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Harvey, Calvin, was born in St. Albans, Vt., in February, 1799, and came to Alburgh Springs in 1843, where he died October 25, 1877. He married, first, Almira Hicks, and second, Mary Hicks, and his children were Caroline, Sally, Julia, Alanson H., Silas, and Charles P. The latter was born in Swanton, Vt., March 25, 1829, and married Cordelia Donaldson, of Alburgh, daughter of Clarissa (Niles) Donaldson, and they have one son, David S. The latter was born in Alburgh Springs, Vt., September 18, 1862, and is now a general merchant at that place where he has been engaged in business for eight years. Charles P. Harvey is a blacksmith by trade. Mrs. C. P. Harvey is postmistress at Alburgh Springs.
Ladue, Samuel, son of John, was born in Alburgh, Vt., among the early settlers of the town. The family was of French origin, -Huguenots, -- persecuted by the Catholics,
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and driven to this country from France. He married Selina Newell, who died at the age of eighty in Beekmantown, Clinton county, N. Y. Samuel died at the same place aged eighty-three. Their children were Albert, Newell, Abram, Lorace, Sylvester, and Eme- line. Lorace was born at Alburgh, Vt., and died in 1862, at the age of thirty-six. He was a wheelwright by trade, and married Martha Brown, daughter of James Brown, of Alburgh, and their children were Amelia, Emma, and Fred L. Fred L. Ladue was born in Beekmantown, N. Y., September 7, 1860, and married Nellie A. Young, of Alburgh, daughter of Nelson and Charlotte M. (Manning) Young, September 3, 1885, and they have one son, Glendon Y. Mr. Ladue graduated from the Albany Medical College in 1883, and commenced as a regular practicing physician and surgeon at Alburgh Springs, Vt., in April, 1883, where he has continued up to the present time with marked success.
Manning, Joshua, was born in Connecticut, September 15, 1751, and died in Alburgh at an advanced age. He came to Alburgh in 1787 among the early settlers, served in the War of 1812, and received a wound from which he never recovered. He was twice married, his children by his first wife being Joshua, Rebecca, Absolom, Harry, John, Thomas, Joseph, Richard, Gabriel, Elenora, and Margaret. Richard, a native of Alburgh, was born in 1793 and died in 1858, and was a life-long resident of that place. He married Lucina Darby, who was born December 25, 1798, and died September 18, 1856. She was a daughter of Jonathan Darby. Their children were James B., born March 22, 1816; Jane A., born January 12, 1818; Joshua S., born March 22, 1825 ; Phobe, born November 17, 1829; Jonathan, born April 19, 1827; Albert W., born April 25, 1833; Gilbert, born March 1, 1837; Mary R., born September 6, 1839; George H., born August 1, 1842; and Allen, born July 30, 1822. The latter married, first, Louisa Darby, January 23, 1841, daughter of David and Rebecca Darby, and sec- ond, Julia A. Harver, February 16, 1854, daughter of Calvin Harver. His third mar- riage was to Mrs. Mathilde (Clark) Chamberlain, March 14, 1887. She was a daugh- ter of Henry and Alice Clark. His children are Gilbert G., born August 19, 1841; Miranda G., born July 23, 1843; Asahel, born August 26, 1845; Hiram E., born Octo- ber 30, 1847 ; George A., born March 2, 1850; and Rosette L., born July 8, 1852. Mr. Manning is now a resident on the homestead farm. He served as first lieutenant of the first company in town, formed at the time of the St. Albans raid, and was an orderly in the French war and received a land warrant for the same. Gilbert and Asahel both served in the late war and drew pensions. Mr. Manning has served as justice of the peace for twenty years, and held the office of side judge for four years, with numerous other offices of trust.
