Genealogical and family history of central New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Volume II, Part 53

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 646


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cess through his own merit. He is an ardent Democrat, and has for many years been prom- inently identified with his party in town, county and state politics ; is a frequent dele- gate to state and district conventions, and is a strong local leader. He is a member of the Lockport Board of Trade, and a director of the Lockport Board of Trade, and a direc- tor of the Lockport City Brewing Company. He is prominent in the Masonic order, be- longing to Niagara Lodge, No. 375, Free and Accepted Masons; Ames Chapter, No. 88, Royal Arch Masons; Bruce Council, No. 15, Royal and Select Masters; Genesee Comman- dery, No. 10, Knights Templar; and Ismailia Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the Congregational church, of Lockport.


He married, in 1866, at St. Catherines, Anna Mary Begy, born there, 1847, daugh- ter of William Begy. Children: Carrie E., married Harvey J. Smith, of Rochester, New York; Alice G., deceased; Lottie E., resides at home; Edwin S., married Elizabeth Ded- inger, and resides in Rochester; children : J. Pierce (2) and Marion.


The family of Fiske flourished for FISK a very long period in England, in the county of Suffolk. So early as the eighth year of the reign of King John, A.D. 1208, we find the name of Daniel Fisc, of Laxfield, appended to a document issued by the King, confirming a grant of land in Digneveton Park, made by the Duke of Lo- raine to the men of Laxfield. The name Fisk is simply an older form of Fish. In Anglo- Saxon times the termination "sh" was regu- larly sounded hard, like "sk." Symond Fiske, Lord of the Manor of Stadhaugh, held lands in Laxfield Parish, and was probably grand- son of Daniel Fisc. He bore for his arms, chequey, argent and gules, upon a pale, sable, three mullets pierced, or. The motto was : Macte virtute sic itur ad astra-"So to the stars we go, For doing as we ought below;" this motto was evidently taken from the ninth book of Virgil's Aeneid, the 640th and 641 st lines. The Fiskes of America are descended from this ancient family, the name being va- riously spelled Fisk, Fiske, etc., as shown. Robert Fiske, of Laxfield, son of Simon, and fourth in descent from Symond Fiske, of the same, married Sibyl Gold, and had sons Will- iam, Jeffrey, Thomas and Eliezer. These


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parents were the progenitors of all the Fiskes that settled in New England, so far as known, before 1640. In considering their posterity they must be considered as descended from two distinct groups, coming over about the same time, 1637, one group settling in Wen- ham and the other in Watertown, Massachu- setts.


(I) Lord Symond Fiske, grandson of Dan- iel, was Lord of the Manor of Stadhaugh, parish of Laxfield, county of Suffolk, Eng- land, and lived in the reigns of Henry IV. and VI. (1399-1422) ; he married Susannah Smyth; she died, and he married (second) Katherine Simon Fiske, of Laxfield,


will dated December 22, 1493, be- queaths his soul to God, the Virgin Mary, and all the saints in heaven; and to each of his sons twenty pounds, mentioning his daughter. Children: William, born in Eng- land (see below) ; Jeffrey, married Margaret -; John, married -; Edmund, married Margery -; Margaret, married a Dowsing or Dowling. Symond died February, 1464.


(II) William Fiske, son of Lord Symond Fiske, was born at Stadhaugh, England, mar- ried Joan Lynne, of Norfolk. He lived dur- ing the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., Richard III., and Henry VII. He died about about 1504, before his wife. He also resided at Laxfield. Children: Thomas, married Anne - -; William, married Joan -; Augustine, married Joan -; Simon (see below ) ; Robert, married - and Joan -; John, married -; Margery; Margaret.


(III) Simon, son of William Fiske, was born in Laxfield ; married Eilzabeth -, who died in Halesworth, 1558; Simon died June, 1538. Children: Simon (see below) ; Will- iam ; Robert, married Alice --; Joan, mar- ried Iverton; Jeffrey; Gelyne, married Warner; Agnes; Thomas; Elizabeth; John.


