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He married, January 9, 1898, Anna Mary Nicholson, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Myers) Nicholson, of Somerset county, Pennsylvania. Peter Nicholson is a farmer and large land owner. Children of George T. Rist: Anna Marie, born December 11, 1896; Dewey L., November 30, 1898: Leo M., April 18, 1901 ; James H., August 23, 1904; John T., December 23, 1907.
In the Province of Alsace- HIRLEMAN Lorraine George Hirleman was born in 1782, of French parentage. He grew to manhood there, and when Napoleon Bonaparte had so impressed his genius upon France that in 1804 he was crowned emperor, George Hirleman became a soldier and devoted follower of that greatest soldier of Europe. For four years he fol- lowed the fortune of his emperor, years of Napoleon's greatest military glory, including the victories of Austerlitz. December 2, 1805, when he defeated the Austrians and Russians, and dictated terms in the Austrian capital, Vienna; Jena, where he again defeated them with an added ally, Prussia; captured Berlin, and dictated his terms from that capital. These and other battles were participated in by George Hirleman, who, during part of his military service, was a part of the emperor's personal guard. He left the army before al- lied Europe had overthrown Napoleon or even occasioned temporary reverse to dim the glory of that great chieftain. He saw the abdication, the return from Elba, the one hun- dred days of restored power, the final over- throw at Waterloo, June 18, 1815, and the
restoration of Louis XVIII to the throne of France. After his marriage George Hirle- man came to the United States about 1823. first settling at Germantown, Pennsylvania. Later he bought a farm near Pottsville, which is still owned in the family. Here he lived until his death in 1882, lacking one day of being one hundred years and two months of age. His wife, Martha, preceded him to the grave, aged ninety-five years. Both retained their power of mind and a goodly amount of bodily vigor until their very last days. The old French soldier never tired of extolling the greatness of his beloved emperor, and to gain his friendship it was only necessary to ex- press admiration for Napoleon. Children: George, died on his farm near Bloomsburg. Pennsylvania : Henry; Philip, of whom fur- ther; Adeline. married Frederick Beck; Sa- rah, married George Beck: Barbara, now aged eighty years, married Henry Shappell and is the last survivor of the family.
(II) Philip, son of George Hirleman, was born in Alsace-Lorraine, now part of the German empire. He came to the United States in the same party as his father and future wife. He worked at various occupa- tions, teamster, etc., finally becoming a boat- man on the Schuylkill canal, being so engaged until his death in 1861, the result of accidental injury. He married. in Pennsylvania, Eva Wagner, died in 1902. daughter of German parents, who died in Germany. They were both members of the Lutheran church. Chil- dren : Louisa : Matilda : Edward, now of Read- ing. Pennsylvania : Daniel Thomas, of whom further; Sophia, married Abraham Vannatta. and died in Connellsville, Pennsylvania; Ella. married, and lives in Deep Water. Connecti- cut : B. Frank; Philip Jacob; John, died aged four years.
(II]) Daniel Thomas, son of Philip and Eva (Wagner) Hirleman, was born in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, December 16. 1852. He attended school until he was eight years of age, then went on the canal with his father. With the exception of two winters he had no further schooling, but continued on the canal until 1877. Then he became fireman on the Catawissa railroad, continuing two years. From this branch road he was promoted to a run on the main line of the Philadelphia & Reading as conductor, continuing until 1890,
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excepting three years spent as despatcher at Allentown, Pennsylvania. In 1890 he ran for a few months on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago; then in 1891 located in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, where for a tinie he was in the meat business. In 1897 he entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, first as brakeman, but was soon pro- moted conductor. In 1901 he resigned, and has since been engaged as a public works contractor, being senior member of Hirleman & Guard. This is a successful firm and one that has faithfully executed many important contracts with the city of Connellsville for sewer construction, etc. Mr. Hirleman is an Independent in politics. For twenty-six years he has been a member of the Order of Rail- way Conductors, and is deputy grand cor.t- mander of the Knights of Malta.
