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John Woodruffe married, about 1659, Mary, daughter of John and Jane (Bond) Ogden. Children : I. John, born 1665, died 1722; married Sarah Cooper, born 1676, died 1727. 2. David. 3. Benjamin. 4. Joseph, mentioned below. 5. Daniel, born 1678; see sketch. 6. Elizabeth. 7. Sarah. 8. Hannah, married Captain Benjamin Ogden.
(VII) Joseph Woodruff ( Ist or Sr.), son of John (3) Woodruffe, was born at Elizabetlı- town, New Jersey, 1674-75, died there Sep- tember 25, 1746. He was a cousin of Joseph of Westfield, who was son of John Woodruff (1650-1703), of Southampton. Joseph, of Westfield, was born 1676, and lies buried at Westfield, New Jersey. The two cousins were distinguished as Joseph Sr. and Joseph Jr. The former was of Elizabethtown, where he lived and died, and is buried in the Presby- terian burial-ground there. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church, and had a seat in the synod, 1772. His son Joseph represented his church in the new synod, September 19, 1745. In 1699 he was granted a first lot right of land, and in the division 1699 took up a home lot, No. 148, one hundred acres. near where Thomas Darling and Henry Thompson resides, near Rahway river. He was a sub- scriber to Rev. John Harriman, the Quaker preacher, who was later a Presbyterian, and contributed to the building of Harriman's barn by carting material with others. In January, 1699, he accompanied Harriman to Melford, Connecticut, where they had a conference with Governor. Treat. November 18, 1729, with Benjamin Bond and John Harriman Jr., he was appointed trustee or committeeman for the deposed of the common lands. He was a yeoman and painter, and was paid fio 6s 9d for painting the public town clock. He was in an action of ejectment levied on him, which after a number of years, involving great ex- pense, was finally dropped in his favor. He married Mary born 1683, died April 4, 1743. Children : I. Hon. Samuel, men- tioned below. 2. Joseph, born August 24, 1702, died August 20, 1776; married (first) Martha Dusenbury, born December 12, 1702, died October 13, 1759; child, Henry Dusen- bury, born 1732, died September 19, 1790: married (second) , born 1721, died 1803. 3. Isaac, born 1722, died 1803; married Sarah - , born 1723, died 1799.
(VIII) Hon. Samuel Woodruff, son of Jo- seph Woodruff, was born at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, 1700, died there, August 10, 1768. He was reared after the customs of the times. As a youth he improved his opportunities and in early manhood was one of the rising young men of his community and became a leading man of the town. He became extensively en- gaged in merchandise trading to the West Indies and elswhere abroad. His name ap- pears with others in a petition in 1739 to Gov- ernor Morris to procure from the King a
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charter of incorporation of the town. He was also a yeoman and possessed extensive lands at Elizabethtown, and was prominent in one of the factions concerning proprietory owner- ship. In October, 1747, a secret meeting was held at his manor house, "Boxwood Hall," to acquainted Daniel Cooper that in a fortnight's time the mob intended to pay him a visit. He was one of the most influential citizens of his town. He was named in the first charter of the borough, was one of the common council, afterward alderman, and mayor of the borough from 1751 to 1759. For thirty years he sat in the justice court as chosen freeholder and also served as justice. From 1750 to 1768 he was king's counsellor. Samuel Woodruff and Rob- ert Ogden were appointed executors in trust of the will of George Belcher, July 14, 1755, and was one of the first trustees of Princeton Col- lege. August 27, 1757, three affidavits before Robert Ogden Esq. are published, from which it appears that Samuel Woodruff, of Eliza- bethtown, was part owner of the schooner "Charming Betsey," William Luce, captain, which was loaded at. Elizabethtown in Febru- ary, 1757, with provisions and lumber, and sailed from the Point to St. Christopher, West Indies. Joseph Jeif at that time was of full age and had been clerk and bookkeeper up- ward of three years for Mr. Woodruff, and soon afterwards became his partner in busi- ness. Mr. Woodruff owned two houses in Jersey street that he sold to Hon. Elias Boudi- not, LL. D. He was treasurer of the Presby- terian church at Elizabeth, also trustee and acted as president of the board, and elder. He was on the building committee to enlarge the "House of Worship." He subscribed to the parsonage house and paid his subscription of $1,104. "Mr. Woodruff was directed a few months later to repair the roof of the steeple, to mend the Ball and Cock on the top of the steeple and other necessary repairs." For nine years, almost from the beginning, he was a trustee of the College of New Jersey, and there his two sons, Benjamin and Joseph, were educated, graduating together in 1753. Jo- seph took part in his father's business, and Benjamin became a clergyman. Hon. Samuel Woodruff died intestate. Benjamin, being the eldest, was heir to the real estate. He quit- claimed the whole to Joseph, and the same day received from Joseph a mortgage representing a half interest. The whole settlement of the large estate presents no indication but what there were other sons, and why they did not share in their father's estate is not conjectured.
