Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y. 1684-1890, Part 76

Author: Child, Hamilton, 1836- [from old catalog] comp; Horton, William H., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., The Syracuse journal company, printers and binders
Number of Pages: 1384


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Ebenezer Smith was born in Barnstable, Mass., in 1739. He served in the Revolutionary war and died in Galway, Saratoga County, in 1832, at the extreme age of 93 years. In 1763 he married Rhoda Beebe, who bore him 10 children. His son, Asa Smith, was born in 1774, and died in 1834. He resided in Henderson, from which plaee he removed to Ellisburgh, where he died. He married Betsey Hinman, who was born in 1773. and died in 1844. Their children were Harvey, Philena, Cornelia, Sidney, Ambrose, Lucinda, Julian, Ashby, Maria, and Pamilla. Ashby Smith married Dolly, daughter of Harmon and Debora (Coon) Robbins, of Adams, and their children were Caroline, Martin, Sidney, Elizabeth, Mary A., George, Henry, William, Charles, and Almira. He has resided in this town since 1841. His daughter Almira married Clark F., son of Daniel and Lydia (Wells) Arnold, and their children are Otis D., Charles B., and Engene C. Clark F. Arnold's father, Daniel, was born in Massachusetts and ·came to Hounsfield in 1830. He died in Henderson in 1882. aged 73 years.


John Seroxton, son of Holland, was born in England, and in 1842 immigrated to this .country and located at Sackets Harbor, where he remained until his death in 1866, aged 54 years. He married Eliza Dillon, of England, who bore him 10 children, among whom was John, Jr., who was two years of age when he came to this town with his parents, where he still resides. He has been engaged in the hardware trade at Sackets Harbor since 1863. His mother is still living at the age of 64 years.


Thomas Gamble was born in Scotland, where he died. His son Robert immigrated to this country and located in Vermont in 1832, whence he removed to Saekets Harbor, where he died in 1860, aged 72 years. He served in the War of 1812 and participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor. He was married, and his children were Alexander, Francis, Franklin, William, and James. The latter married Anna McGregg, of Kingston, Canada, and they had children as follows: Edward, James, Charles, Josiah, and William. He has resided in Sackets Harbor 45 years.


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James Marks, a Revolutionary soldier, was born and died in Connecticut. His children were Robert, Lathrop, and Joseph. The latter removed from Connecticut, his native state, to- Hounsfield, in 1843, and here resided until his death, in 1849, aged 39 years. His principal occupation was that of a sailor. He married Hannah, daughter of Charles Fall, of Lyme, and their children were Huldah E., Reuben, Mary J., James, Cordelia, Frank, Aruna, and Joseph. Joseph Marks married Maria, daughter of Henry and Jane Turpin, of Dexter. His. children are Josic H., Irene H., Fanny B., and Frank M. He served in Co. K, 35th N. Y., and Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., until the close of the war, nearly four years in all, and participated in the battle of Petersburg. Reuben Marks served in Co. A, 81st N. Y. Inf., participated in the battles of Malvern Hill and Wilderness, and died in Yorktown. Frank Marks served in Co. E, 35th N. Y. Vols., and Co. B, 2d N. Y. Cav., and participated in the battles of Antictam, Bull Run, and Fredericksburg, and remained in the service until the close of the war.


John Perrigo, a native of Montreal, came to Sackets Harbor in 1845, where he has since resided. He married Jane French, and they had eight children, among whom was Charles H., who married Mary, daughter of Richard and Mary Boyd, and had four children, viz .: Nellie, Charles, Eugene, and Percy. Mrs. Perrigo survives her husband, who died March 25, 1881. aged 36 years. He served in the late war in Co. I, 18th N. Y. Cavalry.


Benjamin Tracy, a native of Groton, Conn., located in the town of Lyme when young, and here died at the age of 43 years. He was a minute-man, and served in the battle of Sackets Harbor in 1814. He married Sibyl Fish, of Plainfield, N. Y., and their children were Elsy, Julia A., Hubert H., Eleanor, George, Gurdon, Bernard, Laura, and Capt. James M. The latter was born in this town, where he married Elmina, daughter of Aaron and Susan (Perkins) Wheat, by whom he has four children, viz .: Elizabeth II., James M., Howard N .. and John R. He was a captain on the lake for 35 years, and is now retired at the age of 68. years.