He married, June 1, 1890, Geneva Yates, born in Connellsville, daughter of James H. and Mary Josephine (Garver) Yates. Her grandfather, William (2) Yates, born in Man- chester, England, came to the United States at the age of twenty-one years, joining his pa- rents, William (1) and Margaret (Tinsley) Yates, who had preceded him. William (2) Yates was a weaver, as was his father, and together they operated a factory, manufac- turing laces, suspenders, etc. He spent two years in Connellsville, but died in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania, aged ninety-seven years. He married Margaret Graham, born near Philadelphia. His son, James H. Yates, was born January 12, 1840, in Somerset county, Pennsylvania. He was a railroad man and a soldier of the civil war, serving three years in the Eleventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Re- serves, and one year in the Twenty-second Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was en- gaged in thirteen battles, including the sec- ond battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericks- burg, the Peninsular campaign, Chancellors- ville, Gettysburg, South Mountain. After the war he conducted a meat market, but later be- came a weaver, and is now living retired. He married, in 1861, in Fayette county, Mary Josephine Garver, posthumous child of and Mary (Krisely) Garver. Her mother married (second) John Funk, and went west, where she died. Children of Daniel Thomas Hirleman: I. Alta Josephine, born Septem- ber 10, 1891, married Frank McDiffett, and
has a child, Evelyn M. 2. Hilda Margaret, born July 11, 1895. 3. James Ellis, August 23, 1896. 4. William Nelson, February 9, 1897. 5. Heien Louise, April 22, 1899. 6. Gladys, July 1, 1901. 7. Mildred, August 8, 1903. S. Ruth, November 16, 1904. 9. Edythe, September 25, 1906. The first four children have passed through or are now attending the Connellsville High School.
HENSHAW The Henshaws of Virginia descend from Joshua Hen- shaw, of Dorchester, Massa- chusetts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Frederick county, Virginia. He descended from an illustrious English ancestry that is traced to Henry III. of England through Catherine, the only daughter of Evan Hough- ton, of Wavertree Hall, and Ellen (Parker) Houghton, of Bridge Hall, county of Lanca- shire, England, about the year 1640. Cathe- rine Houghton married William Henshaw, of Poxteth: Park, near Liverpool, England. Mr. Henshaw was killed June 20, 1644, at the storming of Liverpool by Prince Rupert, fighting against King Charles I. In 1651 his widow died, leaving two sons, Joshua, aged seven years, and Daniel, five years. In 1653 the executor of the estate pretended to send these boys to school in London and afterward re- ported them as having died of the plague. In reality he sent them to New England and placed them in the family of Rev. Richard Mather, of Dorchester, near Boston, an emi- nent divine, who educated them with the money forwarded for that purpose. Their in- heritance was largely appropriated by the ex- ecutor to his own use, or rather the part which came from the Houghton family-the part which came from the Stanleys reverted to the Stanley family.
The youngest of the brothers, Daniel, died without issue; the eldest, Joshua, married Elizabeth Sumner, of Dorchester, Massachu- setts, a relative of Governor Sumner, of Mas- sachusetts. Children: William, born 1670; Joshua, 1672; John, of whom further; Eliza- beth; Katherine. The arms of the Henshaw family are thus described: "Argent a chevron between three Moor hens proper: quartering Houghton; Sable three bars argent. Crest: A falcon proper, billed or beaked and num- bered sable, preying upon a bird argent."
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(III) John, son of Joshua Henshaw, and grandson of Wilham Henshaw, of near Liver- pool, England, was born in Dorchester, Mas- · sachusetts, in 1860. He moved from there to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he lived a number of years, and not prospering as he wished, determined to emigrate to the valley lying between the Blue Ridge and Great North Mount in, which was called by Gen- eral Washington in a letter to General St. Clair in 1796 "The Garden of America." He bought land from Lord Fairfax, the proprie- tor, and also bought out some of the settlers and located on Mill Creek, Frederick county, Virginia, about thirteen miles west of Win- chester. His eldest son Nicholas also settled there with him, also buying land. They erect- ed two houses, also a log grist mill and a saw mill. The log mill was replaced in 1828 by a stone mill, now in ruins. Some of the stones from this old mill were later used in the erection of the new Presbyterian church at Gerardstown, Virginia, being donated by the owner, a descendant. This old log mill was a large and prosperous one; the flour made there being hauled to Baltimore, about one hundred miles away, crossing the Poto- mac river at Harper's Ferry. He married early in life and left male issue.
