A history of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a pioneer record, Part 175

Author: Evans, Nelson W. (Nelson Wiley), 1842-1913
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Portsmouth, O. N. W. Evans
Number of Pages: 1612


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11. JOSEPH had only one son, named John, who kept the Old Waite Tavern on the Post road, between Boston and Albany which was a famous stop- ping place for travelers for many years.


III. This JOHN WAITE had seven sons: (1) John, (2) Joseph, (3) Thomas, (4) Benjamin, (5) Richard, (6) William and (7) Jeduthan. Joseph, the second son, entered the Provincial Army in 1754 and has a most interesting history and his fame is proved by the fact that at Springfield, Massachusetts, and Clarendon, Vermont, monuments were erected by the citizens as a token of the esteem in which he was held. Waite river in Vermont received its name on account of some of his daring exploits.


IV. BENJAMIN WAITE, the fourth son of John Waite, and one of the ancestors of the Waite family in Scioto county, enlisted in the French and Indian War, at the age of eighteen, and was in forty engagements during this service. At one time he was captured by Indians and with two others was made to run the gauntlet. Waite being tall and athletic and understanding Indian ways, grabbed a gun from one of the Indians, clubbed his way through and gained his freedom, but the others tailed and were badly beaten. Soon after this, came the boundary dispute between the states of New York and New Hampshire and this young man was one of the Green Mountain Boys in that struggle. Following this difficulty came the battles of Lexington and Concord and he with other patriots at once offered their services and he received a commission as Captain and the official records at Washington mention him first. as Major and then as Lieutenant Colonel of Waite's Battalion of Vermont Militia, Revolutionary War. Colonel Waite was a patriot of the highest order for at the breaking out of the war he sold all his property for $4,000 in gold and loaned the money to the government, which was repaid him in Continental Currency which was nearly worthless. It is on record that he gave a peddler $1,200 for a half pound of tea and a quarter pound of indigo, so little value was there in this kind of money. The service required of the army of that locality during the war was of the most arduous kind for they had to deal with the cunning of the savage as well as the civilized foes. He was afterwards com- missioned as Brigadier General of the Vermont Militia as one of the rewards for his services. His life subsequent to the war is well known in the history of his state and mention is made of the different positions of honor held by him in these after years of his life. The town of Waitsfield was chartered by him and several others and the records of that place show him to have been both a patriot and a Christian. General Wait born February 13, 1736, at Sudbury, Massachusetts, was married to Lois Gilbert, 1767. She was the daughter of Captain Gilbert another one of the heroes of the Revolution. He died 1822 leaving six sons: Ezra, Benjamin, born at Windsor, Vermont, September 11, 1773, Gilbert, Thomas, Joseph and John.


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V. BENJAMIN, the second son and the ancestor of the Waits of Scioto county, emigrated to Ohio in the year 1814, coming with his family from Ver- - mont to Pittsburg by wagon. Here a boat was secured and family, teams and household goods were loaded and floated down the Ohio, landing near Ports- mouth. He had expected to locate in the Scioto Valley, but on arrival and noting the appearance of the inhabitants and hearing their stories of the malaria, became discouraged and located on the knobs of Porter township and there lived the remainder of his life, giving his best efforts in clearing the land and doing other work in the pioneer line of fitting the wilderness for habitation. Here the family was reared and each took his or her part in the duties of the times. Other employments were often entered into for a season for the purpose of getting a little money which was so scarce in that day. Benjamin Wait built one of the first saw mills in this section and for years his little mill on Ward's Run furnished the only lumber used in that neighborhood. The young men of the family made frequent trips to the salt works of the Kanawha Val- ley and would remain for months working in order to get a little cash. The father made several trips to New Orleans on flat boats, with some of the sons, to sell produce, floating along, standing watch by turns and selling their load, and boat, too, as best they could, and then making their way back, often the greater part of the way on foot, each trip consuming months of time. Benja- min Wait was married to Lavinia Heaton in 1793 and he died January 8, 1858. His wife died October 7, 1872, aged over ninety-six years. Twelve children were born to them, only two of whom, Benjamin F. and John H., spent nearly their whole lives in this county.