George Reader was born near Bridport, Dorsetshire, England, whence he immigrated to- this country and located at Sackets Harbor in 1851, where he died in 1871, aged 70 years. He married Mary Huxford, of Uplyme, Devon, England, who survives him. Their children were John and George (twins), who were born in Lyme-Regis, Eng., in 1832, and John H., who. came from England to Sackets Harbor in 1852. John H. Reader married Matilda, daughter of Robert and Jane (Lane) Jeffrey, of Sackets Harbor, and they have had two children, Laura (deceased) and Henry H. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was honorably discharged at the close of the war, and now receives a pension. He has served as town clerk of Hounsfield four years.


William Lindsey was a native of Tyrone, Ireland, where he died, aged 70 years. His wife, Catharine, bore him six children, viz .: Catharine, Jane, Thomas, John, James, and William. Thomas immigrated to America in 1851, and located in Sackets Harbor, where he died in 1871, aged 64 years. He married Sarah Wright, of Ireland, and their children were Mary, William, Thomas, John, Lewis, Jennie, Katie, and James. The latter resides in the village of Sackets Harbor.


John Graham, of Scotch descent, was a native of County Cavan, Ireland, and died at the age of 70 years. He married Mary Riddle and reared a family of eight children, among whom was John, who married Mary Fieldie and reared 11 children, of whom James F. emigrated to Canada in 1843, and there remained two years. when he removed to the town of Adams, and finally located in Hounsfield, where he now resides. He married Jane, daughter of John and Mary (Moore) Moore, of County Moneghan, Ireland, and his children are John H., James II., Robert M., William F., and Mary J. He has occupied his present farm for 32 years.


James Drake, of Connecticut, located in Redfield, Oswego County, about 1800, where he remained until his death, aged 87 years. He had four children, of whom Andrew was born in Oswego County, where he died at the age of 23 years. He married Eunice Davis, of Redfield, and their children were Andrew J. and Louisa. Andrew J. Drake came to this town in 1856, and still resides here. In 1860 he married Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah (Pilmore) Sar- gent, and they have one daughter, Eva E. (Mrs. Olin H. Lepper). Mr. Drake served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years.


Daniel Fox, who served in the battle of Sackets Harbor, was born in Connecticut, whence- he emigrated to this county and located in the town of Adams about 1800, where he died about. 1876. having attained the extreme age of 101 years and six months. He married Hannah


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Hewitt, and of their six children, Hiram was born in Connecticut and came to Hounsfield in 1838, where he remained until his death in 1859, aged 59 years. He married Eliza, daughter of Laban Ross, of Adams, by whom he had two children, Maria A. and Milo L. Milo L. was born in Adams. He married Mrs. Ellen Harlow, of Sackets Harbor, daughter of John Wright. His wife has one son, Charles Harlow, by her first husband. Mr. Fox has occupied his present farm for 29 years.


Baptist Gilmore removed from Acworth, N. H., to near Augusta, Me., and thence to West Virginia, where he died at Point Pleasant. His wife, Annie, bore him eight children, of whom Frank came to Hounsfield about 1857, and here remained until his death in 1883, aged 70 years. He married Martha J .. daughter of Horace and Permelia (Cook) Gilmore, of Water- town, and his children were Alice and Edwin A. His widow survives him at the age of 59 years. Edwin A. married Elsie M., daughter of James and Adaline (Sperry) Griswold, of Hounsfield. and their children are Frank H. and James. He resides with his mother on road 4.