(IV) Nicholas, eldest son of John Henshaw, was born about 1705, and was married when he settled on Mill Creek. Frederick county, Virginia, with his father, and brought a fam- ily there with him. He built a house and was interested in the operation of the old log mill with his father. He owned land and was well- to-do. His will was probated in Berkeley county, Virgima, August 19, 1777, that county having been set off from Frederick county in 1772. He married Rebecca Children: John; William, of whom further; Eleanor.
(V) Captam William Henshaw, son of Nicholas and Rebecca Henshaw, was born in 1736. He was one of the most active agents in having the new county of Berkeley erect- ed in 1772, and became one of the most prom- inent actors in its early civil and judicial his- tory. He was a man of wealth, as is evi- denced by his being bondsman for General Adam Stephens, the first sheriff of Berkeley county, the bond being for "One thousand pounds." He was at the battle of Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774, and present at the
signing of the treaty of peace with the In- dians at Camp Charlotte near Chillicothe, Ohio. He was lieutenant of the company raised in Berkeley county to serve one year in the continental army. On the 4th of Octo- ber. 1776, this company arrived at Bergen Point, New Jersey, opposite New York, and on the 12th, 13th and 14th were engaged as skirmishers at Kings Ridge. There is a tra- dition in the family that Lieutenant William Henshaw never collected any pay for his rev- olutionary services. He continued in the service and rose to the rank of captain. He died in 1799 and is buried in the old grave- yard of Christ's Church at Bunker Hill, near his home. This is a copy of a quaint receipt: "June, 1799. Received of Levi Henshaw for a sermon delivered at the burial services read at the funeral of William Henshaw. de -. ceased, ten dollars. Given under my hand the 14th day of April, 1800.
Winchester,
$10.00,
Frederick county. Alexander Balmain."
He married Agnes (familiarly known as "Ann" and "Nancy"), daughter of William and Mary Anderson. Children: 1. Nicholas, of whom further. 2. Levi, born July 22, 1769, died September 9. 1843; he was sheriff of Berkeley county, Virginia, and member of the house of delegates; he married (first) Nancy Davidson, (second) Ann McConnell. 3. Hiram married Mary McConnell. 4. Adam Stephens, 5. Jonathan Seman, married Elizabeth Staf- ford and settled in Coshocton county, Ohio. 6. Washington, settled in Greene county, Ten- nessee. His third wife was a Widow Robin- son. 7. William Sloughter, was a captain of the Fifth Infantry, United States Regular Army, 1808-15; he married Harriet Hyle. 8. Urich, married, September 29, 1807, Eliza- beth McDonald. 9. Rachel, married Joseph Lenin101. IO. Rebekah, married Lewis Moore. II. Ruhamah, married - --- Duncan and settled in Kentucky.
(VI) Nicholas (2), son of Captain William Henshaw, was born in 1763, died February 23, 1821. He grew to manhood near Win- chester, Virginia, and was twenty-six years of age when he came from the Shenandoah valley in 1789 and patented two hundred and fifty-five acres of land in North Union town- ship, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, then Read- stone township. Here he cleared a farm and
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lived the remainder of his days. He married Margaret McConnell, born 1753, died Febru- ary 14, 1810, and left issue.
(VII) William (2), son of Nicholas (2) Henshaw, was born in North Union township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1786, died · March 14, 1845. He inherited lands from his father and became one of the prosperous farmers of his township and a man of influ- ence. He was ruling elder of the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church for many years and an active worker in that church. He married Ann Parker, who died September 27, 1845, aged fifty-eight years. Children, all deceased : I. Rebecca, married James Campbell. 2. James Smith, of whom further. 3. Nicholas. died unmarried. 4. William Harrison, mar- ried Elizabeth Foster. 5. Clarissa Torence, married Henry Foster. 6. Caroline, married James Carter.