VI. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAITE lived on a farm in Porter town- ship, at what is now known as Waite's Station. He married Mary Smith, of Kentucky. To them were born: Perlina S. Allen, deceased, Olive A. Hayward of Nebraska, William H. of Iowa, James P., deceased, Abigail Stockham of Scioto county, Joseph B., deceased, Benjamin F. of Nebraska, Lavinia. wife of Captain A. J. Finney of Portsmouth, Jemima Schomberg of Scioto county, Mary, deceased, and Nevada.


John Heaton Waite was born March 22, 1811. He was three years old when he came to Ohio with his father. He was married to Malvina D. Sikes September 12, 1839. Their children were: Isabella Wyeth, deceased, Gilbert D. of Scioto county, Frances W. Leiter of Mansfield, Ohio, Emma W. Avery of St. Albans, Vermont, Sadie S. Holman of Long Dale, Virginia and John W. of Detroit, Michigan.


The White Family.


I. WILLIAM WHITE, who m. Susannah Fuller, came to America on the Mayflower, with his wife. They had two sons Resolved and Peregrine the latter of whom was born December 10, 1620, being the first born in the Ply- mouth Colony on board the Mayflower. He died at Marshfield on July 31, 1704.


II. PEREGRINE WHITE m. Sarah Bassett, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bassett, who came to America on the Fortune November 10, 1621. Their children were:


(1) Daniel, b. 1649, m. Hana Hunt at Duxbury, August 19, 1674. (2) Jonathan, b. June 4, 1658, m. Ester Nickerson. (3) Sarah, b. 1663, m. Thomas Young. (4) Mercy m. William Sherman, in 1697, died 1739.


III. The children of DANIEL WHITE (1) and Hana Hunt were:


(1) John, b. April 26, 1675, m. Susannah Sherman, February 18, 1700. (2) Joseph, b. March 1, 1678, m. Elizabeth Dwelley. (3) Thomas. b. May 8, 1680, m. Rachel -. (4) Cornelius, b. March 28, 1692, m. Hannah Randell, May 22, 1706. (5) Benjamin, b. October 12, 1864. m. Faith Oakman, December 2, 1814. (6) Eleazer. b. November 8, 1686, m. Mary Doggett, September 29, 1712.


IV. The children of ELEAZER WHITE and Mary Doggett were:


(1) Nehemiah, b. February 14, 1713. (2) Peregrine, b. 1715. (3) Eleazer, b. 1717. (4) Elkanah, b. 1719. (5) Mary, b. 1721. (6) Beniah, b. 1724. (7) Penelope, b. 1727. (8) Thomas, b. 1729. (9) Rebecca, b. 1731.


V. Children of NEHEMIAH WHITE.


(1) Phillip, b. 1734, m. Campbell. (2) Nicholas, b. 1734, m. Ester Wood. (3) Seth, b. 1737, at Woodstock, Conn., moved to New Hamp-


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shire about 1757, then to Greenupsburg, Kentucky, 1779. He died at Greenups- burg, in 1825. (4) Oliver, b. May 1, 1759, m. Abby Turner.


VI. The children of SETH WHITE:


(1) Seth, Jr., was b. in 1757, m. at Uxbridge, Massachusetts.


(2) Abel, born in New Hampshire, 1758.


VII. ABEL WHITE went with his father to Kentucky, in 1779. They floated down the Ohio river on a raft with their household goods and located at Greenupsburg, or about two miles below. They were trappers and hunters. Abel White was a private soldier in Captain Daniel's Company. Elisha Whit- combe was his First Lieutenant, Ephraim Stone, Second Lieutenant, and Aaron Smith, Ensign. Colonel Timothy Bedell was Colonel of the Regiment. This was in January, 1776. He was allowed 4£ 15s for his services, and this was paid to his heirs in Scioto county, in 1831. He traveled 70 miles in this service. The Regiment was raised by resolution of the New Hampshire Legislature, passed January 20, 1776. He afterwards served in Captain John Coles Com- pany. Colonel Ashley's Regiment which marched from Westmoreland, June 28, 1777, and was discharged July 11, 1877. He served eight days at this time and his pay was 1£ 4s. Abel m. Sarah Comfort. Their children were:


(1) Seth, (2) Abel, Jr., (3) Susannah, m. Price Kilpatrick, (4) Rebecca, m. Nathaniel Searl, the father of Judge F. C. Searl, (5) Mary, m. Wyatt Cham- berlin. (6) Daniel, grandfather of Jeweller Dan White, (7) John, m. Sylvia Wyman, (8) Asa, (9) Jermiah, lived on the Brushy Fork of the Little Scioto river, and (10) Joel.