John Butterfield, son of Jonathan, removed from the East to Wisconsin, and thence to. Iowa, where he died, aged 76 years. He married Jane, daughter of Zelotes and Lovisa Wilson, of Adams, and his children were Augusta, Schuyler, and George E. The latter located in Sackets Harbor in December, 1858. He married Kate, daughter of John and Mary Shean, of Little Falls, who bore him three children, viz .: Frank W., Carrie A. (deceased), and Nora E. August 18, 1864, he enlisted in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war, attaining the rank of first sergeant. He served as town clerk two years, and has been secretary of Sackets Harbor Lodge, F. & A. M., for 12 years. He is now deputy collector of United States customs.


Stephen Hamilton was a native of Ireland, his wife was Sarah Long, and his children were Esther, Sarah, and John. The latter married Eliza Harris, and they both lived and died in Ireland. Their children were Stephen, Ellen. Margaret, and John. The latter went to New Orleans when 10 years of age and served as drummer boy in the Florida war. He served in the Mexican war, and in the late civil war in Co. L. 10th N. Y. H. A., being in the service in all 13 years. He married Jane, daughter of Plenney S. and Margaret (Patterson) Storey, of Sackets Harbor, and their children are Mary A., William, George, James, John, and Mary J. He has resided in Sackets Harbor for the past 30 years.


Isaiah Brundige resided in Pinckney, Lewis County, where he died. He married Mary Jeffreys, and among their children was Daniel I., who was born in Saratoga County. Daniel I. served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., in the late civil war. He married Lucy Green, who bore him children as follows: Almanson, Oliver A,, Orletta, Lorenzo C., James M., Walter H., Loverna J., Amelia D., Frank M., and Edgar H. The latter married Margaret J., daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Irwin) Irwin, of Prince Edward, Ontario, and they have two children, Dell R. and Emma E. He served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and was honorably discharged.


J. Wright Norton was a native of Vermont, where he resided at the time of his death. His wife, Namah, bore him five children. His son Horatioremoved from Vermont to Pamelia when 19 years of age. In 1863 he located in Hounsfield, where he died in 1868, aged 66 years. He married Minerva Dillon, of Brownville, who was the first white child born in this county north of Black River. Their children were Silas, John, William. Charles, James, Mary, Eunetia, and Leander W. The latter was born in Hounsfield, and married Vashti A. Randall, of Brownville, daughter of Olney and Lydia (Fuller) Randall, and now resides in this town. William W. Norton served in Co. C, 186th N. Y. Vols., and Charles Norton in Co. E, 94th N. Y. Vols.


Isaac Cleveland, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Connecticut, whence he removed to Rutland, in this county, finally locating in Hounsfield, where he died, aged 80 years. His son Harvey was born in Connecticut and served in the War of 1812. He came to Jefferson County among the early settlers, and finally located in this town, where he died in 1867, aged 80 years. He married Relief Cross, of Lockport, and their children were Flora, Philander V., Decastro, Christiana, Jane, Betsey, and Isaac II. The latter was born in the town of Rutland. He mar- ried Adaline, daughter of William and Catharine Hudson, of Clayton, and their children are Milo D., Emogene, Alzada, and Philander. He is a farmer in this town.


Jaines Jackson, son of William, was born in Ireland, and in 1863 immigrated to this country and located in Sackets Harbor, where he now resides. He married Margaret Higgen,


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of Ireland, and his children were William, James, James, 2d, John, Jane, Thomas, Mary, and Maggie. He resides off road 25.


Richard Boyd. a native of Ireland, came to Sackets Harbor in 1865, where he died in 1870, aged 63 years. He was a blacksmith. He married Mary Crow, of Ireland, and their children were Ellen, Martha, Mary, John, and James. The latter removed with his parents to Canada when he was two years of age, and in 1865 came to Sackets Harbor. He married Mary, daugh- ter of Thomas and Sarah (Wright) Lindsey, and they have two children, Eva and Hattie. Mr. Boyd is a blacksmith.


William Hicks, son of John, removed from Canada to Hounsfield in 1865, where he died in 1878, aged 44 years. He married Sarah Sekor, and his children were Charles, Armina, Lilly, and Adam N. The latter married Cristianna, daughter of George and Mary Kahill, of Canada, and they have had two children. Arthur A. (deceased) and William G., and reside in the vil- lage of Sackets Harbor. Mrs. Sarah Hicks survives her husband at the age of 58 years.