McCargar, Thomas, was born and lived until manhood, near Glasgow, Scotland, and came to Kemptville, Province of Ontario, Canada, as a farmer, where he died. He married Phobe Beach, of Kemptville, Canada, daughter of Malvin Beach, and their children are Hugh, Henry, Benjamin, David, Tyrus, Milo, Betsey, Sarah, Mary, Nancy, and Phœbe. Hugh was born at South Gower, Canada, where the mother was tempo- rarily moved on account of the War of 1812, but he lived and died at Kemptville at the age of fifty-six. He married Elmina Denmark, of New York state, daughter of Peter Denmark, and their children were Margaret, Myron E., Phoebe, and William D. Myron E. McCargar was born at Kemptville in 1848, and came to Alburgh, Vt., in 1873, where he now resides. He married Emina E. Eddy, daughter of John and Adaline Eddy, and they have two children, Merrill E. and William E. Mr. McCargar is now a produce dealer, in which business he has been engaged for seven years. He has held the position of selectman of the town for two years. He also owns a farm in Alburgh. Hugh McCargar was captain of a company of militia at the battle of the Windmill Point, Prescott, Canada, in the Canada Radical war in 1837, when the rebels from the United States were cornered in the windmill for refuge. He was among the men who captured and took them prisoners of war. Their leader, General Van Shoults, and several others were hanged before Queen Victoria commuted the sentence to banishment to Van Die- man's Land instead.
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Mills, Samuel H., was born in Williamstown, Mass., July 6, 1779. His father, Abel Mills, served in the Revolutionary war, and soon after the war Samuel H. with his father moved to Colwell's Manor, P. Q., where Abel remained until his death, March 15, 1849. Samuel H. married Harriet Catlin, who was born April 1, 1791, and died March 17, 1876. She was a daughter of Wait Catlin, of Bedford, P. Q., and her children were Emaline A., born January 20, 1808; Adaline A., born October 2, 1819; Eleanor A., born July 5, 1813; James W., born August 18, 1816; Samuel H., born May 19, 1818; Reed M., born June 11, 1820; Minard E., born August 4, 1822 ; Elvira HI., born Aug- ust 16, 1825; Guy C., born July 19, 1828; Hamilton A., born November 7, 1830; and Charles L., born March 11, 1834. Hamilton A. married, first, Sarah J., daughter of Jeremiah Peck, of Troy, N. Y., and by her had six children : Henry W., William S., Frank H., Mary E., George B., and Mina D. He married, second, April 17, 1888, Mrs. Mary A. Pray, of Alburgh Springs, Vt., daughter of John and Clarissa (Clawson) Bowen. Her first husband, Fred C. Pray, died November 19, 1881, aged twenty nine. He was a son of David and Eleanor Pray. Mr. Mills is now the proprietor of the Man- sion House at Alburgh Springs, a summer hotel of note, built in 1838, and with a capacity for accommodating 100 guests. This hotel is situated on the banks of the Missis- quoi Bay at the head of Lake Champlain. He served in the late war in Company A, Thirty-sixth Massachusetts Volunteers, for three years, participating in the engagements at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and South Mountain. He received an honorable dis- charge in 1863.
Morse, Louis, was born in the Province of Quebec, and moved to Newport, Vt., at the age of about eiglity-five years, where he died about 1880, aged eighty-eight. His three children were Filander, Lewis, and Betsey, Filander was born in Newport, Vt., and died in Swanton in 1887, at the age of sixty years. He married Elizabeth Clark, of Swanton, and their children were Clark, Edson, George, Mary, Julia, Alida, Linnie, and Charles L. The latter was born in Swanton, and married Mary A. Bohannan, October 30, 1873. She was a daughter of Andrew and Ann (Gates) Bohannan, and was born in Alburgh, April 13, 1853. Their children are Merton C., born November 4, 1878, and Roy W., born July 3, 1882. Mr. Morse is now a resident of Alburgh, and is engaged in business as a farmer and a merchant.