Joseph carried on his father's business with his uncle Isaac; Joseph died the following spring and left a single son by his first wife. Humlake, the son, became a surgeon in the Continental army, First New York Regiment, and died in Albany in 1811. On September I, 1768, the following appeared in the New York Advertiser :
The Public are advertised that there is to be sold at the late Dwelling house of Samuel Woodruff Esq., deceased of Elizabethtown by Public vendue of Tuesday the 13th inst. a great variety of goods consisting of genteel Household Furniture and a number of Negros, male and female. Old and Young excellent horses, both for Saddle and Car- riage. A neat Caravan hung on springs, several pairs of good oxen, the best milch cows, a number of young cattle a herd swine and complete set of farming utensils a quantity of well cured hay, both English, salt and fresh Wheat oats flax in the sheaf Indian corn in the Ground.
Elizabeth Woodruff,
Administratrix.
On the 26 as advertised Two large boats Anchor and Cable. A neat singing clock Currant wine a stout Negro man, etc.
New York "Gazette," February 27, 1769: To let the dwelling house of the late Hon. Samuel Wood- ruff. A very large handsomely finished house with two wings. Two stories high and has four large rooms on each floor with back piazza of the same length of the house. The wings are also stories high. Lot containing 3 acres in which are several convenient outbuildings. A spacious well enclosed garden, with orchard behind.
Hon. Samuel Woodruff married Elizabeth Ogden. Children : I. Rev. Benjamin, born 1733, died 1803; married (first), 1758, Mary , born 1735, died March 6, 1762; child, Mary, born 1759, died September 14, 1782. Married (second), 1763, Elizabeth Bryant, who died March 17, 1805. Children: i. Will- iam, baptized March 21, 1764; ii. Elizabeth, July 12, 1766; iii. Bryant, November 4, 1767 ; iv. Charlotte Bryant, September 3, 1769; v. William, September 15, 1771. 2. Abigail, born 1736, died 1736. 3. Captain Seth, mentioned below. 4. Samuel, born 1746, died 1746. 5. Elizabeth, born 1759; married (first) Eben- ezer -; (second) Rev. Joseph Treat. 6. Joseph, born 1769 ; married (first ) Ann Hum- lock; child, Humlock, who died 1811; (sec- ond) Rebecca
(IX) Captain Seth Woodruff, son of Hon. Samuel Woodruff, was born at Eliabethtown, New Jersey, July, 1742, died there October 7. 1814. He was a yeoman or farmer, and owned several parcels of land at Elizabethtown, as shown in the deeds at Essex county court- house. June 16, 1808, estate of Colonel Na-
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thaniel Beach to Seth Woodruff, land in local- ity of Drift Lane near High street, $420.75. December 30, 1808, Moses and Polly Roberts, John and Mary Roberts, to Seth Woodruff, land on Washington and Academy streets, $400. May 8, 1810, Jonathan and Elizabeth Keene, to Seth Woodruff, lots 7 and 8, Plain street, 29 acres in Newark, $400. June 1, 1803, John J. Crane and Rebecca Crane, of New York City, to Seth Woodruff, land for $360. January 15, 1804, Seth Woodruff buys land of Nathaniel and Rachel Camp, six acres, bounded east by Maple Island creek, north only on ditch of Jonathan Crane's meadow and likewise on meadow on estate of Samuel Camp, deceased, and on a ditch on John Johnson, and southerly on a ditch and land of Jabez Ward and Benjamin Johnson, deceased. Also two small islands surrounded