by the several companies in the local militia regiment as second lieutenant of Cap- tain Jesse Wyman's Woburn company, which officers were ordered in council to be commis- sioned, May 6, 1776. There is also preserved a memorandum stating that said Tay, captain, of Woburn, marched with his company July 26, 1776. On September 3. 1776, being then at Ticonderoga, he was reported as captain in Colonel Jonathan Reed's regiment, Brigadier General Bricket's brigade ; and he is also named in the same capacity during the months of November and December, 1776. He appears to have returned to Woburn with his company before February 14, 1777, receiving mileage and travel allowance from Fort Edward to Woburn, distance two hundred and fifty miles. In 1781, near the close of active service in Massachusetts during the war, he was captain in Lieutenant Colonel Webb's regiment, en- gaged July 7. 1781, discharged December I.
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1781, service five months five days, including eleven days (two hundred and eighteen miles ) travel home. This regiment was raised in Suf- folk and Middlesex counties to reinforce the Continental army for three months, but as often the case, they were held for a longer period. In 1784 he was promoted to major, and went by this title to the day of his death. He held the office of selectman 1786. He had previously been a constable, and several com- missions of his military service are still pre- served among the families of his descendants. His house in Woburn is still standing, and is No. 907 Main street. The estate adjoining the house occupied a greater part of the center of the present North village in that city, and precisely one hundred years ago was minutely described in an assessor's list of that day : the house forty by thirty, two storied in front, one in rear. There were other build- ings, including one very old barn. The farm contained one hundred acres of land, bounded west on the country road, or main street. Chil- dren : I. Sarah, born March 22, 1770, buried March 7, 1820 : married October 6, 1789, Jedu- thun Richardson, Jr. ; resided at Medford. 2. Esther, married March 12, 1795, Isaac Emery, of Concord, New Hampshire. 3. William, died at Stoneham, Massachusetts, April 27, 1820. aged forty-one years; married Lucy Bradley, of Concord, New Hampshire. 4. Abigail Jones, born March 16, 1781, married February 14, 1807, Isaac Eastman, of Concord, New Hampshire. 5. Samuel, born May 12. 1784, see forward. 6. Francis Johnson, born April 21, 1787.
(V) Samuel Tay, son of Major Samuel Tay (4), born at Woburn, May 12, 1784, died at Medford, June 26, 1844, aged sixty years ; married Nancy Ladd, born at Alexandria, New Hampshire, November 22, 1790, died at Stone- ham, Massachusetts, February 28, 1827, aged thirty-seven years, daughter of Peter and Rhoda (Quimby ) Ladd. He was a farmer at Bristol, New Hampshire, where his first child was born, and about 1813 moved to Stoneham, Massachusetts. Later he removed to Medford, and lived with his son Samuel, in whose house he died. He early learned the trade of stone- mason, which he followed during his life. He was a large powerful man, and very stern in bis discipline. He served in the war of 1812. He was a Democrat politically, and a Metho- dist in religious belief. Children: 1. Samuel, born at Bristol. New Hampshire, July 20, 1810, see forward. 2. Betsey, born December, 1811. died January 19, 1892; married John
Shaw, of Northwood, New Hampshire; chil- dren : i. Mary Wyman (Shaw), married True- worthy Hill, had son John (Hill). ii. John
(Shaw ). iii. Betsey (Shaw). iv. Nancy
( Shaw), married Leighton. 3. Na- thaniel, born at Alexandria, New Hampshire, January 29, 1814, died at Medford, Massachu- setts, November 30, 1894, aged eighty years ; married (intention dated November 26, 1837) Mary Davis Small, who died September 8, 1896, daughter of Francis and Jane (Davis) Small, of East Raymond, Maine. Children : i. Mary Jane, died May 27, 1893, aged fifty- four years; married September 14. 1859, Alonzo Joyce, of Medford, Massachusetts, who died January 13, 1903. Children : (a) How- ard W. (Joyce), born March 7, 1862. (b) Maria Josephine (Joyce) born July 10, 1865, married November 18, 1891, John H. Turner, of Malden, Massachusetts. ii. Nathaniel How- ard, died August 30, 1848, aged six years, eleven months, and twenty-four days. iii. Maria Josephine, born December 16, 1843, died August 20, 1905, married Clement F. Drake, of Holland, Vermont. Child : (a) Estelle Fuller (Drake), married John A. Marsell, re- side at Brimfield, Massachusetts. iv. Ella A., born October 21, 1851, married August 2, 1871, Edward T. Pigeon, of East Boston. Child: (a) Edward N. ( Pigeon). 4. Aaron, born at South Reading, November 1, 1819, died at Medford, February 1, 1891, aged seventy-one years three months ; married (in- tention dated January 13, 1852) Anna Jane Samson, born May 21, 1831, died at Medford, September 1, 1907, daughter of Thomas H. and Eleanor (Josselyn) Samson of Pembroke.