Phelps, Abel, was born in Connecticut and served in the War of 1812 at the battle of Plattsburgh. He came to South Island at the age of twelve years, and died in Alburgh in 1860, at the age of eighty-five. He was a farmer, and married Mary Pelton, of Otis, Mass., daughter of Ephraim Pelton, and his children were Orange, Ophelia, Benager, Mix, Olivia, Marcellus, Sidney, and Marietta. Marcellus was born in South Hero, Vt., where he married, October 10, 1827, Euphrasia, daughter of William and Phobe Ames Russell, who died in 1875, aged fifty-six. Their children were Eugene, Helen, Herbert C., Herman, Elizabeth, Phœbe, William, and Alice. Herbert C., a native of Alburgh, was born Decem- ber 31, 1844, and graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1874. He commenced practice as a regular physician and surgeon at Alburgh Center, where he is now located. He served in Company K, Eleventh Infantry Vermont Volunteers, designated also as the First Vermont Heavy Artillery, and participated in the battle of Cedar Creek. He was wounded and received an honorable discharge August 31, 1865, and is now drawing a pension. He has been in the government service for twenty-two years as lighthouse-keeper.
Reynolds, Capt. Grindle, was born in Ireland and early came to Grand Isle, Vt., from Connecticut, among the early settlers, dying there at an advanced age. He held many offices of trust in the town. His children were Jackson, Guy, William, Henry H., Mary, Sally, Betsey, and Julia. Henry H. was born at Grand Isle, in 1804, where he lived many years. He finally removed to Alburgh, where he died at the age of seventy-two. Mr. Reynolds represented the town and county in both branches of the legislature. He was three times married, his first wife being Ann E. Hyde, of Grand Isle ; his second being Phobe Landon, also of Grand Isle; and his third being Mrs.
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Julia Boardman, of South Hero, Vt., daughter of John Landon. His children were Jolin, Hardy, Charles, Ann E., and Maria. Hardy L. Reynolds was born in Milton, Vt., January 25, 1855, and married Annie E. Gallagher, of Alburgh, Vt., November 9, 1878, daughter of Joseph and Ann E. (Curtis) Gallagher. They have two children, Julia C., born November 19, 1879, and Annie R., born February 2, 1884. He is now a farmer and retains the homestead. He was a member of the House of Representatives in 1884 -86, and was elected state senator in 1890.
Scott, Darius, was a son of Lemuel (who died in Montreal, Canada) and Betsey Scott (who died in New York city). Both are buried in Fletcher, Vt. Darius was born in Fletcher, and died in Wolcott, Vt., in August, 1879, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was a farmer and drove a stage from Cambridge to St. Albans for twelve years, or until 1862. He married Olive, daughter of Artemas Larrabee, and his chil- dren were William F., Adelia M., and Marcus D. The latter was born in Cambridge, Vt., January 9, 1845, came to Alburgh, December 1, 1889, and married Helen M. Wal- bridge, of Wolcott, daughter of Ira and Martha (Morrell) Walbridge. They have one daughter, Minnie E., who married Henry A. Kusic, of Wolcott, and has one son. Mr. Scott served in Company E, First Vermont Cavalry, enlisting August 15, 1864, and was honorably discharged July 29, 1865, by reason of a gunshot wound through the left wrist at Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah Valley, Va., and on account of which he now draws a pension. He has held many offices of public trust, having been lister, justice of the peace in Lamoille county, and selectman several terms each. He has been comman- der of George P. Foster Post, No. 55, G.A.R., W.M. of Mineral Lodge, No. 93, F. and A. M., and is now deputy collector and inspector of customs at the port of Alburgh Springs, Vt. He is a farmer, and owns a farm of 110 acres in Wolcott, Vt. William F. Scott is now editor of the Barre Enterprise at Barre, Vt., being also one of the oldest printers in continuous service in Vermont. He learned his trade of Hon. E. B. Whiting, of the St. Albans Messenger, commencing at the age of seventeen years, he being now fifty- two. He married Abbie Hartwell, of Berlin, Vt. Adelia M. Scott married Harvey A. Rowell, who served three years in the Eleventh Vermont Volunteers, and now resides in Washington, Vt.