(IV) Simon (2), son of Simon (1) Fiske, was born in Laxfield; married -; died 1505; in his will left legacies to all of his children, all young, and to his brother, Mas- ter John Fiske, ten marks, bequesting that he sing for his soul for one year. Children : Robert (see below) ; John, married Thomas- ine Pinchard; George, married Anne -; Nicholas, married Joan Crispe; Jeffrey ; Jeremy, married -; William, married -; Richard, married Agnes Crispe ; Joan ; Gelyne ; Agnes.


(V) Robert, son of Simon (2) Fiske, was born in Stadhaugh, England, about 1525; married Mrs. Sybil (Gould) Barber ; for some time he was of the parish of St. James, South Elmham, England. His wife was in great danger in the time of the religious persecu- tion, 1553-58, as was her sister Isabella, orig- inally Gould, who was confined in the Castle of Norwich and escaped death only by the power of her brothers, who were men of great influence in the county. Robert fled for re- ligion's sake in the days of Queen Mary to Geneva, but returned later and died at St. James.


Of his four sons, Eliezer had no issue, but the progeny of the other three, in whole or in part, settled in New England; about this time was a season of great religious per- secution. Children, born in England: I. William (see below) ; 2. Jeffrey, married Sarah Cooke. 3. Thomas, married Margery 4. Eliezer or Eleazer, married Eliza- beth - -; he died s. p. in Metfield, England, in July, 1615, leaving property and legacies to his widow and the children of his brothers ; his widow died in 1629. 5. Elizabeth, mar- ried Robert Bernard, a farmer of the estate of Custrick Hall, in Wecky, county Essex, which he held of Sir Edward Coke, the lord chief justice ; a daughter of this Bernard mar- ried a Locke, and was the mother of John Locke, who was thus a grandson of Robert Fiske.


(VI) William (2), son of Robert Fiske, was born in Laxfield, England, in 1566; mar- ried Anna Anstye, daughter of Walter, of Tibbenham, Long Row, in Norfolk; she died, and he married ( second) Alice Will- iam is described as of St. James, in South Elmham, and it is said of him that he fled with his father for religion's sake. Children, born in South Elmham, England, all but the youngest by his first wife: 1. John, mar- ried Anne Lantersee. 2. Nathaniel (see be- low). 3. Eleazer, married and settled in Nor- wich; female issue only. 4. Eunice, died un- married. 5. Hannah, married, May 4, 1603, William Candler ; he was schoolmaster at Tof- ford; their son, Rev. Matthias Candler, was author of the celebrated Candler Manuscript on file in the British Museum; other children were John and Mary Candler. 6. Hester, married John Chalke, or Challie, of Rednall or Road Hall, England. 7. Mary, married Anthony Fisher, proprietor of Wignotte,


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county Suffolk, England; their descendants settled in America.


(VII) Nathaniel, son `of William (2) Fiske, born in England -; resided at Wey- bred, England; married Mrs. Alice (Hend or Henel) Leman. Children, born at Wey- bred, England: Nathaniel (see below) ; Sa- rah, married Robert Rogers.


(VIII) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (I) Fiske, was born at Weybred, Suffolk county, England; resided at Weybred; there is a tradition that he died on the passage to New England. He married Dorothy, daugh- ter of John Symonds, of Wendham. Chil- dren, born in England: I. John (see below) ; 2. Nathan, married Susanna 3. Esther. 4. Martha, married Martin Underwood; he was a weaver, coming to New England.


(IX) John, son of Nathaniel (2) Fiske, was born in England, about 1619, came to America with his brother Nathan and father Nathaniel, the latter dying on the passage over : the mother probably died in England. John took the oath of fidelity in 1652; he pur- chased land in Watertown and resided there, where he died October 28, 1684, aged sixty- five years.


He married, December II, 1651, Sarah, only child of Nicholas Wyeth, by his first wife. Children: 1. Sarah, born February 1, 1652. 2. John, 1654; died 1655. 3. John, Novem- ber 20, 1655 (see below). 4. Margaret, born November 28, 1658; died unmarried, aged ninety-one, January 15, 1750. 5. Mary, born July 5, 1651; married Joseph Mason; died 1723, leaving children.