Richard Meeks, who served in the Revolutionary war three years, was born in Albany County, where he died. He married Jemima Nelson, and among their children was a son named Edward, who settled on a farm in the town of Henderson in 1835. He died in Canada, aged 66 years. He married Harriet Cook, and they had nine children, viz .: Dennison, Mar- tha, Joel, Champiin. Lewis, Amelia, Moses, Hannah, and Nelson. The latter married Geraldine, daughter of Matthew D. and Hannah (Davis) Wright, and their children were Jesse, Glenna, and Pearl. Mr. Meeks served in Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A., until the close of the war. He is a farmer in this town.


Francis Metcalf located in North Adams in 1829, and there remained until his death. He married Sarah Carter, a native of England, and they had eight children, of whom Henry married Mary, daughter of Michael and Lydia (Dunlavey) Colwell, of Sackets Harbor, and died in 1879, aged 68 years. Their children were Albert H., Thomas, Bailey, Mary, Charlotte Joseph P., and Robert F. Mrs. Metcalf survives her husband at the age of 59 years. Albert H. Metcalf married Frank, daughter of David and Fanny (Livermore) Palmer, and their chil- dren are Winette E., Anna L., Gertrude W., Kittie V., and Harry. Henry Metcalf served in the U. S. navy 20 years, and was superintendent of the navy yard at Sackets Harbor 22 years. Albert entered the naval service in 1866, as custodian of the naval property at Sackets Harbor, and still retains that position. He served in Co. B, 142d N. Y. Vols., in the late war.


Joel Waterbury died in Cuba, N. Y., aged abont 90 years. He married Hannah Earing, and they had 10 children, of whom John M. married, first, Hannah Chapman, who bore him one son, Isaac, and second, Huldah Downs, of Rodman, by whom he had children as follows: Estella H .. Albert M., Alice H., Nettie F., John O., George S., Minnie, Willard H., Clara M., and Everett D. The latter removed from Watertown to Sackets Harbor in 1868, and here married Elizabeth H., daughter of Capt. James M. and Elmina (Wlieat) Tracy, by whom he has three children, Nettie E., Jesse L., and Nellie Maude.


George H. Russell was born at St. Mary's Church, Devonshire, England, where he now resides. He married S. Jane, daughter of Matthew and Fanny Eveleigh, and his children are Arthur, John, Jane, and George H., Jr. The latter came to Sackets Harbor in 1869, where he married Emma C., daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Eveleigh) Baker, by whom he had two children, Arthur W. and Clinton J., deceased. He resides in the village of Sackets Harbor.


William Galloway, a native of Massachusetts, came to Watertown in 1800, among the first settlers, and was an active real estate dealer. He died in Honnsfield on road 24, aged 68 years. He married Hannah Wescott, and of their 10 children, Charles married, first, Rebecca, daugh- ter of Archibald Fassett, of Hounsfield, and his children are William, Truman, George, Martha, Alvali, Charles, and Edgar. He married, second, Mrs. Eveline Mott, daughter of Abel Gregg, of Rutland, and now occupies the homestead farm, where he has resided 40 years. William Galloway, son of Charles, married Mariette, daughter of William and Laura (Law- rence) Bell, and their children are Walter, Frank, Albert, Myron, Flora, Talcott, Ernest, and Eva. He lives with his father, who is 81 years of age.


Renben Tremain, of French parentage, was born in Paris, Oneida County, where he died in 1810, aged 87 years. He married Lucy Winchell, of the same town, and had nine children, of whom Solomon was born in Paris, N. Y., and in 1815 removed to Rodman and settled on a farm which he occupied until his death in 1869, aged 84 years. He married Lucy, daughter of Alvahı Brainard, and his children were Daniel, Emeline, Ursula, Abner, Adaline and Aveline


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(twins), Warren, and Giles W. The latter was born in Rodman and came to Hounsfield in 1870. He married, first, Laura, daughter of James Chapman, of Ohio, who bore him one son, Ansel S .; and second, Mrs. Jane A. Stokes, daughter of Henry and Saralı (Ashby) Metcalf, and they reside in this town on road 63, He enlisted in 1862 in Co. B, 10th N. Y. H. A., and was honorably discharged at the close of the war.