Vantine, Benjamin, a native of Germany, came to New York city with his brother, where they separated, Benjamin coming to Grand Isle, Vt., and from there to Chazy, N. Y., soon after the war of the Revolution, and among the early settlers. He cleared a fine farm, and with his sons, David and John, served in the War of 1812, at Platts- burgh and Sackett's Harbor. The British encamped on Mr. Vantine's farm, where they remained for several days on their way to Plattsburgh, and he never received payment for the supplies they bought of him. He died in 1825 at the age of ninety-three. His wife, Polly, bore him nine children: David, John, Joseph, Emanuel, Peter, Lizzie, Catherine, Dorcas, and Polly. Joseph was born in Grand Isle, Vt., and died in Chazy, N. Y. He married Sophronia Newman, of Milton, Vt., daughter of John and Huldah Newman, and his children are Jane, Catherine, Alvira, Anne E., Mary, George, and Peter. The latter was born at Chazy, N. Y., April 24, 1829, and married, first, Mrs. Leticia Sowles, daughter of Henry and Nancy Greggs, and his children by her were Hardy and Wyman. His second marriage was with Mrs. Phebe Sowles, daughter of Richard and Locina (Darby) Manning, March 18, 1869, who bore him one daughter, Lillie M. Mrs. Vantine's first husband was Charles Sowles, whom she married Decem- ber 3, 1850. He died August 22, 1867. Their children were Edwin E., James, Frank H., Ira C., and Milford. Peter Vantine has been postmaster of Alburgh, Vt., for twenty-two years.
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Adams, Edwin, born August 27, 1831, is a son of Hector Adams, who was born at Burlington, Vt., in 1800, and married Laura Mariam, by whom he had eight children. Ed- win Adams married Maria B. Tobias, November 4, 1853, who was born July 7, 1833. Her parents were Solon and Mary Tobias, life-long residents of Grand Isle. Solon was born June 11, 1793, and died September 17, 1874. His wife, Mary, was born November 28, 1795, and died March 6, 1873. The children of Edwin Adams are: Edna, born October 11, 1854; Ellen, born June 1, 1862, died December 15, 1863; Mattie G., born June 22, 1868; and Harry E., born December 11, 1869, died January 26, 1891. Edna married Homer E. Griswold, January 12, 1880, and their children are Fannie E., born July 28, 1882, and Ellen A., born February 11, 1886. Mr. Adams came from the town of Mil- ton to Grand Isle in 1849, and engaged with D. E. Griswold as a clerk, but soon be- came a partner, and remained about a year. He then spent some time in Wisconsin with a company of railroad engineers and returned to Grand Isle in 1853, engaging in mercantile pursuits and in farming. He represented the town in the General Assembly in 1859-60 and was sheriff of Grand Isle county in 1860-61. He went to Michigan in 1863, where he was employed for four years in farming and speculation. In 1869 he located permanently at Grand Isle, and has since been engaged in a general store and in farming. He has also been town treasurer, lister, justice of the peace, and assistant United States assessor.
Ladd, Lewis, born April 28, 1797, at Norwich, Conn., came to Grand Isle with his parents about 1800. He married Maria Hyde, February 28, 1842, and two children were born to them, viz .: Margaret A., born in December, 1842, and Alfred H .. born Feb- ruary 23, 1848. The former married Wyman M. Gordon, March 23, 1863. Alfred H. Ladd married Jane White, March 18, 1885, and their children are Maria E., born Au- gust 5, 1886 ; Lewis Alexander, born June 5, 1888; and Margaret Isabel, born Febru- ary 24, 1890. Lewis Ladd was one of four sons who worked together for several years and accumulated considerable property, which was divided about 1847, when Lewis be- came sole owner of the farm at Ladd's Point in the town of Grand Isle, where he re- mained until his death, January 21, 1867. His wife died in December, 1874. She was a descendant of an old English family of distinction and wealth, and upon the mother's side was from a family by the name of Dean. There are now in the possession of A. H. Ladd two pieces of antique furniture, a secretary and an old English sideboard, which were brought from England fully 200 years ago, and have always been owned by some of the family. They are well preserved articles, and excel in workmanship and finish.
