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ried (second), June 2, 1780, to Jonathan Poor, of Poor's Hill in Atkinson, New Hampshire. Cap- tain Benjamin Kimball was married in early life to Sarah Little, daughter of Samuel Little, who survived him and was married (second) as above noted. She died July 6, 1823. Their children were : Benjamin (died young), Jonathan, Tamar, Eliza- beth, Benjamin, Abigail and Sarah.
(VII) Benjamin (4), third son and fifth child of Captain Benjamin (3) and Sarah (Little) Kim- ball, was born January I, 1771, in Plaistow, and died in Kingston, New Hampshire, September 25, 1825. He was a farmer in Kingston, and was mar- ried April 16, 1793, to Abiah Kimball, who was born September 24, 1771, daughter of Jonathan Kini- ball and died August 21, 1861, almost ninety years of age. Their children were: Abiah, Sarah, Rus- sell, Mary, Benjamin, Daniel and Richard (twins), Hazen, Amos and Elizabeth.
(VIII) Russell, eldest son and third child of Benjamin (4) and Abiah (Kimball) Kimball, was born December 7, 1798, in Kingston, New Hamp- shire, and resided in Piermont, New Hampshire, where he was a successful farmer. He was mar- ried to Louisa Bean, who was born in Lyman, New Hampshire, and died February 18, 1866, at Haver- hill Corner. They were the parents of four chil- dren, of whom only the eldest survives, the others having died in infancy. They were: Peabody W., Sarah L., Charles R., and Ellen L.
(IX) Peabody Webster, only surviving son of Russell and Louisa (Bean) Kimball, was born October 24, 1834, in Piermont, New Hampshire. He had a fair opportunity for acquiring an edu- cation, being a student of the public schools in Haverhill, of Newbury Seminary, Newbury, Ver- mont, and of the Orford and Haverhill academies. After leaving school he was associated with his father in a general merchandise store at Haverhill Corner, where he continued two years. He then became a partner in the business and so continued until his father's death in 1862. For a short time thereafter he conducted the business, which was ultimately closed out. He then engaged in farming on a small scale in Haverhill, and for fifty years this continued down to the present time. He has been an active citizen and has taken part in the management of local affairs, and represented the town in the general court in 1864-65. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of Grafton Lodge, No. 46, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma- sons, and of Franklin Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- sons, of Lisbon. He was married on Christmas Day, 1855, to Jane Pearson, who was born April 26, 1834, in Orford, New Hampshire, a daughter of George and Mary (English) Pearson. They are the parents of two children: Ellen L. and George Russell. The former was born January 5, 1860, and is the wife of Dr. Henry A. Hildreth, of Bethlehem, New Hampshire.
(X) George Russell Kimball, son of Peabody Webster and Jane (Pearson) Kimball, was born August 31, 1866, in Haverhill, and received his early education in the public schools of that town. He was subsequently a student at St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Returning to his native town, he was engaged in the printing business for two years. He then removed to Haver- hill, where he was engaged one year in the print- ing business in company with F. W. and J. F. Bittinger, at Woodsville, New Hampshire, and then sold out to his partner. He returned to Haverhill Corner and was engaged three years as a printer with W. E. Shaw. He was afterwards employed
for a period of two years as a clerk by Poor & Wesgate, general merchants. Their business was terminated by destruction of the store by fire. Mr. Kimball is quite active in fraternal circles, being a member of Grafton Lodge of Free Masons, at Haverhill; Franklin Royal Arch Masons, at Lisbon; St. Gerard Commandery, Knights Templar, of Lit- tleton; Northern Star Lodge of Perfection, of Lan- caster ; Washington Council, Princes of Jerusalem, at Littleton; Chapter Rose Croix, at Littleton, and Edward A. Raymond Consistory, Thirty-second de- gree, at Nashua. He is also a member of Bektash Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Concord; and of the Eastern Star Chapter at Lisbon, New Hampshire. He is a member of Haverhill Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and of the Concord Chap- ter, Sons of the American Revolution.
