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Mr. Lyon is politically a Republican. He is past master of Eastern Light Lodge, No. 126, Free Masons, of Greene: of Greene Chapter, No. 106. Royal Arch Masons, of Greene; of Malta Commandery. Knights Templar, of Binghamton, New York, and Kalurah Temple, Ancient Arabie Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He married, December 14, 1911, Eliz- abeth. daughter of John and Matilda (Gilli-
land) Mason. Mr. Lyon attends the Baptist church, being one of the trustees. Mrs. Lyon is a Congregationalist.
GIBSON James Gibson, the immigrant an- cestor, came from Argyleshire, on the western shore of Scot- land, to America, in 1722, and made his home in Connecticut. With him came his second wife, Agnes (Campbell). By his second wife he had, born in Connecticut : John, mentioned below; Janet, married John Gordon.
(11) John, son of James Gibson, was born in Connecticut, about 1725. He lived in Wind- ham county, Connecticut. He married Esther, daughter of Adam and Jane (Hall) Kasson ; her parents came from Belfast, Ireland, and according to family tradition they came in the same ship with James Gibson and other Scotch and Scotch-Irish pioneers. Adam Kasson died at Voluntown, Windham county, Connecticut, November 1, 1752, aged seventy-one years, and his wife died there March 31, 1767, aged eighty-five years. Children of John and Esther Gibson : Jacob, married - Deming ; Arch- ibald, died in infancy : Alexander, never mar- ried; John J., married Kate Warren; Archi- bald, married three times; William, married Lodema Ransford: James, married Hannah W. Pierson ; Thomas Kasson, married Lubrina Reddington ; Mollie, married Hezekiah Pellett ; Nancy, married Edward Waterhouse: Betsey, married John Wasson ; Chauncey C., mention- ed below.
(1]]) Chauncey C., son of Jolin Gibson, was born in Windham county, Connecticut, about 1775. His father and he were among the first settlers of Norwich, and settled there about 1790. He died in South New Berlin, New York, about 1867. He was educated in the public schools. He was an especially skill- ful violinist, and for many years was in requisi- tion for country dances and other entertain- ments. The section was sparsely settled in his day, and on one occasion he was accompanied by howling wolves in traveling to North Nor- wich by night. He manufactured spinning wheels, which were in use in all farm houses in his day, and was a skillful mechanic. He married Mary Smith, a second cousin of Gail Borden, a descendant of a famous old New Bedford family. Children: John, died in in- fancy: Harriet, married Ira Lincoln ; Phebe, died in infancy: Stanford Chandler : Homer
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De Lance, died in infancy ; Sarah Smith, mar- ried Abial Cook Herron; Schuyler Jerome, married Sarah Eliza Hancock; Polly Maria, married Henry Bennett.
(IV) Dr. Stanford Chandler Gibson, son of Chauncey C. Gibson, was born in Norwich, in 1810, and died in South New Berlin, New York, in 1894. He attended the public schools, but was largely educated through his own ef- forts. A constant student all his life, he ac- quired a liberal education and became a man of learning and culture. For some years he taught school when a young man, but found a preference for medicine, and fitted himself for the profession of physician and surgeon and followed it through life. He located at South New Berlin, Chenango county, New York, and practiced there till about eight years before he died. He was a successful practi- tioner, much beloved by the people of the com- munity, and sincerely mourned when he died. Before the civil war he was a Democrat, but he became a Republican in the early days of that party and was strong in his support of the Union during the civil war. He married (first) Martha R. Hall; (second) Sarah E. Church, born at Columbus, New York, 1816, and died in 1863, daughter of Varnum and (Wyman) Church. He married (third ) Katherine E. Failing. Children of first wife: Captain Edwin O., who served in the civil war, and in the regular army, and is buried in the National Cemetery at Arlington ; Dwight T., a lawyer at Waverly, lowa. Children of sec- ond wife: Kasson Church, a dentist in New York City ; Frances Janet, married Jay Eccles- ton, and lives at Canastota, New York; Mar- tha, married Daniel Thompson, of Norwich ; Stanford Jay, mentioned below. Children of third wife: Charles S., supervisor of grades in Syracuse public schools.