(VI) Samuel Tay, son of Samuel Tay (5), born at Bristol, New Hampshire, July 20, 1810, died June 1, 1895, aged eighty-four years, married first, January 28, 1834, Mary Wyman Hill, born at Medford, Massachusetts, baptized October 23, 1814, died March 21, 1854, daugh- ter of Washington and Rhoda ( Tufts) Hill, of Medford, Massachusetts ; married second, January 30. 1858, Mrs. Mary (Johnson) Jor- dan, of Biddeford, Maine, born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, died at Medford, Massachu- setts, March 15, 1894. aged seventy-nine years two months, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Chandler) Johnson. At an early age he re- moved with his parents to Stoneham, Massa- chusetts, where he received his schooling, and soon afterwards was employed on the Hurd farm, near Spot Pond. He remained a few years and then came to Medford. This was a few years before he was married. He then
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worked for Ira Ackerman in the old Medford granite quarries, in the locality known as Pine Hill Lodge. He worked here about two years, but his labor did not prove profitable, as a con- siderable sum due him was never paid him. He subsequently entered the employ of his brother Nathaniel Tay, who had moved to Medford, and had set up the manufacture of spikes. He was with him several years, and when Na- thaniel moved his business to Allentown, Penn- sylvania, he went with him, and remained away three years. Returning to Medford he found employment in the Waterman & Litchfield sash and blind factory as watchman. Ile remained here about six years, when he entered the em- ploy of Benjamin Wright, on his farm, stay- ing here four years, subsequently working for Eliazur Wright. In later life he retired and died from an operation in Boston City Hos- pital. He was frugal and saving, and accum- mulated a competence. He was a man of pre- cision, and strict in all things. His temperance principles were very strong, and he instilled them into the minds of his children. He was naturally reticent. In religion he belonged to the Unitarian denomination. He was an old school Jacksonian Democrat. He was a pri- vate about 1833 in the old Medford militia. Children: 1. Mary Ann, born June 22, 1835 ; married March 19, 1855, Joseph Chapman Mil- ler, of Medford, Massachusetts ; children: i. Joseph Chapman ( Miller), born April 21, 1861, married November 16, 1836. Lizzie Pink- ham Ellis : had: (a) Marion Isabel (Miller ). born September 16, 1887. . (b) Sherburne Ellis ( Miller ), born February 17. 1889. ii. Belville Winstow ( Miller), born April 5, 1870, died September 5. 1870. 2. Daughter, buried November 7. 1838, aged thirteen days. 3 Ruth Tufts, born October 16, 1839, died Oc- tobor 27. 1839. 4. Aaron L., born August 16, 1841 : married July 21, 1863, Mrs. Mary Jane (Cook) Carter, born October 15. 1839, died October 2, 1905, daughter of Edward and Mary Cook; resides at Melrose, Massachu- sctts; children: i. Elizabeth J., born Decem- ber 13, 1866. ii. Mary W., born September 7, 1869, died June 26, 1877. 5. Nancy Ladd, born November 30, 1842, died April 25, 1894. married April 8. 1866. Charles Butters, of Medford; children: i. George Irven (But- ters). born June 7, 1867, married October 19. 1803. Mabel Newman, of Cambridge ; resides at Lynn : children : (a) Florence (Butters), born September 21, 1894. (b) George Leon- ard ( Butters), born February 1. 1897. ii. Dolly Florence, born April 4. 1881, married i-22
June 14, 1907, William Augustus Brown, of Lebanon, New Hampshire; child, Jennie Louise (Brown), born October 31, 1907. 6. Ruth Tufts, born October 20, 1844, married William G. Humphrey, of New York. 7. Samuel Bell, born April 11, 1851 ; see forward. 8. Rhoda Wyman, born March 2, 1854; mar- ried May 4, 1882, Charles A. Loud, of Salem, Massachusetts, resides in California.