(III) Robert, seventhi child and fourth son of Benjamin and Mercy (Hazeltine) Kimball, was born in Bradford, March 6, 1676, and died Febru- ary 24, 1744. He bought, March 3, 1703, of his father-in-law, Philip Atwood, land which formerly belonged to Henry Kemble, blacksmith, of Boston. He resided in Bradford, and he and his wife was buried in the old cemetery there. He married Su- sanna, daughter of Philip and Sarah Atwood of Malden. She was born in "Mauldon," February I, 1686. Their children, all born in Bradford, were : Susanna, Rachel, Philip, Sarah, Ebenezer, Joseph, Abigail, Oliver and Solomon. (Mention of Oliver and descendants follows in this article.)
(IV) Ebenezer, fifth child and second son of Robert and Susannah (Atwood) Kimball, born in Bradford, December 29, 1716, died June 1, 1798; was a farmer and resided in the town of his birth. He married, April 4, 1740, Mary, daughter of Ben- jamin and Priscilla (Hazen) Kimball, born April II, 1723, died September 22, 1819. Their children, thirteen in number, were: Mary, Phineas, Ebe- nezer, Priscilla, Benjamin, Susanna (died young), Edward, Susanna, Obadiah, Dudley, Daniel, Asa and Betsey.
(V) Lieutenant Phineas, second child and old- est son of Ebenezer and Mary (Kimball) Kimball, was born in Bradford, December 8, 1745, and died November 6, 1826, aged eighty years. He removed to Concord, New Hampshire, and settled at Apple- town, east end of Turtle Pond. He was a revo- lutionary soldier, and April 23, 1775, was in Cap- tain Isaac Baldwin's company, Colonel John Stark's regiment. He was at Bunker Hill, and in service throughout the year, being in Captain Hale's com- pany, October 4, 1775, when he receipted for four dollars as full compensation for a coat promised him by the colony of New Hampshire. He was a lieutenant in the militia after the war. As a citizen he was honorable and prominent, and ac- quired considerable estate. He married, December 13, 1770, Lucy Pearl, daughter of Richard and Sarah Pearl. She died April 21, 1821. She was an amible, accomplished, and much respected woman. Her family name has been bestowed upon many of her descendants as a christian name. The children of Phineas and Lucy ( Pearl) Kimball were: Pearl, Hepzibah, Molly, Sarah, Obadiah, Benjamin, Rob- ert and Betsey, mention of whom follows.
(VI) Betsey, eighth child and youngest daugh- ter of Phineas and Lucy (Pearl) Kimball, was born in East Concord, July 12, 1787, and died in Concord, January 23, 1870. She married March 6, 1808, Colonel Joshua (2) Abbot, of Concord (see Abbot, V).
(IV) Oliver, eighth child and fourth son of Robert and Susanna (Atwood) Kimball, was born
FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE KIMBALL FAMILY. CHARLES LESTER, CHARLES, CHARLES F., CHARLES ALLEN.
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in Bradford, Massachusetts, May 24, 1724, and died in Salem, New Hampshire, June 23, 1806. He re- sided first in Bradford, and later removed to Salem, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a man of some means and, like the other settlers, allowed his young stock to run loose in the woods in the summer. The registry of his mark in the old town record of Salem is as follows: "July 22, 1747. The mark of Oliver Kimballs cattel and other cuachers is a swalous tail of ye right ear, and is an a halfany ye upr sid of ye left ear."
He married, March, 1745, Mary Ober, who was born May 23, 1725, and died June 23, ISO6. Their chil- dren, all born in Salem, were: Oliver, Mary, Susanna (died young), Elizabeth, Susie, Mehitable, Abigail, John and Sarah.
(V) Oliver (2), eldest child of Oliver (I) and Mary (Ober) Kimball, was born in Salem, De- cember 5. 1745, and died there April 20,' 1821. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and served at Bunker Hill, August 1, 1775. Salem town meet- ing adjourned to August 22, at which time Oliver Kimball, Jr., was chosen ensign. October 16, 1775, he was in Captain Woodbury's company,. and he was in the same company in 1776. He was select- man in Salem in 1793, where he resided all his life. His tombstone in Salem bears the following in- scription : "Death's sudden stroke dissolved my feeble frame, Reader, prepare, your fate may be the same." He married Mary Allen, of Salein. She was born March 17, 1751, and died February 6, 1846, aged ninety-five. Their children were : Su- sannah, Molly (died young), Joseph and Molly.