(V) Stanford Jay, son of Dr. Stanford Chandler Gibson, was born in South New Berlin, January 13, 1858. He attended the public schools, the New Berlin Academy, and Cornell University, from which he was gradi- ated in the class of 1879. He studied law in Ithaca and in the office of Judge Gladding, of Norwich, and was admitted to the bar in 1883. For three years he was principal of the South New Berlin Union School, three years of Af- ton high school and three years of New Berlin high school in Chenango county. In 1893 he was chosen principal of the Norwich high school, and since 1899 he has been superintend- 22-C
ent of schools of Norwich. In politics he is a Republican, and he has taken an active part in public affairs. He is a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, of the Odd Fellows, and of the Improved Order of Red Men, all of Nor- wich.
He married, in April, 1885, Gertrude J. Sage. of South New Berlin, daughter of Gilbert and Adelaide (Sargent) Sage. Children: I. Ed- win Fred, born January 27, 1886, graduate of Cornell University in 1910 (M1. D.), and now a practicing physician in Norwich ; he is also health officer of the village. 2. Kasson Stan- ford, born January 7, 1890; a student of Cor- nell University. 3. Gilbert Sage, born August 10, 1896. 4. Stanford Jay Jr., June 25, 1909.
Daniel Rindge, the immigrant RINDGE ancestor, was born in England, and settled as early as 1648 in Ipswich. He died in February, 1661. llis will was dated February 3. and proved March 25, 1661. To his wife Mary he bequeathed a third of his property ; also house and lands now in possession of Thomas Waite, until his two youngest daughters be of age. "and if they desire it they may have the same for their portion." He had a farm in the hands of Dan- iel Davison. He married Mary, daughter of Robert Kinsman. He purchased of John Davis. February 8, 1648, a six-acre lot on Heartbreak Hill ; and February 14, 1648, a dwelling house and six acres of Thomas Emerson. He bought a farm of Thomas Bishop, March 5, 1670, located on Mile Brook. He was licensed as an innkeeper in Ipswich in May. 1661, and was "to keepe the herd on the south side of the River," May 9, 1655. Robert Kinsman came to New England in the ship "Mary & John," in 1634, and settled in Ipswich in 1635. His homestead was near the site of the present South meeting house and the Cove. Children of Daniel Rindge : Mary, married Uzziel Ward- well: Daniel, soldier in King Philip's war ; Roger, born June 19, 1657; Susanna; Isaac. mentioned below : Sarah, August 7, 1659.
(II) Isaac, son of Daniel Rindge, was born about 1655. and died in Ipswich in 1714. He bequeathed to his son John his negro Jack. and to his son Isaac he gave his sword. llis estate was valued at £202 6s. Two of his sons, Isaac and John, being over fourteen years of age, chose for their guardian their unele Francis Crompton. John settled in Ports- mouth, New Hampshire. He married ( first )
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Elizabeth Dutch, daughter of John and Mary ( Roper) Dutch. She died May 3, 1700, and he married (second) Elizabeth (Burnham ) Kinsman, daughter of Deacon John Burnham. Children of Isaac Rindge: John, born June 1, 1695; Isaac, mentioned below : Elizabeth, Sep- tember 2, 1701; Abigail, December 26, 1703; Daniel. August 24, 1705: Samuel, December 27, 1709.
( III) Isaac (2), son of Isaac ( 1) Rindge, was born at Ipswich, May 25, 1698. He mar- ried, in 1719, Mercy Quarles. ( Page 283, Hammatt's "Early Inhabitants, Ipswich, Mas- sachusetts"). He moved from Cape Ann. Massachusetts, to Hampton, Connecticut. Chil- dren : Isaac: John; Lucy; Daniel; William, mentioned below ; Martha : Sarah. No record of eighth child.