Seth and Asa went West and settled at Peoria, Illinois; Daniel, located in Scioto county, about three miles west of Harrisonville.


VIII. DANIEL WHITE was born at Greenupsburg, Ky., on September 24, 1792, and died at Dogwood Ridge, Ohio. June 27, 1857. He was married at Greenupsburg. Ky., on September 25, 1814, to Sarah Osborn, who was born in Greenup county, Ky., September 4, 1796, and died at Dogwood Ridge, Ohio, May 25. 1851. His children were:


(1) Emeline, b. November 2, 1815; m. Simeon Wood; d. June 8, 1875.


(2) Serena, b. September 5, 1817; m. Ira Coriell; d. August 25, 1872.


(3) Osburn, b. January 7, 1820; d. in 1845.


(4) America, b. April 14, 1822; m. Jackson B. Wood at Harrison, Ohio, January 12, 1848; d. at Detroit, Michigan, November 19, 1893.


(5) Mary ("Polly"), b. January 12, 1822; m. Abraham Coriell and d. May 20, 1897.


(6) Columbia, a son, b. March 2, 1826; m. Jerushat Emery and died June, 1897 in Iowa.


(7) Enslow, b. November 23, 1828; m. Sarah Bowers, moved to Mo .; d. in 1865.


(8) Lucetta, b. October 11, 1831; m. Jake Gilland; d. June 4, 1855.


(9) Addison, b. Jan. 16, 1834; d Aug. 12, 1834.


(10) Saralı, b. April 18, 1835; m. Joe Adams; d. September 3, 1894.


(11) Electa, b. October 3, 1838; m. Henry Clear, now living at Hawk's Eye, Kansas.


IX. The children of J. B. Wood and AMERICA WHITE were:


(1) Ruth, d. very young.


(2) Eunice, b. May 31, 1850; m. Frederick L. Werback, Detroit, Michigan.


(3) Andrew C. Wood b. September 19, 1852 m. Agnes J. Robb Novem- ber 11, 1874 at Detroit, Michigan. They had three boys and three girls.


(4) Mary d. when four years old at Jackson, Ohio.


(5) Ann d. very young.


(6) Electa, d. when young, at Nashville, Tennessee. (7) Ida America, b. April 14, 1864; m. Richard B. Steward, of Detroit, Michigan.


Of the descendants of Peregrine White born on the Mayflower in 1620 and mentioned in this work are Judge F. C. Searl on page 299, Horace White on page 1,181, Daniel White on page 1,180, George W. White on page 1,181, the wife of Milton H. Shumway on page 1,132, the wife of Milton W. Brown on page 915, William B. Coriell on page 939, Orpheus A. Searl on page 1,127, Clin- ton M. Searl on page 327, Edward Coriell on page 938, Edgar W. Brown on page 913, Charles Wesley Brown on page 913, Henry Asbury Brown on page 915.


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Paul White's Family.


Paul White was born in Pennsylvania, December 17, 1817. His father died when he was a child. Paul removed to Scioto county when he was a youth. He was married to Elizabeth Walker. They had four children: John and Nancy Ann, who m. Wm. Powell, reside at Young, O .; Drucilla, m. Francis M. Powell, resides near Otway; Elizabeth, m. Frank Morse, resides on Paul White's old home place. His wife died February 25, 1862, and he was married the second time to Serena Powell in 1863. They had two children: Harrison, who resides on the old home place and Laura B., married Dynes Chambers. Paul White was a prosperous farmer, and owned a great body of land on Brush Creek. He was always a democrat in his political views. He was not a church member, but a good citizen. He died in 1882.


The Whitney Family.