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Hall, Enoch, was born in Connecticut and in 1788 came to Isle La Motte, Vt., where he lived until his death in 1806, at the age of seventy. He was one of six families that settled in Isle La Motte from Guildhall, Vt., was one of the first three selectmen of the town in 1791, was a very active man in the interests of the community, and held many offices of public trust. He married Sarah Merrill, and his children were Nathaniel, Grace, and Elihu. The latter married Roxana Holcomb, and their children were James, Enoch, Hiram, Simeon, Ira, Laura, Carmi, Charlotte, Diana, Jeremiah, Mariah. and Lovisa. Carmi Hall was born in Isle La Motte and married Polly Pike, by whom he has these children : Ransom, Melissa, Ira A., Jerod P., Ellen M .. and Allen M. Ransom Hall married Charlotte A., daughter of Dyer and Martha P. (Hall) Hill, and his children are Addis O. and Dyer H. The former is now a noted stenographer in Boston, and an inventor of a new system of phonography called Hall's Multum in Parvo Phonography.
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Hill, Caleb, born at Granville, N. Y., came to Isle La Motte, Vt., about 1806 among the first settlers of the town, where he remained until his death in 1814. He was a hotel-keeper on the north end, and was shot by an American officer in the War of 1812 in his own house. He cleared several farms and owned a good share of the land on Isle La Motte at that time. He married Cynthia Strong, of Granville, N. Y., daughter of Seth Strong. Their children are Rhoda, Ira, Calvin, Nathan, Horace, Harry, Hiram, Caleb, Barbara, Maria, Charlotte, and Phobe. Calvin Hill was born at Granville, N. Y., and came here with his father. He married Mercy Pike, of Isle La Motte, March 14, 1816, daughter of Ezra and Polly (Garlick) Pike, and his children were Dyer, Cynthia, Nelson, Calvin, Mercy, Phobe, Henry, and Franklin. He died at the age of thirty-six on June 25, 1831. His widow, Mercy Hill, still survives her husband at the age of ninety-three, residing on the homestead-the oldest person now living on Isle La Motte. Dyer Hill was born on Isle La Motte in the same house where he has always lived, and is now seventy-two years of age. He married, first, Martha Hall, of Isle La Motte, daughter of Enoch and Hannah (Scott) Hall, and their children are Henry, Alice, Char- lotte, Wilbur, and Julian. Henry and Julian graduated from the University of Ver- mont, Burlington, Henry being a lawyer and Julian a physician, the latter being located in Buffalo, N. Y. Dyer Hill married, second, Hannah Wait, of Isle La Motte, daughter of William and Betsey (Truman) Wait. His grandfather, Gardner Wait, drew a pension from his service in the Revolutionary war. Ezra Pike was also a soldier of the Revolu- tion. Henry C. Hill was born in Isle La Motte in 1828, July 1st, and married Cornelia Scott, of La Motte, daughter of Harry and Cornelia (Wicker) Scott, July 1, 1852. His children are Elvira C., who married Dr. O. A. Holcombe, of Plattsburgh, N. Y., by whom he has one daughter, Jessie; Herbert E., who married Emma Chrystie, daughter of Rev. Robert Chrystie, and had two children, Edith C. and Hattie C., and died in 1882, March 10th; and Lena L., who, on August 19, 1885, married Frank H. Severance, now editor of the Buffalo Express-Illustrated, and by whom she has one son, Hayward M .; Arthur H., now in New York city ; and May A., who married R. E. Houghton, June 9, 1889, and has one son, Roland H. Henry C. Hill has served as town clerk for two years, postmaster for sixteen years, was state senator in 1866-67, and has been a mer- chant for thirty-nine years. Arthur H. Hill married Kathleen W. Simons, June 22, 1891.
Holcomb, Jesse, was born in Connecticut and came to Isle La Motte, Vt., while young. He was among the first settlers of the town, and cleared a farm, where he lived until his death, at the age of seventy-six. He married Mehetable Winchell, and his children were Timothy, Martha, Amasa, Chloe, Spede, Timothy, 2d, Jesse, Electa, Mary, and Ephraim A. The latter was born in Isle La Motte, March 10, 1814, and married Mercy Hill, of Isle La Motte, who was born May 3, 1824, a daughter of Calvin and Mercy (Pike) Hill. Their children were Myron, Byron, and Mahlon B. The latter, a graduate of Burlington College, married Marcia M. Stearns, of Brasier, St. Lawrence county, N. Y., daughter of Nathan Stearns, and they have one son, Frank M. He is now a practicing physician at Keeseville, Essex county, N. Y. Byron T. Holcomb married Laura Duston, of Sun Prairie, Wis., daughter of Frederick Duston, and they have three children, Helen, Myron, and Frederick. Mr. Holcomb is now a resident of Chicago and Evanston, Ill., being engaged in a sugar refinery. He graduated at the University of Burlington. Ephraim A. Holcomb served in the Vermont legislature in 1842-43 and has held many offices of trust in the town.