(IV) William, son of Isaac ( 2) Rindge, was born about 1740. He lived in Ilampton and Ashford. Connecticut, and Wilbraham, Massachusetts. He married Hannalı U'tley, and built the house in Wilbraham in which four generations of the family have been born. Of their fifteen children, thirteen grew to maturity. Children : 1. Erastus, married Sally West ; children : William, Emeline, John and Angeline. 2. Isaac, married Phoebe Richard- son; children: Isaac, married Matilda Tate, and had Charles and Alfred ; Mary Ann, mar- ried Addison Alden, and had Addison and Mary ; Catherine, married Charles West, and had Catherine; William, went to California. 3. Eunice. 4. Linda, mentioned below. 5. William, mentioned below. 6. Nancy, married Orson Cone. 7. Royal, married Roxanna Barker. 8. Alfred. 9. Lucy, married David McCray; children : Cornelia. Caroline, Sarah and David. 10. Cornelia, married Augustus Barrett. 11. Fidelia, mentioned below. 12. Caroline, married Thomas J. Shepard : chil- dren : Hannah Jane, married Richard B. Price ; Caroline, married Winter ; Nellie Shep- ard, married Gideon Hall. 13. Jane M., mar- ried Earl Trumbull ; lived at Little Falls, New York ; had children.
(V) Linda, daughter of William Rindge, married Henry Lathrop. Children : 1. Utley, married Lavinia Peck ; children : Henry, Har- riet Lavinia and Frances Marie. 2. Porter. married Cornelia Beals; child: William. 3. Emily, married Lewis Moody Ferry. 4. Caro- line, married Solomon Williams; children : Carrie : and Emily, married James Martin, and had Marie. 5. Julia. 6. Charlotte. 7. Fidelia.
8. Charles, married Sarah Churchill ; children : Frederic, Linda and Fidelia.
(V) William (2), son of William (1) Rindge, was born in Windham county, Con- necticut, and died March 17, 1821. Accord- ing to the family his name was William E. Rindge. He came to New York about 1810 Among his children was Samuel Fuller, men- tioned below.
( \') Fidelia, daughter of William Rindge, married Elkanal Barton. Children : 1. Horace. 2. Lucy, married Charles Shaw ; children : Eliz- abeth and Charles. 3. George Frost, married Julia Beardsley: children: Elizabeth, and George E., married Annie Bunch, and had daughter Julia. 4. Elizabeth, married Charies Nicholas ; children : Robert Fenner, and Grace, married Charles Hall, and had children : Nich- olas, Hliland and Elizabeth.
(\'1) Samuel Fuller, son of William E. Rindge, was born in Windham county, Con- necticut, and died in Brookfield, Madison coun- ty, New York. He settled in the town of Homer, Cortland county, near the 'village of East Homer, where he followed farming and taught school. He was a powerfully built, earnest, resolute man, a noted hunter of big game, when deer, bear, foxes and all the fur- bearing animals were plentiful in this region. Hle held a commission in the state militia under General Hathaway, of Solon, New York, and for a time lived at Solon. He spent his last vears at the home of his daughter in Brook- field, and died there. He married Bing- ham, who was related to the founder of Bing- hamton, New York. Children: Edwin R., mentioned below ; Lucius; Charles, living in Baldwinsville, New York: Levantia, married Delos Clark, of Brookfield, Madison county, New York.
(VH) Edwin R., son of Samuel Fuller Rindge, was born in 1819, at Ilomer, Cortland county, and died at Killawog, Broome county, in 1889. He attended the public schools of Homer and Solon. When a young boy he was apprenticed to Mr. Carpenter, of Carpenter- ville. in the town of Homer, to work in the woolen and carding and cloth dressing mill, and continued to work in this mill for a num- ber of years. In 1843 he removed to the town of Lisle, in Broome county, and conducted a carding and fulling mill for about five years. He then went to Chenango Forks in the em- ploy of Josephus Byram, who owned grist, woolen and carding mills. After four years
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at this place he removed to Dryden, Tomp- kins county, where he took charge of the full- ing department of a large woolen mill for two years. About 1856 he went to Killawog, New York, and for about six years operated a card- ing and fulling mill. Afterward he was asso- ciated with his son in the management of his general store, the railroad station and post- office in Killawog. He was postmaster of Killawog and lived there during his last years. In politics he was a Republican : in religion a Baptist. He married, in 1843, Cynthia D. Briggs, horn 1806, in Cortland county, and died in 1905, daughter of Joel R. Briggs. Chil- dren: 1. Fernando D., born 1844; enlisted in 1862 in Company D, One Hundred and Ninth Regiment New York Volunteers, and killed at battle of the Wilderness, May 12, 1864. 2. Rowley Eugene, mentioned below. 3. Jerome D., born 1852; a farmer in Cortland county, near the town of Marathon.