(VIII) James Smith, eldest son and second child of William (2) and Ann ( Parker) Hen- shaw, was born in North Union township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1809. died there October 22, 1878. He was educated in the public schools of Franklin township. He followed farming all his life, owning a part of his grandfather's farm which the latter divided between James W. and his brother William H. Henshaw. He was a Democrat in politics, serving as school direc- tor many years through successive re-elec- tions. He was a member of the local mili- tary company, but was not in actual war serv- ice. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and a man of very high standing in his community. He married (first) Anna Maria Gray, born October 31, 1818, in South Union township, died at the old Henshaw farm in North Union township, October 31, 1850, daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Rei- nier) Gray. He married (second) May 4. 1852, Harriet Chalfant, deceased. He married (third) January 16, 1868, Maria Jane McDou- gal. Children by first wife: 1. Jonathan Gray. died June 2, 1867. 2. William (3), of whom further. Children of second wife: 3. Abigail, born January 20, 1853, died October 20, 1865. 4. James Parker, born April 16, 1854, died Au- gust 16, 1854. 5. Clarissa, born April 28, 1855. died March 30, 1904; married Samuel W. Dunn. 6. Elizabeth, born June 24, 1857. married Hiram Rankin. 7. Samuel Wilson, born November 26, 1859: married Elizabeth
Hankins. Child of third wife: 8. Mary Mar- garet, born June 6, 1871; married Elias B. Jeffries.
(IX) William (3), son of James Smith and Anna Maria (Gray) Henshaw, was born on the farm first owned by his Great-grandfather Henshaw, in North Union township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1850. He was educated in the public schools of North Union, and remained his father's assistant at the home farm until the latter's death. Under the terms of the will William and Samuel Henshaw received the home farm. William sold his share to Samuel and purchased his present home, a valuable farm in South Union township, near Uniontown, where he has since resided. He is a capable, energetic man of business and has made his life a successful one. He is a Democrat in politics, and a member of Uniontown Grange, No. 1103, Patrons of Husbandry. While living in North Union township he was elected supervisor, serving a full term.
He married, September 24, 1879, Dorcas Rosetta Hazen, born near Smock, Franklin township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, Sep- tember 13. 1855, daughter of Moses and Car- oline (Smith) Hazen. Moses Hazen, born May 3, 1825, died May 3, 1857, a stone cui- ter and farmer. Moses Hazen joined Browns- ville Lodge, No. 60. He married Caroline Smith, born November 10, 1834, in Franklin township, died June 3, 1901. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Hazen: I. Dorcas Rosetta, of pre- vious mention. 2. James Wilson, deccased, married Hannah Alice Crossland. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Henshaw, all living at home except Thomas H., who lives in Philadelphia, and Ruth R., who died December 23, 1898; Lulu Belle; Caroline Jane; James Samuel, graduate of Pennsylvania State College, civil engineer; Thomas Hazen, graduate of Bow- man Technical School of Lancaster, Pennsyl- vania ; Robert Walker; Jessie May: William \ eech; Ruth Rosetta; George Russell; Elnier Wayne.