The first Whitney was Eustace de Whitney of Flemish descent. Of his mother, Agnes, it is recorded in Doomsday Book, "Agnes, widow of Turstin the Fleming, and Sir Eustace, her son, Lord of Whitney, gave to the church of St. Peter, at Gloucester, one hide (120 acres) of land in Pencomb, etc." Some of the early Lords of Whitney were of Welsh descent, one of whom, Sir Peidge Exrog, was a Knight of the Round Table, and "in King Arthur's time he lived at his castle at Cardmore at Cardiganshire." The Robert Whitney of the par- liament of the First Elizabeth, 1558-59, received the honorable order of knight- hood in the time of the reign of Queen Mary, and his crest was the head of an Ox.


I. JOHN WHITNEY was the first Whitney in America. He was the son of Thomas Whitney and Mary Bray, his wife. He was bpt. in St. Margaret's the parish church standing in the shadow of the famous Abbey on the 20th day of July, 1592. He was one of nine children. His mother d. September 25, 1629 and his father died in April, 1637. February 22, 1607 he was apprenticed at the age of fourteen by his father to William Pring of the Old Bailey, Lon- don. The latter was a "Freeman" of the Merchant Tailor's Company, then the most famous and prosperous of all the great trade guilds. On March 13, 1614 he became a full-fledged member. He was m. in England to Elinor She was b. 1599 and d. in Watertown, Mass., May 11, 1659. In April, 1635, he registered with his wife and five sons as a passenger in the ship "Eliza beth and Ann, Roger Cooper, Master," which a few weeks afterward, completed her lading and set sail for the New World. He settled in Watertown, Mass., June, 1635. He m. 2d in Watertown, September 29, 1659, Judith Clement. She d. before her husband. He had ten children, of whom Joshua b. July 5, 1635 was the eighth. He d. June 1, 1673.


II. DEACON JOSHUA WHITNEY b. July 5, 1635 at Watertown, Mass.,


m. Lydia -; m. 2d, Mary . She d. at Groton, March 17, 1671; m. 3d September 30, 1672, Abigail Tarball. He was a deacon and original proprietor at Groton, Mass., and dwelt there probably until it was burned by the Indians, during King Philip's war, in the spring of 1676. He returned to Watertown for a few years and d. in 1719. His will is dated April 17, 1713, and proved October 6, 1719. He was buried in the old burying ground in Gro- ton. He served as a soldier in King Philip's war with his son, Joshua Jr. in 1691-2. He had twelve children, of whom William, born February 28, 1678 was the fourth. He d. August 7, 1719.


III. WILLIAM WHITNEY his son was b. in Groton, Mass., February 28, 1678. He resided in Groton until his marriage. He was m. in Chelmsford, March, 1700, to Lydia Perham, b. February 19, 1673; d. in Groton, August 24, 1716; m. 2d in Newton, April 25, 1717, Margaret Mirick, b. 1683. He removed to Plainfield, Connecticut, about 1720, where he afterwards resided. His will is dated October 15, 1751. In 1754 he gave the heirs of his sister Abigail Hutchings some property by deed. He had six children. William born May 5, 1701 was the eldest.


IV. WILLIAM WHITNEY born at Groton, Mass. May 5, 1701. He was m. at Killingly, Conn., July 16, 1723, to Mary Whitmore. He removed to Con- necticut when quite young with his parents. Settling in Killingly he resided there until after his marriage, when he moved to Canaan, not far from 1753.


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He was a cooper by trade, but followed farming nearly all the latter part of his life. While resident in Killingly in 1728, he was elected a member of the first board of surveyors. William b. February 5, 1725 was the oldest of his three children.


V. WILLIAM WHITNEY b. at Canaan, Connecticut, February 5, 1725; m. at Salisbury, Conn., June 4, 1747, to Arcoucher Dutcher; m. 2d to Jane .He was a farmer. He had nine children. Christopher b. September 28, 1751 was the oldest.