(VII) Samuel Bell Tay, son of Samuel Tay (6), born at Medford, Massachusetts. April II, 1851 ; married June 14, 1876, Ida Russell Wright, born at Boston, October 24, 1841, daughter of Elizur and Susan ( Clark) Wright, of Medford. He received his education in the public schools until he was sixteen years of age, working on his father's farm, and subse- quently on the farm of Elizur Wright for a period of four years. Then going to Phila- delphia he made railroad spikes in the fac- tory of Coredan Winch. After four years there he returned to Medford, and again en- tered the employ of Elizur Wright, who after- wards became his father-in-law, taking charge of the farm. After the death of Mr. Wright the farm came to his daughter, Ida R., whom Mr. Tay married in 1876. Mr. Tay continued his farming and market gardening business to about 1900, when he retired. He raised all kinds of farm truck and lettuce, with market at Boston, going to market each day. He has also engaged in raising hogs, having one thou- sand on hand at a time. The farm was of fifty acres, situated in the northerly part of Medford, opposite to the Fells, twenty-four acres having been purchased by the state for its park system, about a dozen years since. Mr. Tay has in his possession original commission of his great-grandfather, Captain Samuel Tay. given by Governor John Hancock, September 6. 1781. during the revolutionary war, and also the wills of his ancestors and other papers. He is a Unitarian in belief, and also a Demo- crat. He has served his party as delegate to numerous state conventions, and is inspector of voting for the city of Medford since the introduction of the Australian ballot. Ile is an honorary member of the company known as the Lawrence Light Guards of Medford. Children: 1. Dorothy, born March 10. 1877; married June 20, 1906, Alfred Gordon Wilmot, of Somerville, Massachusetts. 2. Winifred, born February 27, 1879. 3. Ruth, born June II. 1881. 4. Samuel Wright, born April 28, 1884: now a United States government sur- veyor in Alaska.
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Thomas Webster, progenitor of the Webster family of WEBSTER Rye. New Hampshire, lived at Ormsby. county Norfolk, England, where he died in April, 1634, leaving a widow Mar- garet, who married second, William Godfrey, and a son Thomas, who came with her and Mr. Godfrey to America. The Godfreys lived first at Dedham and Watertown, Massachit- setts, after coming to America, and he was ad- mitted a freeman in 1640. In May, 1648, God- frey went to Hampton, New Hampshire, and bought of Samuel Getchell, then of Salisbury, five acres for a house lot between the lots of Thomas Leavitt and Giles Fuller, on the Exe- ter road. May 18, 1649, being called of Water- town, he bought of William Payne, of Ipswich, forty-four acres in Hampton with one share of the great ox-commons and two shares of all other commons. He lived in Hampton on the west side of the country road a little dis- tance south of the residence now or late of Christopher G. Toppan; he was selectman, 1654; deacon of the church as early as 1660, and until his death, March 25, 1671. Marga- ret was his second wife; she married third, John Marion. Children of Deacon William and Margaret Godfrey: i. Isaac, born in Watertown, April 15, 1639; ii. Sarah, born in Watertown, May 15, 1642 ; iii. Deborah, born about 1645.