(VIII ) Rowley Eugene, son of Edwin R. Rindge, was born in the town of Lisle, Broome county, New York, July 12, 1846. He attend- ed the district schools of Killawog, Dryden, Chenango Forks, and the Marathon Academy, walking a distance of three miles daily from Killawog to the academy. Afterward he taught the winter term of school at Upper Lisle. In 1864 he became a general merchant at Killa- wog in the firm of Pratt, Hoyt & Rindge. After one year Mr. Pratt withdrew and the name of the firm became Hoyt & Rindge for three years. Mr. Hoyt was succeeded by Mr. Phettiplace, and until 1872 the firm name was Rindge & Phettiplace. Mr. Rindge then sold out to his partner, and in 1865 was appointed station and express agent at Chenango Forks, on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western rail- road, a position he filled until 1871, and dur- ing these years his father had charge of his interests in the store at Killawog. He came to Norwich, New York, in 1871, as agent and dispatcher for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad, having charge of all the train men and the yard gang of section men until 1873, but continued as agent until 1878. In 1878 he engaged in the coal business in Nor- wich in partnership with Mr. Bartle, under the firm name of Bartle & Rindge. The firm was dissolved by the death of his partner in Au- gust, 1880, and Mr. Rindge continued in busi- ness alone until 1882. He handled all the coal that came into the town over both railroads for many years. In addition to his coal busi-
ness, he deals extensively in real estate and is the owner of much valuable property in the town. Mr. Rindge is active in public affairs, and for ten years was a member of the hoard of education and has been a member of the board of health. He was formerly president and general manager of the Norwich Furni- ture Company, and is one of the owners at the present time. He is a member of the Baptist church, and was chairman of the board of trustees of the society. He joined the Free Masons in Lisle, New York, many years ago.
He married. September 7. 1869, Lucy A. Davis, of La Pierre, Cortland county, New York, daughter of John C. and Julia A. ( Terry) Davis. Children: 1. Fred Davis, born April 23, 1871, died September 19, 1872. 2. Ray- mond Arthur, born in Norwich, November 13. 1873: confidential secretary of General Super- intendent Rogers, of the Borden Condensed Milk Company, in New York City; married Grace, daughter of T. Spencer Baker, of Nor- wich. 3. Grace Ada, married Alexander I .. Hackett. 4. Florence May.
William Teall ( Teal or Teel), the TEALL immigrant ancestor of most of the Teal, Teel, Teale and Teall families of this country, if not of all, was a carpenter by trade. He located early at Mal- den, Massachusetts, and also lived at Medford and Charlestown. He was a nephew of Will- iam Clement, of Newton, Of his children all but William appear to have left their native town. William Teall married (first) Mary -: ( second) Hannah Kendrick. Chil-
dren, the first five of whom were born at Med- ford, the others at Charlestown : Abigail, born January 1, 1685; Benjamin, November 2, 1689 ; Elizabeth. June 22, 1696; Oliver, July 19, 1699, doubtless the settler of New Haven and Kill- ingsworth, Connecticut, said to have come from England in a brief genealogy of his de- scendants ( his son Oliver was of Hillsdale, Columbia county, New York, in 1790) ; Rachel, August 1, 1705; Hannah, July 25, 1707 ; John, September 25. 1709: Esther, September 9. III; Mary, March 30, 1713; William, bap- tized October 3, 1714, lived at Charlestown ; Caleb. baptized June 23, 1717; Abigail, bap- tized June 30, 1723; Elizabeth, born October 12, 1723.