Allen Parker, a native of Vermont, located in Clayton in 1817, and thence removed to Sedalia, Mo., where he died, aged 74 years. He married Mary Budlong, of Rodman, and they had seven children, viz .: Lavilla, Elizabeth, Abigail, Esther, James, Nelson, and Francis L. The latter married Frances S., daughter of Loren and Mary A. (Whitney) Hurd, of Hounsfiekl, and they have one son, Fred J., and an adopted daughter, Cora B. He is a farmer. Mr. Parker enlisted in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A., in the late war, was transferred to the navy and assigned to the gunboat Laburnham, and served during the war.


Robert Washburn, son of Dyer, was born in Hounsfield, and now resides in the town of Adams. He married Lucy Warren, of Lyme, and their children were Lottie, Helen, Warren, and Layton. The latter married Angie, daughter of Roswell and Amelia (Green) Clark. by whom he has two children, Linna and Ina. He is a farmer.


Lewis Morris, a native of Morrisania, now a part of New York city, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and served in the Revolutionary war. Among his chil- dren was Jacob, who removed to Otsego County, town of Morris, which town took its name from him, and where he died, aged 82 years. He was aide to General Hurd, of New Jersey. and brigadier-general under General Washington in the Revolutionary war, and served as state senator four years, He married, first, Mary C. Morris, of Philadelphia, Pa., and their children were Mary, Sarah, Catharine, Lewis Lee, Richard, John Cox, Jacob W., William A .. James V., and Charles V. He married, second, Mrs. Sophia Pringle, and by her had one son, William A. P., now of Madison, Wis. Charles Valentine Morris was born in the town of Mor- ris, Otsego County, May 4, 1802. On January 1, 1818, he entered the U. S. navy as a midship- man, and after serving three cruises, one in the Franklin, 74 guns, one in the Guiriere, and the other in the schooner Shook, resigned in 1826, in consequence of having yellow fever on board the Shook in the West Indies while doing lieutenant's duty. In 1841 his old shipmates. induced him to return to the navy, and he entered it as master-mate. In six months after he was examined by Commodore M. C. Perry, president of the board, and promoted as master, and ordered to duty in the navy yard. In 1855 his grade was placed on the reserved list by an act of Congress, out of the line of promotion. January 1, 1861, he came on to Washington from Michigan, and offered his services, which offer was refused by the Hon. M. Towcey, then Secretary of the Navy. He came on again April 15, 1861, and his services were accepted, and he was immediately ordered to duty in this yard by the Hon. Gideon Wells, Secretary of the Navy. He was ordered to the command of the steamer Mt. Vernon, by Admiral Dahlgren. May 24, 1861, he took the late Col. Ellsworth and six companies of his command down to Al- exandria; afterwards was sent down to the Rappahannock and other places. He was ordered by Admiral Dahlgren down the Potomac, with a marine guard, to take possession of the steamer Forbes, which he accomplished, placing the sea offieers in irons and bringing her up to the yard. One of the large steamers, the Ballimore, while moored in Baltimore, was taken pos- session of by Gen. Morris, commandant of Fort McHenry. Mr. Morris was sent on there and bronght her to the yard. He was also in command of the tug Pusey, which towed the U. S. brig Perry, passing the Rebel batteries each time without injury. He was also executive officer of the yard under Rear-Admiral Montgomery for some time during the war. Mr. Mor- ris married Eliza, daughter of Dr. Elizur and Caroline (Harrison) Moseley, of Oneida County, by whom he had children as follows: Moseley (deceased ), Caroline E., Joshua S., Thomas B., and Virginia, the last named of whom resides in the village of Sackets Harbor.


William Eveleigh, a native of Dorsetshire, England, married Elizabeth Grinter, by whom he had four children, viz .: Susan, Robert, Thomas, and John G. The latter eame to this town and located in Sackets Harbor in 1874. He was three times married. His first wife was Mar- tha Boyd, his second one was Elizabeth A. Brass, and his third, Ida, daughter of Charles Boulton, with whom he now lives. His second wife bore him two children, Ernest J. and Perey W.