(X) John (2), son of John (I) Fiske, was born at Watertown, Massachusetts, Novem- ber 20, 1655 ; he was a husbandman, made a freeman in 1690; died January 6, 1718. He married (first) Abigail Parks, December 9, 1679, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Dix) Parks, born March 3, 1658. He married (second) January 7, 1699, Hannah Richards, who died 1714. He resided at Watertown and Waltham. Children, all but last by his first wife: I. Abigail, born 1684; married John Stearns, of Watertown. 2. Elizabeth, born 1685, married Benjamin Whitney. 3. John (see below). 4. Jonathan, born 1688; died in infancy. 5. Jonathan, baptized 1689; married Lydia Bemis. 6. Hepzibah, born 1693; married George Harrington. 7. A daughter, born November 19, died November 20, 1695. 8. David, born 1697; married Eliz-


abeth Durkee. 9. Hannah, baptized 1704, died 1714.


(XI) John (3), son of John (2) Fiske, known as Lieutenant John Fiske, was born at Watertown, May 15, 1687; he resided at Waltham and Worcester, Massachusetts, dy- ing November 2, 1756; married (first) Mary, daughter of Samuel and Mary ( Bemis) Whit- ney, June 7, 17II ; (second) Elizabeth, daugh- ter of John Chinery, December 14, 1727. His first wife died February 27, 1726. Children, four first by first wife, three last by second : I. Mary, born 1711; married Samuel Hagar. 2. Abigail, born 1714; married Stephen Sawin. 3. John (see below). 4. Sarah, born 1718. 5. Jonathan, born 1729; married Abi- gail -. 6. David, born 1734. 7. Daniel, born about 1730; married Sarah Kendall.


(XII) John (4) Fisk, son of John (3) Fiske, was born at Watertown, Massachu- setts, June 10, 1716; married, at Worcester, Massachusetts, June 1, 1748, Azubah Moore. He resided at Worcester, dying about 1797. Children: I. John (see below). 2. Mary, born December 22, 1751-2; married Fisk. 3. Samuel, born 1753; died young. 4. James, born 1755; died young. 5. James, born 1757 ; married Azubah Moore. 6. Sam- uel, born 1759; married Olive -- and Pris- cilla -. 7. Elizabeth, born 1761 ; married Daniel Chaddick, of Worcester. 8. Sarah, born 1764. 9. Azuba, born 1768; married James Goulding, of Worcester.


(XIII) John (5), son of John (4) Fisk, was born at Worcester, Massachusetts, Au- gust 16, 1749; was a commissary in the United States army during the revolutionary war, his family residing at Crown Point, New York; his house was burned by the enemy just before the close of the war, after which he sold out the place and moved east, set- tled in Connecticut, and lived there until 1797, then moved back to New York state with his family, and resided in Brookfield. Here he was killed by a tree falling upon him on his premises, in 1802. He married Irena or Irene Buck, born 1754, died 1850. Children: I. David (see below). 2. John, born 1778; mar- ried Eunice Bugbee. 3. James, born 1780; married Hannah Green. 4. Azubah, born 1785; married - Faulkner; died in 1869, in Brookfield, New York, leaving a large fam- ily. 5. Jonathan, born 1790; died in infancy. 6. Sally, born 1792; died in 1825. 7. Olive, born 1788; married - Fairbanks; resi-


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dence, Ellington, New York; had a large family.


(XIV) David, son of John (5) Fisk, was born November 12, 1782, in Worcester, Mas- sachusetts; was a farmer, residing in Brook- field and Ellington, New York; died in El- lington, in 1862; married, in Brookfield, De- cember 18, 1803, Lydia Bugbee, born March -. 1784, died July 10, 1838. Children: I. Dennison, born 1807 ; married Polly P. Bush. 2. Jolın, born 1821 ; married Clarinda Main. 3. Friend Lyman, born September 24, 1804; married Perley Farman, died 1868. 4. Da- vid, born 1812; married Mary Maria L. Wentworth. 5. Sally, born 1809; married Robert Golding ; died 1861 ; resided at Elling- ton. 6. James (see below). 7. Charles, born October 17, 1823; residence Ellington ; mar- ried and has children. 8. Irena, born 1818; married George Pierce, and has children.