HAZEN The origin of this family beyond the sea has not been traced. Re- cent information locates a family bearing the name in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, in the eighteenth century, and pos- sibly the fact may afford a clue to the Eng-
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lish home of the Puritan Edward Hazen, the emigrant ancestor. The first mention of the name which has been found occurs in the records of Rowley, Massachusetts: "Eliza- beth, wife of Edward Hazen, was buried 1649, September 18." He was a man of sub- stance and influence in the town, was over- seer of selectmen in 1650-51-54-61-65-68, and judge of delinquents in 1666. In the rec- ords of surveys, February 4, 1661, he ap- pears entitled to "seven gates." These re- late to cattle rights on the town commons, the average number being three; no one had more than seven. The inventory of his es- tate amounted to £404 7s. 8d. Of his first wife Elizabeth nothing is known further than her recorded death before mentioned. He married (second) in March, 1650, Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Grant. He was buried in Rowley, July 22, 1683. His wife survived him and married (second) March 17, 1684, George Browne, of Haverhill, who, September 9, 1693, adopted her youngest son Richard as the sole heir to his large estate. She died February, 1716. Children: I. Eliza- beth, born March 8, 1650; married Nathaniel Harris. 2. Hannah, born September, 1653; married William Gibson. 3. John, September 22. 1655. 4. Thomas, of whom further. 5. Edward, born September 10, 1660, died 1748. 6. Isabell, born July 22, 1662; married John Wcod. 7. Priscilla, born November 25, 1664. 8. Edney, born June 20, 1667; married Wil- liam Perkins. 9. Richland, born August 6, 1669, died September 25, 1733. 10. Hepzibah, born December 22, 1671, died November 29, 1689. 11. Sarah, born August 22, 1673; mar- ried Daniel Wicom.
(II) Thomas, son of Edward and Hannah (Grant) Hazen, was born February 29, 1658, died in Norwich, Connecticut, April 12, 1735- He owned a farm at Rowley at the time of his father's death. He moved to Boxford, Massachusetts, prior to March 22, 1690, where he was made a freeman. He was dis- missed from the church at Topsfield to be- come one of the charter members of the church in Boxford in 1702, and in 1711 he moved to Norwich, Connecticut, where he died. He lived in that part of Norwich called "West Farms," and with three sons was a petitioner for its incorporation as a parish in 1716. The village is now called Franklin. He married, January 1, 1683, Mary Howlett, who
died October 22, 1727, daughter of Thomas (3) Howlett, and granddaughter of Sergeant Thomas Howlett, one of the first ten settlers of Agawam (Ipswich), 1632-33, deputy from Ipswich 1635 and Topsfield 1665, and often employed in running lines, locating farms and towns. Children : 1. John, of whom furth- er. 2. Hannah, born October 10, 1684; mar- ried - -. 3. Alice, born June 16, 1686. 4. Ednah, married October 21, 1724, Joshua Smith. 5. Thomas (2), baptized May 4, 1690, died in Norwich, 1776 or 1777. 6. Jacob, bap- tized April 24, 1692, died December 22, 1755. 7. Mary, baptized September 9. 1694. 8. Lydia, twin of Mary, married Benjamin Abel. 9. Hepzibah, baptized May 16, 1697, married David Ladd. 10. Ruth, died in Norwich, Feb- ruary 18, 1740. 11. Jeremiah, baptized May 3, 1702. These baptisms are all recorded in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
(III) John, eldest son of Thomas and Mary (Howlett) Hazen, was born March 23, 1683, on the farm at Rowley, Massachusetts. He moved to Norwich and Lyme, Connecticut, where he died. He married (first) Mercy, daughter of John and Sarah (Perkins) Brad- street, and granddaughter of Governor Si- mon Bradstreet and of Rev. William Perkins. She died November 22, 1725, in Norwich, where John Hazen married (second) May 31, 1726, Elizabeth Dart. Children of first wife: I. John, born February 21, 1711; married March 10, 1734, Deborah Peck . (second), Elizabeth Dart. 2. Samuel, born May 1, 1713. 3. Sinon, June 4, 1715. 4. Margaret, July 16, 1716. 5. Caleb, April 4, 1720; married Sarah Hamlin, and moved to Carmel, New York. 6. Sarah, born 1722. 7. Thomas, of whom further. 8. Daniel, 1824.
(IV) Thomas (2), son of John Hazen and his . first wife, Mercy Bradstreet, was born at Lyme, Connecticut, February 12, 1722 or 1723. He moved to New Jersey, where he married and had sons born: Thomas (2), Aaron, Ezekiel, Joshua, Moses, Abraham and David, the latter the pioneer Fayette county ancestor of this branch.