by Maple Island creek adjoining said six acre lot, which said lot is situated lying and being in great salt meadows in Elizabethtown. Seth Woodruff was sergeant in the revolution, Captain Ste- phen Chandler's company. Colonel Edward Thomas ( First Essex County Regiment ). He and his two eldest sons, Parsons and Obadiah, were sent to the prison ship at Elizabethport for a time. He was commissioned ensign by the governor in 1804 and captain in 1807. He married, January 6, 1763, Phoebe Haines, born June 13, 1742, died September 8, 1823, daugh- ter of Stephen and Joanna Haines. Children : I. Parsons, born March 6, 1764; mentioned below. 2. Zurbiah, February II. 1766, died June, 1844; married Ezekiel Magee, born 1768, died 1826. 3. Obadiah, born November 8, 1768, see sketch. 4. Stephen Haines, born September 30, 1770, died 1850 ; married (first ) Jane L. Woodruff, born 1773, died 1831 ; (sec- ond) Abigail Meeker, born 1798, died 1887. 5. Flavel, born August 30, 1772, died August 9, 1819. 6. Phebe, born September 20, 1774; married Mathias Plum. 7. Seth Haines, born October 20, 1776, died June 8, 1809; was a Baptist preacher ; married, December 20, 1800, 8. Betsey (Elizabeth), born August II, 1783, died 1853; married Drake Crane, born 1781, died 1833. 9. Elias Boudinot, born October 15, 1785 ; married Eliza Ann
(X) Parsons, son of Captain Seth Wood- ruff, was born at Elizabeth, New Jersey, March 6, 1764, died there, November 1, 1803, and is buried in the old Elizabethtown burial- ground. He was brought up on his father's farm, acquiring the usual district school edu- cation of a farmer's son at that period. His mother was left a widow, and Parsons being
the eldest son, the family cares fell on him until he was married. He was a farmer and resided in that part of Elizabethtown called "Wheat Sheaf." His will is dated October 5, 1803. To his wife Mary he willed £50, one horse and reading chair, two cows, one bed, bedding, and use of real estate until son Archi- bald arrives of age ; to his three sons his lands, houses that belong to his real estate, to share alike; to his three daughters (Charity, Phebe and Hannah) fioo each to be paid when eighteen years of age, and the balance of his estate to be divided equally among his chil- dren. His father, Seth Woodruff, and David Magee, executors. He married, February 3, 1788, Mary Mulford, born July 20, 1769, died October 23, 1853. Children: 1. Charity, born 1789, died 1867; married Jonas Wood; chil- dren : i. Mary ; ii. Jane, married --- - Mills- paugh ; iii. Emma. 2. Charles, born 1790, died 1828; moved to New Albany, Indiana ; mar- ried (first) Ann Plum; (second) Ann Childs ; (third) Ruth Collins ; child, Amelia. 3. Archi- bald, born August 21, 1792, mentioned below. 4. Hannah, born October 22, 1797, died Au- gust 21, 1856; married James Reed Shields, born December 24, 1799, died October 27, 1876; children: i. Charles Woodruff, married first) Charlotte Vane; (second) - Liv- ingston : child, Helen, married Bayard Stock- ton. 5. Phebe, born April 30, 1795; married Andrew Rankin ; children : i. Charles; ii. Mary, married Henry Duryea ; iii. James, mar- ried Rachel Van Dorn; iv. George; v. Anna, married Gen. William Hillyer; children: a. William, married Alice Baldwin; b. Mary, married Andrew Allen Clark; c. Annie; d. Allen : e. Gladys ; f. Margaret ; James ; Rollins ; Grant. 6. Stephen Parsons, born 1803, died 1809.