Pike, Ezra, was born in Massachusetts, and came from Hoosick, N. Y., among the first settlers, clearing a farm on which he died at the age of about sixty-eight. He was a pensioner of the war of the Revolution and held many offices of trust in the town of Isle La Motte. He married Polly Garlick, and his children were Ezra, Reuben, Jesse, Jarvis, Jerod, Henry, Sally, Terza, Lucy, Emeline, Mercy, Polly, and Anna. Ezra Pike was born in Massachusetts and came to Isle La Motte with his father, where he died at the age of eighty-three, in 1873. He married Barbara Hill, of Isle La Motte, daughter
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of Caleb and Cynthia (Strong) Hill, and their children were William, Preston, Emily, Mariah, Albina, Theresa, Mary, Mehitable, and Seneca H. The latter, born on Isle La Motte, September 13, 1816, married, first, Cynthia E. Hall, of that town, on March 2, 1840, daughter of Rev. Ira and Cynthia (Wait) Hall, and his children by her are Perry, Ambrose, Thererina, Seraphina, Ezra, Ira E., Seymour S., Sidney L., Fillmore, Linnie, and Merritt L. He married, second, March 24, 1888, Martha, daughter of Hiram and Susan (Hall) Hall. Mr. Pike has served as representative of Isle La Motte two terms, and has been justice of the peace for several years. He is now side judge, and has been constable twenty-one years. He was twice elected high sheriff of his county, and was captain of the first company organized in the town during the late war, the company being an independent one. Martha Hall married, first, Winfield S., son of Charles and Lucy (Barney) Carew, and had one son, Herbert L. (deceased). Mr. Carew died March 17. 1876.
Rochester, George, was born in Northumberland, England, and in 1819 came to Champlain among the early settlers, where he died in 1855, aged sixty-eight. He mar- ried Jane Yeman, of Northumberland, England, and his children were George, Waller, Thomas, Alexander, Nancy, and John. John Rochester was born at Champlain, N. Y., September 16, 1819, and married Nancy McGregor, of Alburgh, Vt., daughter of Dun- can McGregor, and their children were Elenora and Elda A. He is now a resident farmer of Isle La Motte, where he has lived since 1865. He has been mate on a steam- boat for twenty-two years. Duncan McGregor was present when Caleb Hill was shot, and helped to extinguish the fire as it caught from the shot.
Scott, Henry, a cousin of Gen. Winfield Scott, born near Albany, N. Y., November 24, 1763, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and came to Grand Isle county with Ethan and Ira Allen, his cousins, as one of the early settlers. He owned the southern part of the town, and died in March, 1833. He was a descendant of Cornelius Scott, who was a son of William and Sarah (Derrickson) Scott. The latter was a daughter of Cornelia Bogardus, who was a daughter of William Bogardus, who was a son of Annette or Anneke Webber Jansen, or Anneke Jans, who was a granddaughter of King William the Third. Cornelia's husband, Everordus Bogardus, was the first settled minister in New York city. Henry Scott married Christiana Rowley, and their children were Mary, born July 2, 1785; Attee, born September 14, 1786; Margaret, born April 1, 1788; Belinda, born August 19, 1789; Harry, born October 12, 1790; Christiana, born February 11, 1792; Simeon, born May 15, 1794; Hannah, born July 17, 1795; Cornelius, born April 28, 1797 ; Daniel, born July 8, 1799; Sullivan, born February 9, 1802; and Ethan, born March 12, 1803. Harry Scott married Cornelia, daughter of Joseph and Dolly (Knapp) Wicker. She was born in Hardwick, Mass., August 24, 1794. Their children are George, Maria, Harriet, Allen, Wealthy, Puillia M., Cornelia L., Anson, Amasa, and Elvira.
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