(II) The second generation scattered through Massachusetts and Connecticut. Oliver Teall, of New Haven and Killingsworth, has been
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mentioned. In 1790 the first federal census shows that Aaron, Benjamin and Blancy Teall were the only heads of families left in Charles- town, and Gershom, Jonathan and Samuel in Medford. Anne, William, William Jr. and Joseph were heads of families in Newbury- port, Massachusetts. Dr. Oliver Teall, son of Oliver Teall and grandson of William Teall, was in Hillsdale, New York, in 1790. In Columbia county his cousins, Lawrence and Zachariah Teall, also located and had fam- ilies in 1790. The other heads of families of this surname in New York state in 1790 were Henry, Jacob, Joseph, Samuel, William and Timothy Teall. Joseph and Timothy Teall were mentioned in the Oliver Teall genealogy. Some of the New York Tealls are descended apparently from Henry G. Teel, who was born September 28, 1728, died July 2, 1795; came to Knowlton, Warren county, New Jersey, before the revolution : married Christina - born 1730, died March 25, 1795. The will of Henry G. Teel was dated June 12, and filed August 20, 1795, bequeathing to Andrew, born August 15, 1758; John, born 1760, resided at Blairstown, New Jersey; William, Henry, Christina and Barbara. Isaac and Joseph Teall were the only heads of family of this surname in 1790 in the state of Connecticut, but there served in the revolution from Connecticut Jacob, Joseph, Nathan, Samuel (2), Titus and Timothy Teall, several of whom moved to New York before 1790.
(III) Charles Teall, descendant of William Teall, probably in the third generation, per- haps the fourth, was born at Rhinebeck, New York. We have shown that several of this family located in Columbia county before 1790. llenry had one son under sixteen and two females in his family, Lawrence had two sons under sixteen and one female, and Zach- ariah had two females. They were living in the same town, and their names follow each other in the list as taken in Columbia county.
(IV) Charles Teall, born about 1775, son of one of the Columbia county settlers, was born at Rhinebeck, and located at Albany, New York. Ile married and had a son, Charles H., mentioned below.
(V) Charles H., son of Charles Teall, was born on Quaker street, Albany, New York, in 1824. He was educated in the public schools, and learned the trade of carpenter. He be- came a master builder and contractor and also followed farming. He died in 1906. He mar-
ried Mary Hunting, and they had one son, Charles C., mentioned below.
(VI) Dr. Charles Clayton Teall, son of Charles H. Teall, was born in Lysander, New York, April 12, 1863. He was educated in the public schools, at Falley Seminary and Cazenovia Seminary. In 1897 he entered the American School of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Missouri, then under the presidency of its founder, Dr. Still. After graduating in 1899 he took a post-graduate course at St. Louis. He began to practice in Brooklyn, New York. Since 1909 he has been located in Fulton, New York, where he has an extensive practice. He was elected president of the American Osteo- pathic Association at St. Louis in 1902, and he has been secretary of the New York Osteo- pathic Society. Dr. Teall has written various articles of a professional nature and is author of the work, "Practice of Osteopathy." He is a member of Weedsport Lodge, No. 385, Free and Accepted Masons, of Weedsport, New York ; Royal Arch Masons, at Jackson, Michi- gan ; Jackson Council, Royal and Select Mas- ters: Salem Town Commandery, Knights Templar, of Auburn, New York : Lulu Temple, Mystic Shrine ; of the Pathfinder and Masonic clubs of Fulton, and Citizens' Club. In politics he is a Republican.
lle married, September, 1900, Grace Hen- ninger, born in Hamilton, Ohio, daughter of Jonathan Henninger. Children : Charles H .. Mary Grace.
CONNERS James Conners was born in Ireland in 1817. He married Mary A. Fuller, of Killarney, Ireland, in Montreal, Canada, October 20, 1847, by Bishop Phalen. In 1850 they came to Fulton, New York, where they made their home for over fifty years, and were loved and respected by all with whom they came in con- tact for their charity and kindness of heart. Mr. Conners purchased what was then known as the Great Bear Spring Farm, and after im- proving the same sold to the village of Fulton the portion of ground upon which the present City Water Works is now located. He work- ed for the late Captain Malcolm, of Oswego, and the Dodge Company, of Washington, Dis- trict of Columbia, many years, retiring from public work in 1879. Ten children blessed this union, namely: 1. John, interested in the oil wells in Sunny Side, Pennsylvania. 2. William, physician of Scranton, Pennsylvania,
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also a very successful writer. 3. James, de- ceased ; was president of the Nebraska Mining Company. 4. Stephen, one of the stockholders of the above mine. 5. Thomas, of the Stand- ard Oil Company, of Taft, California. 6. Mrs. John Carroll. 7. Mrs. Martin Dietrich, of Fulton, New York. 8. Mrs. Frank Mack, of Oswego, New York. 9. Kate, who resides on the homestead. 10. Joseph H., of whom fur- ther.