(II) Thomas Webster, only known child of Thomas and Margaret Webster ( I), was born in Ormsby, county Norfolk, England, about 1634; married, November 2, 1657, at Hamp- ton, New Hampshire, Sarah Brewer, and lived where William Howard had lived, where Oliver Towle lately lived. Webster died Jan- uary 5, 1715, aged eighty-three years. Chil- dren, born in Hampton: 1. Mary, born De- cember 19, 1658; married William Swaine. 2. Sarah, born January 22, 1661 ; married Wil- liam Lane. 3. Hannah, born December 23, 1663: died February 1, 1664. 4. Thomas, born January 20, 1665. 5. Ebenezer, born August 1, 1667; was one of the grantees of Kingston in 1694: his grandson Ebenezer was one of the first proprietors of Stevenstown, incorporated as Salisbury in 1767, settling in that part of the town now Franklin, New Hampshire. 6. Isaac, born April 12, 1670; married Mary Hutchins. 7. John, born Feb- ruary 16, 1674; mentioned below. 8. Abigail, born January 1, 1679; died August 31, 1758; married John Nay.
(III) John Webster, son of Thomas Web- ster (2), was born in Hampton, New Hamp-
shire, February 16, 1674; married, September 21, 1703, Abial Shaw. He settled in Rye, New Hampshire. Children, born in Hampton: I. Jeremiah, born December 21, 1703. 2. Charity (twin ), born April 2, 1707. 3. Josiah, (twin), born April 2, 1707 : mentioned below. 4. John, born February 10, 1712. 5. Thomas, born July 1, 1715. 6. Caleb, born March 19, 1719; died July 17, 1735. 7. Abiah, born January 20, 1722. 8. Elizabeth, born September 27, 1724 ; married William Kingman. 9. Charity, baptized August 6, 1727; married Zachariah Berry.
( IV) Josiah Webster, son of John Web- ster (3), was born in Rye, New Hamp- shire, April 2, 1707; married, September 21, 1738, Patty Goss, born 1714. died No- vember 18, 1798. Children, born at Rye : I. John, born 1739. 2. Elizabeth, born Feb- ruary 19, 1740; married. August 28, 1760. Stephen Marden, Jr. 3. Abiah, or Abial, born September 8, 1742, married Alexander Salter. 4. Sarah, born April 19, 1745, married George Marden; lived at Chester, New Hampshire. 5. Josiah, born July 9, 1748. died young. 6. John, born January 18, 1751. 7. Richard, born January 1, 1754, mentioned below. 8. Martha, born February 1I, 1755; married Ozem Dowrst. 9. Josiah, born May 14, 1757.
(V) Richard Webster, son of Josiah Web- ster (4), was born January 1, 1754; married. October 29. 1778, Elizabeth Randall. He died January 16, 1836. She died March 14, 1826, aged seventy-one years. He was a soldier in the revolution, a private in the company of Captain Parker at Fort Sullivan, and in the company of Captain Parsons in the Rhode Island campaign ; also went in several cruises in privateers. Children, born in Rye: I. Betsey, born March 3, 1779; married Joshua Seavey. 2. Abigail, born August 24, 1780 ; married. April, 1809, Levi Randall. 3. Mar- tha. born November 25, 1781 ; married first, February 2, 1822, Ebenezer Odiorne ; second, John Foye. 4. Sarah, born July 12, 1783, married James Marden. 5. Hannah, born De- cember 16, 1784; married John Jenness. 6. Olive, born November 19, 1786; died August 15, 1802. 7. Richard, born October 6, 1788; mentioned below. 8. Mark Randall, born April 20, 1791 ; married November 26, 1829, Mary Ann Long, lived in Rye ; died July 17, 1865, leaving a large family.