(VI) Joseph, third child and only son of Oliver (2) and Mary (Allen) Kimball, was born in Salem, December 25, 1786, and died April 28, 1867, aged eighty years, four months and three days. He succeeded his father on the homestead, and was a cultivator of the soil. He married, February 2, 1815, Rebecca Hazeltine, born Au- gust 5, 1792, died January 29, 1854, daughter of Asa Hazeltine, of Auburn. Their children were: Harriet, Rebecca, Charles, Washington and Joseph Allen.
(VII) Charles, third child and eldest son to grow up of Joseph and Rebecca (Hazeltine) Kim- ball, was born in Salem, April 18, 1822. He grew up on the homestead and was educated in the public schools. After he started in life on his own ac- count he worked principally at farming, gardening and lumbering. For four years, however, lie was en- gaged in mercantile business at Salem depot. For two years he has been out of active business. He is a Democrat, and was a leader of his party in local affairs. He was selectman three years and was chairman of the board all this time, and served two terms as town treasurer, and represented the town in the legislature one term. He married, Au- gust I, 1844, Celenda Jane Hazeltine, who was born in Salem, July 31, 1825, daughter of Silas and Lydia ( Hall) Hazeltine. Her father was born in Man- chester, and her mother in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Six children were born of this union; three grew up: Aroline Francena, Charles Frank- lin, and Nellie E. Aroline F. married Walter G. Woodbury, of Salem. Charles F. is mentioned be -. low. Nellie E. resides in Salem.
(VIII) Charles Franklin, second child and only son of Charles and Celenda J. (Hazeltine) Kimball, was born in Salem, March 15, 1853. 11e received his education in the common schools and at Tilton Seminary and Pinkerton Academy. From 1870 to 1873 he worked on the farm. In 1874 his
father bought a store at Salem depot and there Charles acted as clerk and assistant postmaster until 1878. He then returned to the farm and for a number of years made a specialty of supplying Manchester market with vegetables. He put his farm under a high state of cultivation, and from fifty acres of land he cut annually one hundred tons of hay. His first crop of corn was thirteen hundred bushels, which was ground on the place by a wind mill erected for the purpose. In 1903 he built a large barn and storehouse, and in 1904 he began the construction of an elevator with a ca- pacity of twelve thousand bushels, and engaged in the grain business on a large scale. In 1905 he occupied the elevator, and accepted his son as a partner, forming the firm of C. F. Kimball & Son. June 10, 1905, he sold for $30,000 the ancient Kim- ball farm upon which five generations of the family had resided, and it became later part of the Salem Race Track upon which six hundred thousand dol- lars were expended.
In politics Mr. Kimball is a Democrat. His interest in public affairs has always been a lively one, and he has been called to fill various offices. He was tax collector in 1874, a member of the school board several years, and a member of the committee which built the present school house. He was chairman of the committee to purchase the Salem town waterworks, a member of the water board one year, during which time he was chair- man of the committee to dispose of the town farmn. He has served as road commissioner, and 1896-97 represented Salem in the legislature. He is a staunch member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and since 1877 has been superintendent of its Sunday school and for many years treasurer of the Pleasant Street Church. He is one of the stewards and. a member of the board of trustees of the Royal Arcanum, and a member of Enter- prise Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. He married, September 3, 1874, Martha Ella Copp, who was born September 3, 1855, in Windham, daughter of Millett G. and Rowena (Wentworth) Copp. The only child of this union is Charles A., whose sketch follows.