(XV) James, son of David Fisk, was born in Brookfield, New York, August 3. 1815. He was a farmer and a resident of Ellington, Chautauqua county, New York. He came from Brookfield, Madison county, New York. in a sled drawn by oxen; he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and an old line Whig; married Harriet Larkins. Children : 1. George, drowned in well at age of four years. 2. Harriet Olive, died aged about ten years. 3. Irving, born September 3, 1848; resident of Ellington. 4. Chauncey. 5. LeRoy, born October 14, 1856; a resident of Jamestown. 6. Charles Edward (see be- low ).


(XVI) Charles Edward, son of James and Harriet (Larkins) Fisk, was born in Janu- ary. 1841, in Ellington, New York, where he was educated, and where he farmed. He en- listed in 1862 in Company B, 112th New York Volunteers, as-a private in the civil war. He was taken prisoner at Chapin Farm and sent first to Libby Prison, afterwards to Ander- sonville, where he died and was buried with the others who shared his terrible fate. Though a young man, he offered all that he had, his life, upon the altars of his country, and his memory will be perpetuated in the hearts of his fellow-citizens as one who died for what he believed to be the right; it is of such stuff that heroes are made. He married Sarah Falconer, daughter of Cyrus Falconer ; she was born at Randolph, in 1843.


(XVII) Charles Edward (2), son of Charles Edward (I) and Sarah (Falconer)


Fisk, was born at Ellington, Chautauqua county, New York, February 21, 1863. He spent the first seven years of his life on the old farm, when the family removed to a farm two and a half miles north of Fluvanna, New York; they remained at this place until a later move was made to the town of Gerry. Charles Edward's education being conducted in the primary schools and the Academy of Ellington. Upon leaving school he entered the employ of the Strong Veneer Company at Gerry, and by the intelligent performance of his duties and the interest which he took in his work, rose rapidly in the business, and prospering, built himself a comfortable resi- dence in the town where he remained for over twelve years. In the year 1897 he assisted in founding the Jamestown Veneer Works, in which he later became a partner in company with Nathan M. Willson, George B. Peter- son, and A. J. Thayer, and of which he is now the manager. This business represents to-day one of the chief industries of the city of Jamestown; the plant is located on Steel street, the firm occupying a building of three floors and containing a space of 225x65 feet ; fifty persons are employed, including the members of the firm; Griffith & Cadwell, who were interested in the beginning of the con- cern, as early as 1895, sold out their interest entirely to Messrs. Peterson, Thayer & Pratt, who also retired later from the business. All of the members of the firm are eminently practical men, giving their entire time and attention to the work. Messrs. Peterson and Willson were both born in Jamestown. while Mr. Thayer is a native of Brocton. The busi- ness of the firm is the manufacture of every variety of veneer from the plain to the beau- tiful, bird's-eye blister and curl maple, plain and fancy birch, oak, ash, and other native woods. The work of cutting the wood into strips almost as thin as paper, and of any length, is most interesting. The firm's trade embraces all the first-class furniture makers in the country, and has a very large follow- ing among the manufacturers of Jamestown, being one of the standard commercial institu- tions of the city.


Mr. Fisk has been a resident of Jamestown since 1901, residing since the year 1905 at No. 82 Barrett avenue, which he then pur- chased and which is one of the most modern and convenient homes in the city. He occu- pies a most enviable position in the commun-


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ity, and is a leading man in all public affairs ; in politics he is an adherent of the Republi- can party, and belongs to the organization of the Sons of Veterans. He and his family also are members of the Seventh Adventist church, Mrs. Fisk taking a very active interest in church affairs.


Mrs. Fisk, to whom Mr. Fisk was married at Gerry, New York, September 30, 1886, was a Miss Minnie Waite, daughter of Ephraim and Lovilla (Starr) Waite, born April 27, 1866, and a most delightful and capable woman; they have one daughter, Mabel Cleo, born at Gerry, New York, June 22, 1888, and now married to Mr. Ralph G. Sage, residing in Jamestown, New York.