John Wilson died in Scotland, aged 42 years. His wife was Jane Brass, and she bore him seven children, among whom was James A., who emigrated to America in 1866, at the age of


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24 years. In 1875 he removed from Oswego to Sackets Harbor, where he now resides. He married Mary, daughter of Archibald Preston, of Oswego, and they have had five children, viz .: Mary J., Robert B., Lizzie M .. Jessie (deceased), and James. He was employed by the Hudson Bay Company, of London, five years, engaged in the manufacture of lumber. His mother. Jane Wilson, is still living in Scotland, aged 70 years.


George Stern was a native of Hesse-Cassel, Germany, where he died. His wife, Eliza, bore him two children, George and Emil. The latter, who died in Germany, aged 32 years, mar- ried Caroline Kneper, by whom he had two children, Emil and Theodore. Theodore Stern came to America in 1853, and in 1875 located in Sackets Harbor. He married Frances A. Ross, daughter of Harvey and Mary (Cabel). He enlisted in the U. S. regular army February 1, 1864. and was discharged August 5, 1886.


Antoine Desmore came from France to Canada, where he remained until his death. Of his five children, Isaac was born in Canada, and came to Brownville in 1837, where he died in 1877, aged 72 years. He married Martha, daughter of Francis Amel, of Canada, and his chil- dren were John D., Isaac, Martha, Ursula, Mary, Melissa, Hester, Helen, and Franklin D. The latter came to Brownville with his father, where he married Mary, daughter of Morris Fitz- gerald, by whom he had 10 children, viz .: Adda (deceased), Isaac M., Kate, Ida M. (Mrs. James M. Wilder), Franklin D., Martha W., Henrietta, Jay M., John W., and Eliza. Frank- lin D. Desmore has resided in the village of Dexter, in Brownville, since his marriage. James M. Wilder had born to him five children, and died November 13, 1887.


Oscar F. Gotham, son of Enoch, was born in Pamelia, whence he removed to Hounsfield, and here resided until his death, in 1884, aged 66 years. He married Adaline, daughter of Ephraim and Terzey (Stiles) Wilder, of Dexter, and his children were Charles, Melvina, Oscar, Ephraim, Jennie, Albert, James, Mary, and William H. The latter married Mary, daughter of Stephen and Lovila (Evans) Wilder, and his children are Adaline L., Eva M., and Willie E. He served in Co. E, 94th N. Y. Vols., three years, and participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, Thoroughfare Gap, second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam, and was honorably discharged. He now resides in Hounsfield.


Levi G. Potter was a native of Oneida County, where he died at the age of 45 years. He married Roena Rising, of Litchfield, Herkimer County, and their children were Levi G., Peter C., and Henry L. The latter was born in Paris, Oneida County, and in 1879 located in Sackets Harbor, where he is now in business. He married Charlotte M. Worden, of Trenton, Oneida County, daughter of Thomas T. and Alvira (Bacon) Worden.


James M. Jones, a native of Pennsylvania, died in San Francisco, Cal., at the age of 35 years. His wife, Sarah J. Herold, who bore him one son, died in Stockton, Cal., aged 25 years. Their son, James R. Jones, was born in San Francisco, and in 1882 came to Sackets Harbor as a soldier, and was discharged February 28, 1884. He married, first, Frances E. Welch, of Dexter, who bore him one daughter, Frances J., and second, Minnie J. Felt, of Felt's Mills, N. Y. He is now a merchant at Sackets Harbor.


Solomon Hastings, son of David, was born near Whitehall, N. Y., whence he removed to Warren County, Pa., where he remained many years. About 1836 he removed to Busti, Chautauqua County, N. Y., where he now resides. He married Minerva Bostwick, and of his nine children. Alexander B., born in Chautauqua County, came to Sackets Harbor in 1882. He married Katie M. Hayes, and they have one daughter, Argetta.




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