VI. CHRISTOPHER WHITNEY b. at Salisbury, Conn., September 28, 1751, where he resided until his majority. He was united in marriage at Sharon, Conn., to Mary Ticknor, of Sharon, Conn., and with his bride was said to be the handsomest couple ever married at that place. Soon after his mar- riage, the war with Great Britain broke out, and he enlisted in his country's behalf. After the war, with other Continental soldiers, he was paid off in lands; he received a grant of 50 acres of land in the town of Solon, Cortland county, New York. He probably removed there about 1790 or thereabouts from Tinmouth, Vermont, when he moved from Connecticut. He had four chil- dren. Ruluff, b. June 25, 1777, was the second.


VII. RULUFF WHITNEY b. at Salisbury, Conn., June 25, 1777, m. at Virgil, New York, about 1800, to Susanna Glenny. He has a sketch herein among the Pioneer Sketches.


VIII. CAPTAIN WILLIAM GLENNY WHITNEY was b. at Dryden, New York, April 11, 1811; m. October 20, 1836, Melvina Fleming, b. June 14, 1814; d. April 29, 1847; m. March 20, 1850, Elcey F. M. Van Voorhees, b. May 5, 1823. He has a sketch herein.


EAST VIEW OF THE GOV. LUCAS MANSION, PIKE COUNTY.


(See Page 1216.)


CHAPTER III.


BIOGRAPHIES OF SOME OF THE PIONEERS OF SOUTHERN OHIO.


Cornelius Willbank Bailey


was born in the state of Delaware, June 14, 1807 and resided there till he was five years of age. His father was Nathaniel Bailey. His mother's maiden name was Comfort (Prettyman) Bailey, daughter of Shepherd Prettyman. His parents were married in 1798. They had six children of whom our subject was the fourth. He resided in Delaware until the year 1812, when his father came to Scioto county and died there in the year 1815. His mother survived until -March 8, 1852 when she died at the age of seventy-three. The first lo- cation made by Nathaniel Bailey was two miles north of Portsmouth, near the toll gate. The family traveled from Delaware in a covered wagon to Browns- ville, Pa., where they took passage on a flat boat and came down the Monon- gahela and Ohio rivers to Portsmouth. His father was a carpenter.


While in Scioto county, he built houses for Philip Noel, Martin Funk, Charles T. Mastin and Joseph Micklethwait. As Cornelius grew up, he fol- lowed farming and worked for his uncle John Beauchamp until he arrived at the age of sixteen, when he went to farming on his own account. He attended the schools of the vicinity until he was seventeen years of age. He was the main support of his mother and her family atter the death of his father. It was after his father's death that he went to his uncle, John Beauchamp, and he resided with him for about ten years. In 1825, he returned to Scioto county where he resided until 1873, when he went back to Pike county, and spent the remainder of his life.


February 3, 1831, he was married to Eliza Guthrey, a granddaughter of Col. John Guthrey, who came from Pennsylvania, and located on a tract of land now partially covered by Piketon, and lying south of it, extending more than a mile, and including what is known as the Vanmeter farm. Mr. Bailey had born to him seven children. His eldest son, John O. married Minerva Jones, daughter of George Jones, of Clinton, Ohio. They had five children: Sarah Frances, James, Anna, Cornelius W. and John.


Mary Jane married Benjamin H. Johnson, of Piketon. They have two children, William and Eliza.


Cynthia Ellen married Rev. Wilder H. Middleton, who now resides on the old Bailey homestead, in the out-skirts of Piketon. They have two children, William Howard and Arthur Bailey. William Howard is Common Pleas Judge in Pike county.


Frances D. is living in a leasant home in Piketon.


Louisa married Presley T. Talbott, and died December 3, 1871, leaving four children, Charles Clifton, Delbert Warwick, Cornelius Bailey and Louisa.


Mr. Bailey was a member of the Methodist church for fifty years of his life and lived up to it and to all that is taught and believed in that body of Christian people. Mr. Bailey always enjoyed the confidence of his fellow citi- zens, and was Treasurer of his township for four years. He accumulated quite a fortune. By his own industry and right living, he became owner of over 1,300 acres of land. In 1875, he gave an auto-biography of himself. In it he made these remarks: "I have honestly endeavored all my life, to live as a good citizen, and now, in my old age, can truthfully say that my lines are cast in pleasant places. I have enough of this world's goods to enable me and mine to live comfortably, which we desire to do without abusing. I have never been ambitious for political preferment, but have kept on in the even tenor of a farmer's life, enjoying what I could, and loved peace rather than turmoil."