WILSON (III) William Armour, son of Alexander (2) (q. v.) and Eunice (Seeley) Wilson, was born in the town of Ballston, Saratoga county, New York, April 21, 1808. He settled with his father in the town of Wilson, Niagara county, New York, at an early date in the history of that town, which was named after Reuben Wilson, the original settler, but of another branch of the Wilson family. Will- iam A. Wilson was a farmer, and a promin- ent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was a Democrat in politics, and a man of high standing in his community. He married (first) in 1840, Almira Tappan, who died in 1861. He married (second) Mary Sinsel, of Niagara county. Children by first wife: I. George E. 2. Juliet, mar- ried . John Hill. 3. John S. 4. William T. 5. Charles A., of whom further. 6. Ruth Almira, married George Campbell. 7. Ste- phen, died in infancy. 8. Stephen. Children of second marriage: 9. Benjamin F. 10. Eleanor, married William Capen. 11. Frank. 12. Walter. 13. Henry. 14. Luther. 15. George.


(IV) Charles A., son of William Armour and Almira (Tappan) Wilson, was born in Wilson, Niagara county, New York, August 1, 1849. He obtained his education in the Lockport schools, and after completing his studies returned home and assisted his father in the cultivation of his farm. After a few years he purchased a farm of his own and since that time has devoted all his energies to general farming and fruit growing. He now owns two farms, the one on which he resides consists of one hundred and seventy-


five acres, and is situated in the town of Wil- son, about fifteen miles from Lockport. It is well furnished with suitable buildings and stocked with improved breeds of cattle and horses. His orchards are mostly apple and peach trees in full bearing and very produc- tive. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served in important capacities. In religion he is a Methodist, belonging to the First Meth- odist church, of which he is a trustee. He is a man of high principle, and universally respected in his community. He is interested in matters genealogical, and is vice-president of the Wilson Association of Niagara county.


Mr. Wilson married (first) December 8, 1875, Frances E. Reed, born October 18, 1851, died April 13, 1895, daughter of Orson Reed, of Somerset Corners, Niagara county. He married (second) November 1, 1895, Eliz- abeth Rehring, born February 21, 1877. Chil- dren by first marriage: 1. Lelia E., born September 4, 1876; married Andrew Steers, of New York City. 2. Orson Floyd, born June 29, 1887; educated in Niagara Falls Academy and Wilson University; now his father's assistant. Children by second mar- riage : 3. Hazel Ruth, born August 1, 1896. 4. William Alexander, born January 3, 1898. 5. Myrtle L., born September 25, 1899, died September 19, 1900. 6. Garnett M., born January 15, 1902. 7. Harold Seymour, born July 7, 1905.


THORN This is an old English family of high standing. The name has been an honored one in England for centuries. Robert Thorn, 1615, was mayor of Bristol, and in 1523 represented his borough in parliament. He is buried in Temple Church, London, where a monument stood, bearing in part the following: "By will devised certain property for the erection, foundation, continuance and supportation of a free school of grammar to be established in Bristol." He left two sons, Robert and Nicholas. Robert (2) was a man of great wealth and on terms of intimacy with the most scientific seamen and geographers of his day. To advance the interest of science he advanced one-seventh of the cost of fitting Cabot for his famous expedition to the Rio de la Plata in 1526. On his coat-of-arms is a Latin dis- tich to this effect: "I am called a thorn. The glory be given to God who giveth the good things that the Thornes dispense to the poor."


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(I) This branch of the family descends from Thomas Thorn, who came to the United States with his wife and three sons.


(II) Stephen, son of Thomas Thorn, was born May 2, 1802, in Brenchly, county Kent, England, died August 16, 1878. He came to the United States with the family and set- tled in Utica, New York. He was extensively engaged in business in that city and also was engaged in the oil business. He married, in Albany, New York, November 16, 1825, Mary Ann Bennett, born August 21, 1807, in the Bermuda Islands, West Indies, died January II, 1875, daughter of Joseph Ben- nett, of Albany, New York. Children: An infant, born and died August 8, 1826; Ste- phen Springate, born September 7, 1827; James Edward, June 10, 1829; Samuel Sprin- gate, September 22, 1831; William Bennett, July 14, 1833; Ann Elizabeth, June 3, 1836; Joseph Clifford, May 26, 1838, died March 8. 1839; Francis Shaw, of whom further; Sa- rah E., born February 3, 1844, died Novem- ber 28, 1856.