(VI) Richard Webster, son of Richard Webster (5), was born in Rye, New Hamp- shire, October 6, 1788: married Polly Phil- brick, daughter of Thomas Philbrick. He was
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educated in the public schools, and when a young man taught school in Rye. He engaged in business in Epsom, New Hampshire, hav- ing a general store, and was for many years a prominent citizen of that town. He was town clerk for a time. He returned to Rye in later years and conducted a farm there un- til his death. Children: I. Daniel, born July I, 1814; died November 21, 1865; unmarried. 2. Roswell W., married Susan Johnstone ; child : Emma, married George Hodgdon, and had Bertha Hodgdon and Mabel Hodgdon, both of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 3. Mary Smith, married Benjamin Norton ; chil- dren: i. Emma Norton, married William G. Kidder, and had Mollie Kidder, James Kid- der and Walter Kidder, all of West Somer- ville, Massachusetts; ii. Plummer Norton, married Christina Shaw. 4. Benjamin Frank- lin, married Sarah Senter ; resides at Ports- mouth, New Hampshire ; children: i. Frank ; ii. Stella. 5. Sarah Ann, married Benjamin Parker ; children: i. George; ii. Joanna, mar- ried Willard Snow, and had Helen Parker Snow, George Abbott Snow and Sadie Emma Snow ; iii. Abbott Parker : iv. William Parker ; v. Ida Parker, unmarried; vi. Sarah Parker, died young. 6. Ursula, died young. 7. Richard, born September 24, 1830; mentioned below. 8. David, married Arvilla Johnstone ; child: Carrie Clifton, married Rev. Charles E. O. Nichols and had George Nichols, Mary Nichols and Gilbert Nichols; they reside at Bridgeton, New Jersey. 9. Emily P., unmar- ried. 10. John P., married Sarah Dunn ; re- sides at Bradford, Massachusetts; children : i. Justine, married - Story; ii. Fred ; iii. Cora, died young.
(VII) Richard Webster, son of Richard Webster (6), was born in Epsom, New Hamp- shire, September 24. 1830. He received his education in the public schools of Rye and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Afterward he went to Waltham, Massachusetts, where he learned the carpenter's trade. He came to Haverhill in 1850 to work as a journeyman, his first work there being done on the house of Luther Day, Summer street. After a time he embarked in business for himself as a contrac- tor and builder, and in time became the lead- ing builder in Haverhill and vicinity. He invested extensively in Haverhill real estate. First he bought a portion of the old Emerson estate, laid it out in house lots, built and sold houses as well as lots. He laid out Franklin street from Winter street to Fifth avenue and Fifth avenue as far as Primrose street. He
also laid out and built up Rockland street on Mt. Washington. More than any other one man he accomplished in developing the real estate and building of Haverhill in his day. Mr. Webster was a member of the common council of the city from Ward Five, and was president of the board. He was a member of Haverhill Lodge, Order of Elks, and at- tended the Baptist church. He died February 9. 1904. Mr. Webster enjoyed the fullest con- fidence and respect of his townsmen. In busi- ness, church and social life he was uniformly faithful to his duties, demonstrating the finest qualities of mind and heart. He married first, Mary Ann Ferguson, who died. He married second, February 23, 1871, Isabella J. Max- well, born January 4, 1846, daughter of Dun- can and Annie ( Fraser ) Maxwell. His widow survives him, living in the old home. Chil- dren of Richard and Mary Ann Webster : I. Annie Scott, married Daniel W. Stratton ; re- sides at Hudson, Massachusetts. 2. Charles William, married Mary Ruggenthen ; resides at Haverhill. 3. Clara Jane, married Othy B. Parker : resides at Yonkers, New York. 4. Mary Helen, married Charles W. Wilkins ; lives at Hudson, Massachusetts. Children of Richard and Isabella J. M. Webster. 5. Flor- ence Isabel, born February 18, 1872, resides at Haverhill. 6. Richard, born June 23, 1874, dicd 1888. 7. Edith Maxwell, born June 7, 1877. lives at Haverhill. 8. Harriet Louise, born November 30, 1879 ; lives at home, Haver- hill. 9. Ruth Emily. born September 2, 1884; lives at home, Haverhill.