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He states that the first year after he was married, he lived on the Cunningham farm, now known as the Davis farm, in Scioto county. In 1833, he entered into partnership with Lloyd Howard, one of the pioneers of Pike county, and who reared Mr. Bailey's wife. Mr. Howard was his wife's uncle. Mr. Bailey made the first purchase of land, 280 acres near the mill in Pike county. He attributed much of his success to Mr. Lloyd Howard, from whom he learned many valu- able lessons, and who contributed very much to his success and prosperity. Mr. Bailey's home on his home farm was built in 1852, and in 1872, he built the comfortable home in Piketon, in which he resided thereafter until his death in 1891. He stated in concluding the subject of himself and wife, "though feeling affliction at times, in the loss of children and near and dear relatives, we have reason to praise God for his goodness to us and ours. We are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and are looking forward to a blissful immortality, when it shall please God to call us to himself." God did call Mr. Bailey Dec. 10, 1891 and his wife Feb. 1, 1894. His life and character in the community were a tower of strength. His counsel was sought by all his friends and it was always valuable. He was a man and a Christian to be looked up to and was looked up to. The life of one like him was better than a sermon every day in the week. It was a sermon which every one who knew him could understand. It was a sermon and benediction combined, and one that a child could appreciate.


Christian Blaser, M. D.,


was born at Langnau, Canton Berne, Switzerland, February 4, 1823. He left Switzerland at the age of thirteen, and went to Winesburg, Holmes county, Ohio. From there he went to Ross county, where he read medicine with Dr. Jonathan Miesse. He attended Medical College at Philadelphia. He was grad- uated as a physician in 1846. He located first in Greenfield and then at Sink- ing Springs. He located at Piketon in 1848, and practiced there and did a bank- ing business till 1860, when he moved to Wilmington, Ohio, and conducted a bank there till 1866. Then he returned to Piketon and remained one year. In 1867, he went to Waverly and engaged in the drug business and the practice of medicine which he continued till 1874, when he gave up the drug business en- tirely. He continued to practice medicine at Waverly till 1882, when he moved to Columbus, where he retired from all business.


He was married in 1850, to Jane E. Turner, daughter of James B. Turner, a merchant and pork-packer in Piketon, Ohio. James B. Turner's second wife, mother of Mrs. Blaser, was Sarah N. Millar, daughter of John W. Millar. The children of Dr. Blaser were: James Turner Blaser, born January 20, 1852; Anna Maria, born Feb. 24, 1854, wife of Charles E. Bonebrake, of 865 Franklin Ave- nue, Columbus, Ohio. The wife of our subject was born November 7, 1830, and died March 31, 1891, at Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Blaser was not a member of any church. He was a democrat, and was prominent in Masonry, He died July 23, 1888. He was a first class business man in every respect. As a physician he was wonderfully successful. He seemed to know what to do in any case presented to him, and had the entire confidence of the community, as a busi- ness man, to an extent beyond his contemporaries and no man deserved it more.


Luther Martin Beaman


was born in Hartland, Connecticut, December 2, 1827. His father was Thomas Beaman. He obtained such education as the schools of his vicinity afforded, and at the age of twenty years, started out to make his own fortune. He came to Ohio, and began by peddling clocks, brass kettles, and other articles much in demand. He was first employed to conduct a country store, at Waterloo, in Lawrence county. He mastered the business at once, and soon afterwards es- tablished a like business for himself at Ridgway, in Gallia county, In 1856, he removed his business to Centerville, in Gallia county. He remained there in business until his death. He began in Centerville with a stock of only a few hundred dollars and died worth $300,000. He dealt in farm products and stock. No opportunity to make money ever escaped him. He was naturally adapted to the business of banking, and in 1874, he established a National Bank at Cen- terville, but this was merely an adjunct to his outside business. The bank had


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a capital of $50,000 and he held the greater part of its stock. He became a dealer in government and municipal bonds and made extensive purchases and sales. Mr. Beaman was always conservative and safe. The people of liis com- munity and county had unlimited confidence in him.




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