(III) Francis Shaw, sixth son of Stephen and Mary Ann ( Bennett) Thorn, was born July 26, 1841, in Utica, New York. He spent his life engaged in mercantile pursuits, and is now living retired in Buffalo with his son- in-law, Dr. Charles Van Bergen. He mar- ried, January 25, 1869, Georgianna, born Oc- tober 24, 1846, died July 31, 1896, daughter of George Platt and Mary Ann (Thayer) Stevenson, of Buffalo, New York. Children : I. Amelia Louise, married Dr. Charles Van Bergen. 2. Georgianna, born September 25, 1876; married (first) James B. Fenton, Octo- ber 3, 1900; child, George Stevenson Fenton, born December 19, 1901; she married (sec- ond) December 31, 1910, Richard L. Wood.


TAYLOR The surname Taylor is an an- cient family name in England, and is derived from an occu- pation or trade, like Smith, Mason, Carpen- ter, etc. The name is also found in Ireland quite frequently. A branch of the family set- tled in the north of Ireland at the time of the grants to the Scotch and English Protestants, from whom the hardy, virile Scotch-Irish race descend.


Many Taylors landed in New England in the seventeenth century, and families were founded in every colony prior to 1700. Several branches of the family settled in Con-


necticut, and many of the earlier families are also found in New Hampshire.


The English Taylors, some of whose de- scendants now live in Westfield, New York, were of Norman stock. The name is a cor- ruption of Taliaferro, and came to England with William the Conqueror.


(I) The first one in America was John Taylor, who came from Haverhill, Suffolk- shire, England, with Governor Winthrop, June 12, 1636. His first wife died, also their child. He married (second) a widow with two or more daughters. He moved to Wind- sor, Connecticut, in August, 1639. In Janu- ary, 1646, leaving two sons, he, together with other prominent men, sailed for England, sent by the colony to endeavor to secure for Con- necticut as good a charter as that held by the Massachusetts colony. The ship was never more heard from, but is famous in poetry and prose as "The Phantom Ship." His widow married a Mr. Hoyt, and accompanied by her youngest son, they moved to Norwalk, Connecticut. The sons of John and Rhoda Taylor were: John, born 1641; settled in Northampton, Massachusetts, was captain of a troop of horse and was killed by the In- dians at Northampton in 1704, leaving a large family. Thomas, see forward.


(II) Thomas, youngest son of John and Rhoda Taylor, was born in 1643. He settled at Norwalk, Connecticut. He married, Feb- ruary 14, 1668, Rebecca, daughter of Edward Ketchanı, and moved to Danbury, Connecticut, one of the first settlers, and his death occurred there, January 17, 1735. Children :. I. Thomas, born November 26, 1668; ancestor of Presidents Seelye, of Amherst and Smith col- leges. 2. Deborah, born June, 1671; married Daniel Betts. 3. Jephthah, born December, 1673. 4. John, twin of Jephthah. 5. Daniel, born October, 1676; ancestor of Mrs. Noah Porter. 6. Timothy, born 1678. 7. Nathan, born February 7, 1682; ancestor of P. T. Barnum, the celebrated showman. 8. Re- becca, born 1684; married Daniel Benedict. 9. Theophilus, see forward. 10: Eunice, born 1689; married Lieutenant Benjamin Starr.


(III) Theophilus, youngest son of Thomas and Rebecca (Ketcham) Taylor, was born in 1687, died at Danbury, Connecticut, at the age of ninety years. He married (first) Benedict. who bore him two children. He married (second) Sarah Gregory. Children : Lydia, married Lemuel Beebe; Theophilus ;


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Sarah, married Abraham Andrews; Benja- min, see forward; Rebecca, married Robert Andrews.




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