(IX) Charles Allen, only child of Charles F. and Martha Ella (Copp) Kimball, was born on the old homestead July 17, 1876. He obtained his education in the public schools and at Tilton Semi- nary. After leaving school he was engaged in agriculture with his father until 1898, when he be- came junior partner of the firm of C. F. Kimball & Son, grain and lumber dealers, and has since de- voted his attention principally to that enterprise., He has been very successful in business, and has one of the finest and best finished country residences in New Hampshire. He is a Democrat, and is chairman of the board of selectmen. He is member of Enterprise Grange, Patrons of Hus- bandry, and of the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers. He is a member of the Pleasant Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and one of its stewards. He married, November 16, 1898. Lena Mabel Hall, who was born October 30, 1874, daugh- ter of Oscar O. and Henrietta (Cross) Hall, grand- daughter of Oliver, and great-granddaughter of Jonathan Hall, the first settler of Salem. They have three children: Gertrude Hall, Charles Les- ter and Ruth Ella.
(III) Samuel, ninth child and sixth son of Benjamin and Mercy ( Hazeltine) Kimball, was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, March 28, 1680, and died in 1739, aged fifty-nine years. He married Eunice Chadwick. His will was made June 30,
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1739, and proved August 27, 1739. His son James was to have his right in Penny Cook alias Rum- ford (now Concord, New Hampshire). His son Andrew was to have his father's property in Ches- ter, New Hampshire. Samuel bought of Moses Day all that land and right in the saw mill which had been set off to "Abigail, formerly Kimball, now my wife, out of her father Benjamin's Estate." The children of this marriage were: Mercy, Samuel, Edmund, William, Mary, Timothy, James, Andrew, Joshua and Ann. (Mention of Edmund and descendants appears in this article.)
(IV) Samuel (2), eldest son and second child of Samuel (1) and Eunice (Chadwick) Kimball, was born in Bradford, August 17, 1714, and died in Plaistow, New Hampshire, in 1789, aged seventy- five. He was a farmer, and lived in that part of Haverhill which after the survey of the line be- tween Massachusetts and New Hampshire became Plaistow, New Hampshire. He seems to have lived on the border line between Plaistow and Atkinson, for February 17, 1768, he petitioned that his prop- erty, both real and personal, might be transferred from Atkinson to Plaistow, which was done. Samuel Kimball, of Plaistow, was guardian of the children of Jonathan Dow, of Plaistow, February 27, 1768. In his father's will he is called of Haver- hill, and received the portion of his father's estate situated in that town. He represented Atkinson and Plaistow in the provincial congress at Exeter, December 21, 1775, and was a member of the same body in 1776. Administration of his estate was granted to his son, Joseph, then of Plainfield, New Hampshire, August 28, 1789. He married, Decem- ber 12, 1736, Hannah Abbott, of Andover, Massachu- setts. They had seven children: William, John, Hannah, Samuel, Joshua, Joseph and Asa.
(V) Samuel (3), fourth child and third son of Samuel (2) and Hannah (Abbott) Kimball, was born in Plaistow, June 5, 1745, and died December 6, 1802, aged sixty-seven years. He resided in Plaistow and Henniker, New Hampshire. His brothers William and Joseph, were charged with being Tories, and some of the family of Samuel went to New York state and others to Canada. Samuel Kimball, of Henniker, was coroner in 1776, Samuel, of Henniker, was also captain in Aaron Adam's company in 1776. He married, January 21, 1769, Abigail Eastman, who was born January 30, 1748, and died March 3, 1819, aged seventy-one. Their children were: William, John, Samuel, Han- nah, Abigail, Joseph, James, Molly, Fanny, Wil- liam and Sophia.
(VI) Samuel (4), third son and child of Samuel (3) and Abigail (Eastman) Kimball, was born January 22, 1770, and died February 3, 1852, aged eighty-two. He resided in Henniker. He mar- ried (first), November 17, 1797, Betsey Sargent, who died March 2, 1813, and ( second), February IO, 1818, Jennie Mannehan. Their children were: Mary, Betsey, Abigail E., Lucy, Joseph, Fannie, Catherine and James.
(VII) Betsey, second daughter and child of Samuel (4) and Betsey (Sargent) Kimball, was born January, 1800, and married, March 15, 1821, Nathaniel Patch (see Patch, VI).