(XI) Archibald, son of Parsons Woodruff, was born at Elizabeth, New Jersey, August 21. 1792, died at Newark, New Jersey, January 5. 1865. He was brought up on his father's farm and attended the district select school on the old road from Elizabeth to Newark, which is now standing. During his early manhood years he came to Newark and settled. After a time he entered the general store business, in those days consisting mostly of West India goods, dry goods and general wares. The store block at the corner of Broad and Cedar streets, with entrance on Broad street, he owned after a time. He occupied the floor above the store for his residence, with entrance on Cedar street. He was prosperous during his years as a merchant, having built up a large and lucra-
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tive trade. In 1811, when the Newark Fire Insurance Company was organized and char- tered, Mr. Woodruff was one of the organ- izers. From that time up to his decease he was actively identified with the success of the now oldest insurance company in the state, and was secretary and treasurer to the time of his death, January 5, 1865. He amassed a comfortable competence, and in addition to his property at Broad and Cedar streets owned property on Cedar and Halsey streets. He was a staunch Whig in politics. He was prom- inent in the affairs of Newark, and held the office of city assessor and other prominent offices, including town clerk from 1824 to 1829. He was a member of the Newark Volunteer Fire Department, and was secretary of Com- pany, No. 2, on New street. He was for many years elder of the First Presbyterian Church at Newark, also treasurer. He was a man of very decided opinions and rather severe nature, though possessing a large heart and charitable nature. He and his second and third wives are buried in Mt. Pleasant cemetery at Newark. The following inscription is to be found on his tombstone: "For I know whom I have be- lieved and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."
Archibald Woodruff married (first) Mar- tha, daughter of Judge David D. and Martha ( Banks) Crane. Children: 1. Catharine Chit- tenden, born September 28, 1820, see sketch. 2. David Parsons, December 25, 1822, died February 25, 1858; married, May 20, 1845, Frances Bragaw ; children: i. Katharine, born June 17, 1846; married ( first), October 27, 1869, George H. Stout; children: George Woodruff, born September 17, 1870; Lewis Fitz Randolph, March 17, 1873; Fannie B., July 17, 1874; George Wilson, March 16, 1879: married (second), May 14, 1884, Rev. Theodore Shafer ; children : Mary, born May 22, 1885 ; Katherine, March 6, 1887 ; ii. Wilson Heath. September 6, 1848, died July 12, 1876; iii. Mary T., born May 4, 1851 ; married, June 12, 1877, Arthur Griffin Sherman, son of Por- ter and Katherine (Griffin) Sherman ; child, Katherine Woodruff, born January, 1881, died July, 1881. Archibald Woodruff married (sec- ond) Catherine Johnson, born April 9, 1806, died January 23, 1846, daughter of Josiah and Betsey ( Crane) Johnson. Children: 3. John Crane. born 1827, mentioned below. 4. Eliza- beth Johnson, born July 31, 1828, died April I, 1872 ; married, October 24, 1848, Rev. Na- thaniel Conklin, born August 20, 1823, died
August 17, 1892, son of Stephen and Cath- erine (Taylor) Conklin; children: i. Kath- erine Johnson, born March 21, 1850, died Jan- uary 13, 1890; married, December 22, 1884, Almon Baxter Merwin; ii. John Woodruff, born December 30, 1851, died September 12, 1909; missionary to India; married, Septem- ber 16, 1880, Elizabeth J. Lindsley ; children : Jean, died in India ; Elizabeth Woodruff, born February 6, 1885 ; Archibald Lindsley, August 28, 1886; Robert Heath Lindsley, March 27, 1891; Sherman Lindsley, January 26, 1894; iii. Archibald Woodruff, born April 2, 1854, cashier of Union National Bank, Newark; iv. Mary Jane, born October 18, 1856; v. William Bogart, born April 30, 1859; married, June 25, 1902, Sarah Hogate Groff, born August 5, 1868, daughter of William Gaskell and Chris- tine ( Rammille) Hogate; children: Edward Groff, born September 6, 1904; William Groff, November 9, 1905 ; vi. Dr. Edward Dore Grif- fin, born May 27, 1862; married, May 20, 1891, Helen Ford ; child, Alice Ford, born No- vember 29, 1892 ; vii. Martha Heath, born No- vember 18, 1864, died October 7, 1882; viii. Anna Clark, born October 2, 1867; ix. Vernon .Shields, born September 15, 1870; Nathaniel Conklin married (second), March 17, 1880, Jennie M. Drinkwater, born April 14, 1841,
5. daughter of Captain Levi Drinkwater. Cephas Mills, born February 1, 1832, died June 29, 1882 ; married, September 15, 1852; Sarah Jane Southard, born March 5, 1833, died Au- gust 16, 1882 ; children : i. Agnes Heath, born July 21, 1853; ii. Henry Johnson, August 24, 1855, died May 20, 1855; iii. Nellie, January 13, 1857, died March 13, 1868; iv. Anna, Jan- uary 13, 1857, died February, 1908; v. Caro- line Mills, born November 23, 1861 ; vi. Archi- bald Mulford, September 21, 1865; vii. Kath- erine Heath, March 4. 1869; married, Febru- ary 14, 1895, Edward Harris Lum; child, Margaret Woodruff, born November 22, 1895, died September 7, 1896; Caroline Woodruff, born July 11, 1898, died April 25, 1900: Rich- ard, born February 12, 1902; Harvey Man- dred, born May 26, 1906. 6. Mary Crane, born December 4, 1843, died August 31, 1867. Archibald Woodruff married (third) Julia Toler Johnson, born January 19, 1806, died May 22, 1854, daughter of Eliphalet and Sarah ( Baldwin) Johnson. He married (fourth) Widow Mary Shields, died at New Albany, Indiana.