CRESSY This surname has various spell- ings, twenty-three different ways being used on the records. Cressy and Cressey are the most common, while one immigrant signed his name Michel Cresse.
( I) Mighill Cressy, immigrant ancestor, was born in 1628, according to his own deposition made in 1658 that he was thirty years old. He landed at Salem with his brother William, probably in 1649, and lived for a time in the family of Lieutenant Thomas Lathrop, after- ward Captain Lathrop, who with sixty of his soldiers fell in the massacre by the Indians at Bloody Brook in Deerfield. September 18, 1675. They were styled "the flower of Essex." From June, 1652, to May, 1656, he lived in the family of Joshua Ray, at "Royal Side." Salem, now Beverly. His brother William settled in Connecticut. Mighill Cressy married (first), in 1658, Mary Bachelder, baptized at
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Salem, September 19, 1640, died August, 1659, daughter of John and Elizabeth Bachelder, of "Royal Side." He removed to Ipswich and married (second), April 6, 1660, Mary Quil- ter, born in Ipswich, May 2, 1641, daughter of Mark Quilter. He died in Ipswich in April, 1670. The record of the court concern- ing the settlement of his estate is as follows: "Mighill Cresie dyeing intestate The Court grants Administration unto Mary Cresie the widdow. A(nd) there being an Inventory presented of fifty-two pounds, and foure chil- dren The Court order the eldest sonn to have 8' in the land at Salem if it be worth it or elce made up 8' and the other 3 children 4' a peece all when they come to age. The wid- dow to enjoy the rest of the Estate." The widow removed with her children to Rowley in April, 1761, and died there May 7, 1707, Children: 1. John, born August, 1659, men- tioned below. 2. Mighill, born April 1, 1661, in Ipswich. 3. William, born 1663, in Ipswich. 4. Mary, born 1667, in Ispwich, married, April 20, 1698, Samuel Hidden, of Rowley.
(II) John Cressy, son of Mighill Cressy, was born at Royal Side, Salem, in August, 1659. In 1675 he chose his uncle, Joseph Bachelder, to be his guardian. He lived with his grand- father Bachelder in Salem after his father died. He was a tailor by tradle, and his home was in Salem on land at Royal Side, formerly belonging to his Grandfather Bachelder. He was deacon of the Second Church at Beverly. He died July 22, 1735, and a slate stone marks his grave as follows: "Here Lyeth the Body of Deacon John Cresy who died July ye 22d 1735 In ye 76th year of his age." His will was dated July 12, 1734, and proved August 18, 1735. He married Sarah Gaines, born in Ipswich, November 23. 1665, died at Royal Side. Salem, April 4, 1751, daughter of John and Mary (Tredwell) Gaines, of Ipswich. Children: 1. Mary, born July 7, baptized August 2, 1686; married Joseph Foster, of Ipswich. 2. John, born September 9, baptized October 14, 1688: died December 17, 1690. 3. Sarah, born August 3, baptized August 7, 1692; married, February 2, 1718-19, James Smith, of Beverly. 4. John, born August 5, 1694. mentioned below. 5. Joseph, born June 19, baptized June 21, 1696. 6. Daniel, born July II, baptized July 16. 1698. 7. Job, born December 17, baptized January 16, 1699-1700. 8. Benjamin, born April 5, baptized April 19, 1702. 9. Hannah, born June 24, baptized July 8, 1705; married Daniel Wallis, of Beverly, 1725. 10. Abigail, born October 15, baptized
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