(V) David, son of Thomas (2) Hazen, was born February 6, 1770, died in Franklin township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, No- vember 11, 1848. In 1808, with his wife and six children, he made the journey from his home in Sussex county, New Jersey, by wagon across the mountains to Fayette
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county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased a farm in Franklin township, on which he re- sided until his death. He married in New Jersey, December 6, 1795, Elcy Wintermute, born in New Jersey, June 17, 1776, died in Franklin township, May 3, 1850. Children : I. George W., born September 2, 1796; mar- ried Nancy Bowman, of Franklin township, and moved to Belmont county, Ohio, where he died leaving issue. The eldest son, David, a lawyer by profession, lives in Iowa. 2. Abraham, of whom further. 3. Thomas, born October 20, 1800; married Phebe Cope, sister of ex-Sheriff Eli Cope. 4. Elizabeth, Novem- ber 20, 1802; married Jacob Reicheneker, of Brownsville. 5. Mary Ann, February 14, 1805; married Joseph Huston of Tyrone township. Children : Clarissa, married James Cochran of Dawson, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Phebe Martin and John Huston, of Dawson, Pennsylvania. 6. Clarissa, October 15, 1807. 7. Elcy, July 9, 1810. 8. David, March 5, 1814. 9. Sarah, February 25, 1818; married (first) John McCormick; (second) Henry Cook.
(VI) Abraham, second son of David and Elcy (Wintermute) Hazen, was born in Sus- sex county, New Jersey, August 22, 1798, died October 7, 1870. He was about ten years of age when his parents came to Fay- ette county, where his after life was spent. He learned the blacksmith's trade under the instruction of his father, but preferred farm- ing and always followed that occupation. He first tilled his father's farm, but in April, 1846, purchased the farm near by on Crab- apple run, which he cultivated until his death. He married March 24, 1824, Dorcas Downs, of Redstone township, born November 4, 1802. died April 15, 1876. Children: 1. Moses, of whom further. 2. William, born April II, 1827; a farmer; was county auditor of Fay- ette county, 1857; moved to Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he served a term, 1876-1879, as county commissioner; died July 1, 1903: married November 5, 1860, Eliza A. Hill, of Washington county. Child: Alpha, married Dr. Frye. 3. George. born March 3. 1829; a successful farmer and stock raiser of Franklin township; married (first) Mary J., daughter of David Deyarmon; she died January 2, 1875. He married ( second) April 17, 1880, Caroline C. Carson, of Wash- ington county. George Hazen died July 5, 1890. Children of first wife: Dorcas, Abra-
ham, David, Belle and Elizabeth. all of whom married. 4. Elizabeth, died May 23, 1833. 5. Maria, born December 4, 1833: died April 28, 1912; married November 17, 1855, Jon- atlıan (2) Sharpless, grandson of Jonathan Sharpless, Senior, who came from Philadel- phia and was among the early settlers of Fay- ette county. They have a family and live in Williams county, Ohio. Children: Elizabeth, Dorcas, Oliver, Minnie, Benjamin, twin of Minnie, and George. 6. Thomas, born Jan- nary 17, 1836, died May 21, 1896; lived on the home farm until 1883, when he sold to his brothers, George and Benjamin, and moved his residence to Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He was county commissioner in 1878, was connected with the Genius of Liberty for more than four years, retiring March 1, 1889. 7. Benjamin W., born July 22, 1838, a thrifty farmer and stock raiser, owning the old farm on Crabapple run; married, 1862, Edith S., daughter of James and granddaughter of William Piersol, who came from Chester to Fayette county in 1784. Benjamin Hazen died February 25, 1904. Children: James P., Annette, Ella, Wilford (Will) and Leora. 8. David, born August 9, 1840; died May 17, 1854. 9. Harriet, born November 13, 1842; married James, only son of Watson Murphy of Franklin township. Children: Delmer, Phebe, George, Elizabeth, Dorcas, Annie, Walter, Watson. 10. Phoebe, born March 10, 1845; married, April 26, 1881, John Arnold, and lives near Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania.
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