(XII) John Crane Woodruff, son of Archi- bald Woodruff, was born at Newark, New Jersey, in his father's homestead at Broad and
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Cedar streets, January 4, 1827. His elementary educational training was obtained in Master Periam's private school, corner of Broad and Academy streets. He subsequently attended the Newark Academy under Professor Rich- ard Axtell. This was supplemented by a course in Dr. Week's school on Washington street, near Market street, until 1843, when he became a clerk in the New Jersey State Bank, where he remained five years. For six months, in 1848, he was clerk in the hard- ware firm of Keene & Catlin, after which he formed a partnership with Bennett Osborne under the firm name of Osborne & Woodruff, general hardware dealers, with quarters on Broad street, near Market.' After three years Mr. Osborne sold his interest to Mr. Woodruff (1853), the firm name changing to J. C. Wood- ruff. In 1867 Mr. Woodruff purchased the property, including the building he occupied, and made extensive alterations which greatly facilitated his business, putting in an entire new front, the building now on Broad street, near Mechanic street. He became one of the leading men in his line and enjoyed a large and remunerative business during the years he was actively engaged. In 1872, owing to. impaired health, he disposed of the business, since which time he has devoted his attention to active church work. From a youth until eighteen years of age, Mr. Woodruff was affili- ated with the First Presbyterian Church of Newark. He subsequently became a member of the First Reformed Church of Newark. After ten years, and when the North Dutch Reformed Church was organized, Mr. Wood- ruff, with other prominent members of the First Church, took an active part in the build- ing of this society, where he had been one of the most active workers for the cause of chris- tianity. He occupied the offices of deacon, elder, superintendent of Sunday school, chor- ister and secretary and treasurer of the soci- ety. In 1893 Mr. Woodruff returned to the mother church of his youth, the First Presby- terian, where he and his family are members and supporters. Mr. Woodruff is a ruling elder of this church. He is a member of the Newark Young Men's Christian Association ; Newark Tract Society, and for a number of years has been secretary and treasurer of Essex County Bible Society. In politics he is a staunch Re- publican.
He married, October 6, 1853, at Newark, Julia Johnson Williams, born April 30, 1833, daughter of William Brown and Harriet
(Crane) Williams, of Orange, New Jersey. William B. Williams was a farmer and con- stable. Children: I. Charles ·Hinsdale, born September 22, 1856, died July 5, 1867. 2. Anna Hillyer, born December 31, 1860; mar- ried, September 14, 1887, Charles Henry Van Ness, born March 4, 1859, son of Matthew and Elizabeth (Hinchman) Van Ness; chil- dren: i. Hendrick Woodruff, born January 21, 1889; ii. Anneke, August 3, 1892; Helene Geertru, July 16, 1897; Katharina, June I, 1902. 3. Julia Toler, born February 24, 1868. 4. Helen Johnson, born November 28, 1872.
(The Crane Line.)