(IV) Edmund, third child and second son of Samuel and Eunice Chadwick Kimball, was born in Bradford, April 6, 1716, and died there November IO, 1795. He was a farmer, and had a large landed estate after he gave each of his sons a handsome inheritance. His residence was in the center of the village, and he was succeeded here by his son Wil- liam. He loaned the town of Bradford, May 5,
1778, one hundred and thirty dollars for the pur- pose of raising men for militia service. He was a man of great influence. He married, January 25, 1742, Dorothy, daughter of Ephraim and Ann (Tenny) Kimball. She was born June 30, 1724, and died April 30, 1797. Their children, seven in number, were: Timothy, born April 27, 1743. Michael, born April 21, 1745. Ann, born April 14. 1747. David, born June 15, 1749. Edmund, born May 2, 1751. Eunice, born December II, 1753. William, born December 19, 1757.
(V) Michael, the second child of Edmund and Dorothy (Kimball) Kimball, was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, April 21, 1745, and resided most of his life in Pembroke, New Hampshire. In 1777 he petitioned to be annexed to Colonel Stickney's regiment. He belonged to the first militia company of Pembroke. His will was made January 4, 1802, and proved December 21, 1803. He married (first), in 1763, Bettie Runnels, born July 1, 1748; and (second) Anna His children were: I. Hannah, born August 16, 1764. 2. Daniel, Oc- tober 7, 1767. 3. David, January 12, 1769. 4. Polly, May 16, 1772. 5. Betty, January 19, 1774. 6. Sarah, June 27, 1776. 7. David (2), March 7, 1782.
(VI) David, second son and third child of Michael Kimball, was born in Pembroke, Novem- ber 7, 1782, where he lived and died. He married (first) Abigail Perkins, and (second) Betsey Per- kins, and had nine children: Betsy Perkins. Asa, born March 8, 1808. Perkins, March 7, 1810. John Shackford, April 28, 1812. Abigail Perkins, Oc- tober 15, 1816. Sarah Towle, May 5, 1819. Joseph Lewis. Mary Lewis, October, 1821. Harriet Robin- son.
(VII) John Shackford, fourth child of David and Abigail (Perkins) Kimball, was born in Pem- broke, April 28, 1812. He was educated in the com- mon schools and at New Hampton Academy. While a student at the latter place he was one of the students who founded the "Social Fraternity Li- brary." After leaving the academy he was em- ployed for some time in a bakery in Concord. He left that place to enter the printing office of Hill & Sherburn at Concord, where he learned book and job work, and was later in the office of Hill & Barton, where he became well known as a card printer, and introduced enameled work. After some time spent in the Franklin book store he went to Portland, Maine, where he served three years in the post office.
While in that city he began the study of law with Mr. Haynes, then district attorney for Cum- berland county. He continued his studies in Har- vard Law School, and finished his preparatory course in the office of Robert Rantoul, Esq., a dis- tinguished lawyer of Boston. After his admission to the bar he was a partner with his preceptor for six years. Failing health compelled him to aban- don the law, and about 1838 he became a partner in the firm of Kimball & Chase, of Burlington, Iowa, succeeding to the interests of his brother, Joseph L. Kimball. About 1840 Mr. Chase died and Samuel B. Wright, who married Mr. Kimball's sister, Mary Lewis Kimball, entered the firm, the name of which was changed to J. S. Kimball & Company. This firm become noted as a wholesale dealer in dry goods and groceries, both in the east and west, doing the largest business of any concern of its class in its section of the country. Mr. Kimball became known as one of the most skilled buyers in the trade. In 1865 he retired from active business, disposing of his interest to William Bell, of Salt Lake City, Utah. He resided
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in Boston, Massachusetts. About 1854 he pur- chased an estate in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, when he became a permanent resident. In poli- tics he was a Republican and represented the town of Hopkinton in the legislature in 1866 and 1867. Governor Walter Harriman appointed him colonel on his staff and he filled that place during the gov- ernor's term of office.