(II) Joseph H., son of James Conners, was born in Fulton, New York, August 15, 1864. He was educated in the city schools, and for seven years worked in a cheese factory in Ful- ton for the late Harvey Smith. He then ran the factory for two years. In the spring of 1887 he entered the employ of Hines, Mof- fett & Clark, of Watertown, New York, as their supply man and timekeeper on water and electric light works at Rochester, Minne- sota. In 1888 he worked on the Battle Island lock and on the water works at Phoenix, New York. The following year he worked for Bassett Brothers on construction of water works at Clyde, Palmyra, Phelps, Brockport and Holly, New York. In 1891 he went back to work for William Patrick and remained with him for three years. In 1894 he formed a partnership with the late Willard Johnson under the firm name of Johnson & Company. They raised the Oswego Falls dam and built the foundation for the Oswego Falls Paper Company. In 1897 he took over the tools of the company and founded the company of Conners & Smith. They built the Nestle Food plant at Fulton, New York, two and one-half miles of pavement at Salamanca, New York, the power house at Stuyvesant Falls, install- ed machinery for the third railroad from Rens- selaer to Hudson, the lock and dam at Saranac Lake, Albany avenue bridge foundation at At- lantic City, Oakwood avenue pavement at Troy, bridge at Waterford and three miles of good roads from Lestershire to Hooper.
In 1904 Mr. Conners started in business for himself. He built roads at Fabius, Apulia, Deerfield, Utica, Parish and Burrs Mills. In 1905 he built the Henderson roads, and in 1906 Mill No. 5 at Fulton for E. R. Redhead. In the last three years, in the firm of Con- ners & Hendricks, he has built the Utica Street Bridge at Oswego, New York, and the Dia- mond Match Factory and pavement on Sec- ond street. In 1910 the same firm had the
contract for building the concrete sewer for the barge canal at Fulton, New York, and in the same year also built a retaining wall for the Fulton Light, Heat & Power Company, and a dock for the Eureka Paper Company. In the past year, 1911, he built four miles of the Fulton Hannibal road, No. 772, at a cost of $45,000.00. He is a stockholder and di- rector in the Nebraska Mining Company of Hastings, Nebraska, mines joining the valu- able Silver Slipper mines located at Robaux, South Dakota. In politics Mr. Conners is a Democrat and has held many positions of re- sponsibility and trust. In 1909 he was elected mayor of the city of Fulton by a large major- ity. Hle is a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, and at present is president of the St. Vincent De Paul Society, president of the Hospital Association ; member of the Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph's Council, No. 256; Lodge, No. 830, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks : Citizens' Club, and Chamber of Commerce.
Ile married, July 11, 1900, Ellie Macksey, daughter of Patrick and Ellen Macksey, of Sherbourne, New York. Children : Joseph M., born October 30, 1901 ; Marguerite, born De- cember 15, 1903.
JULIAAND In the great exodus from France following the French revolution, thousands sought for a home in this country. Of these emigrés a small company in Philadelphia decided to form a settlement in the rapidly developing section of New York state, and Simon Barnet was delegated to select a site for the proposed town. He came up the Susquehanna river to "Chenango Pint," now Binghamton, and then followed the course of the Chenango river to the present town of Greene. Here he decided to locate the settlement and he made a contract with Malachi Treat and William W. Morris, the original patentees, for a tract of land. which came to be known as the French Tract or the French Village Plot, located on the east bank of the Chenango river and embracing the present grounds of the Riverside Agricultural Society. Charles Felix de Bolyne, a man of considerable talent, learning and wealth, was at the head of the project. In 1792 or soon afterward eight or ten of these French fam- ilies established themselves in Greene, but the colony did not flourish, and after the death of
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