(II) Jasper (2) Crane, son of Jasper (1) Crane (q. v.), was born at East Haven, Con- necticut, April 2, 1651, died at Cranetown (now Montclair), New Jersey, March 6, 1712. He was reared in Connecticut, and was en- gaged with his father in his various high offices of trust. After his marriage, which occurred in the New Haven colony, and the birth of his first child, he came with his father's family in the emigration to New Jersey, 1684, purchasing the property of Robert Lyman, who had returned to England. Jasper Crane Jr. was a member of assembly in 1704, in Cornbury's time, and also a magistrate. He was given his share of public honors, having been chosen by popular vote to fill the various offices of fence viewer, surveyor of highways, constable, selectman, committeeman, deputy to the provincial assembly, 1699-1702, and to see about settling the minister and the boundary controversy between Newark and Elizabeth- town. He received warrants for land, April 27, 1694, and April 10, 1696, aggregating one hundred twenty acres, located on branches of the Elizabethtown river. With his brothers John and Deliverance he owned seats in the First Church of Newark (First Presbyterian on Broad street), where his tombstone stood. Jasper Crane had a house lot located on the map printed in 1806. (See Atkinson's "His- tory of Newark"). It was located at the corner of High and Market streets, not far from the home lot of Matthew Williams. It is quite certain that he later located in that part of Newark called Cranetown, afterwards West Bloomfield, now Montclair. Soon after the year 1651, at which time the town of New- ark ordered the laying out of the highway as far as the Mountain, which act was no doubt for the accommodation of settlers in that por- tion of the town and where in 1694 the town
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records give him a location, it is said that his descendants and those of his brothers Azariah occupied nearly if not quite all the westerly side of the town. He died March 6, 1712, and his will names his six children, also his wife.
Jasper Crane married Joanna, born 1651, died September 16, 1720, daughter of Captain Samuel Swaine. Children: I. Joseph, born 1676, died 1726; was magistrate of county many years and freeholder ; married, 1704, Abigail Lyon; children: i. Benjamin, born November 27, 1705 ; ii. Isaac, October 8, 1709; iii. Ezekiel, May 8, 1711; iv. Israel, January 2, 1713 ; v. Josiah, January 2, 1716; vi. Joseph, December 28, 1717 ; vii. Joanna, September 8, 1718; viii. Abigail, April 1, 1727. 2. Elihu, born 1689, died April 27, 1732; overseer of poor and tax collector ; married Mary Plum ; children : i. Lewis, born 1718; ii. Christopher, 1720; iii. Charles, 1724; iv. Elihu, 1726; v. Isaac ; vi. Hannah ; vii. Phebe. 3. David, men- tioned below. 4. Jonathan, born 1678, died June 25, 1744 ; was judge of court of common pleas and held many other public offices ; mar- ried Sarah Treat; children: i. Samuel, born 1712; ii. Caleb, 1713; iii. Elijah, 1716; iv. Nehemiah, 1719; v. John Treat; vi. Mary, married - Johnson ; vii. Eunice. 5. Sarah, born 1683, married Joseph Wheeler. 6. Han- nah, born 1690, married, 1712, Robert Ogden ; children : i. Hannah, born 1714; ii. Robert, October 7, 1716, died January 21, 1789; iii. Phebe, 1718, died October 14, 1735 ; iv. Moses, born 1722; v. Elihu; vi. David, October 26, 1726, died November 28, 1801 ; married Han- nah Woodruff.
(III) Lieutenant David, son of Jasper (2) Crane, was born at Newark, New Jersey, 1693, and undoubtedly removed with his parents to Cranetown the following year. He became a prominent man in Newark; in 1742 was col- lector of taxes, and March II, 1745-46, was chosen on a committee to prosecute any person or persons cutting wood or timber on the par- sonage within the space of seven years from that date. The following year he was chosen on a committee to have charge of the parson- age lands, in addition to the power to prosecute offenders. He was lieutenant in the military company at Newark. His sons, Joseph and David Jr., were subscribers to the building fund of the First Presbyterian Church, New- ark, September, 1786. Lieutenant David Crane is buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Broad street, Newark, beside his wife, and his tombstone has the inscription: "Here lyes ye Remains of Lieut. David Crane who departed
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