He married, October 15, 1843, Mary Eldredge Stevens, born January 16, 1818. Mr. Kimball died in Boston, Massachusetts, April 19, 1888. Their children were: John Stevens, born in Boston, Mas- sachusetts, July 31, 1845, resides in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. Robert Rantoul, born in Boston, Mas- sachusetts, March 17, 1849, was a resident of Hop- kinton. Mary Grace, born in Boston, October 9, 1853. Kate Pearl, born in Boston, January 3, 1850. George Alexander Stevens, born in Boston, Novem- ber 26, 1859.
(VIII) George Alexander Stevens, fifth and youngest child of John Shackford and Mary El- dridge (Stevens) Kimball, was born November 26, 1859. He was educated in the Boston public schools, and at sixteen years of age entered the employ of Charles B. Lancaster, shoe manufacturer, Boston. Later he was in their employ at Pittsfield, New Hampshire. In 1881 he removed to Hopkinton, New Hampshire, where for twenty-two years he has kept a general store. In 1898 he was appointed postmaster, and has since held that office. He was appointed deputy sheriff in 1897, and in 1904 was elected high sheriff, as a Republican, of which party he has been an ardent member since he attained his majority. He is an Odd Fellow, mem- ber of Kearsarge Lodge, No. 23, of Contoocook, New Hampshire, and Eureka Lodge, No. 70, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Trinity Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Horace Chase Council, Royal and Select Masters; Mount Horeb Commandery, Knights Templar; Bektash Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, all of Concord, and of the Wonalancet Club of Concord. Mr. Kimball has been long recognized as a counselor as well as a worker in party matters. In business he has . been a very successful man like his father before him. He married, March 3, 1880, Theresa Green, daughter of Cotton Green, of Pittsfield, New Hampshire, born January 21, 1862. They have one son, Robert Warren, born February 3, ISSI.
(III) Ebenezer, tenth child and seventh son of Benjamin and Mercy ( Hazeltine) Kimball, was born in Bradford, Massachusetts, June 20, 1684, and died January 23, 1715. He lived in Haverhill and Bradford, and owned land in Methuen. His wife was Ruth Eaton, who married after his death Aaron Johnson, of Ipswich, and had children : Lydia, Sarah and Richard Johnson, and died April 6, 1750. The children of Ebenezer and Ruth (Eaton) Kimball were: Jemima, Abner and Abra- ham.
(IV) Abraham, third and youngest child of Ebenezer and Ruth (Eaton) Kimball, was born January 3, 1714. and resided in Bradford and Haverhill, Massachusetts. He married, first, De- cember 13, 1739, Hannah Hazeltine, who died Janu- ary 9, 1747, and second, April 16, 1747, Mary Pike. His eight children were: Timothy. David, Abra- ham, Hannah, John, Amos, Abigail and Abner.
(V) Abner. eighth child and sixth son of Abraham and Mary (Pike) Kimball, was born at Haverhill, April 10, 1755, and died March II, ISIS. He was a private in Captain Ebenezer Colby's com- pany, April 19, 1775. August 15, 1777, he enlisted in Captain Carr's company for three years, and was
discharged February 12, 1780. August 12, 1781, he enlisted as sergeant in James Mallon's company, Putnam's regiment, and was in the same company September 5, 1782. He removed from Haverhill, Massachusetts, to Sanbornton, New Hampshire. He married, first, December 18, 1781, Abigail Gage, of Bradford, Massachusetts, born 1761, died May 24, 1803; and second, July 10, 1803, Mrs. Mercy Jud- kins Colby, widow of Anthony Colby, who died January 28, 1865, in her ninety-ninth year. His children were: Rebecca, Hannah, Moses, Abigail and Abner.
(VI) Moses, third child and eldest son of Abner and Abigail (Gage) Kimball, was born in Sanbornton, February 27, 1787, where he lived and farmed many years and then moved to Pembroke where he died September 20, 1848. He married, first, March 15, 1808, Polly Shaw, born March 7, 1787, died March 24, 1809, daughter of Josiah Shaw; second, August II, 18II, Dolly Shaw, sister of his first wife, born December 5, 1793, died March 4, 1817; and third, April 1, 1818, Sally Eastman, daughter of Thomas Eastman, born March 17, 1791; died December 16, 1858. His children were : Syrena, Asa, Everett and Sally, twins; Polly, John E. and Mary.
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