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Elizabeth Gooderich was the daughter of William Gooderich and Margare Notes
t Richardson.1,2 She married Philip Clarke on 25 July 1623 at Bradfiel d St.
George, Suffolk County, England.3,4 As of 25 July 1623,her marri ed name was
Clarke.5,4 She was named an heir in the will of William Go oderich dated 4
April 1631 at Hegessett, Suffolk County, England.6,4 F amily: Elizabeth
Gooderich and Philip Clarke Citations [S2] Lafayett e Wallace Case M.D., The
Goodrich Family in America, pages 19 and 31 . [S5] Mary Lovering Holman,
Winifred Lovering Holman and Helen Pendle ton Winston Pillsbury, The Stevens
Miller Ancestry, page 181. [S5] Mar y Lovering Holman, Winifred Lovering
Holman and Helen Pendleton Winsto n Pillsbury, The Stevens Miller Ancestry,
page 183. Gives year and pla ce of marriage, as well as husbands name. [S2]
Lafayette Wallace Cas e M.D., The Goodrich Family in America, page 19. [S5]
Mary Lovering Ho lman, Winifred Lovering Holman and Helen Pendleton Winston
Pillsbury , The Stevens Miller Ancestry, page 183. [S5] Mary Lovering Holman,
Wi nifred Lovering Holman and Helen Pendleton Winston Pillsbury, The Stev ens
Miller Ancestry, page 182.
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The Goodrich Family in America, 1889
Date: 1889
Publication place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Text: "...April 20. 1699. d. Dec. 6, 1758. 43. Eunice? b. Dec. 8, 17 19. (16)
Ephraim Goodrich (William), born June 2, 1663; died Feb. 27, 1739; resided at
Rocky Hill, Conn.; married first. Digitized by VjOOQ IC..."
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Title: The Goodrich Family in America, 1889
Subject: Goodrich family
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Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago, Fergus printing company
Author: Case, Lafayette Wallace, b. 1845
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Contributor: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Lands of Glastonbury co-founder Ephraim Goodrich acquired from 1692-17 Notes
09 in South Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. All of the land show n north
(north = left in map) of the Four-Score Acre Lots in the map a bove was at one
time part of the Treat Farm, which at one time was a f ull 310 rods in width
on both its west and east side; a total of 1,86 0 acres. Deeds dated 1692-1693
have been found involving transfer of 4 40 acres from Richard Treat
(1623-1693) to daughter Sarah Treat (1664- 1712) and husband Ephraim Goodrich,
with the remainder going to son Th omas Treat (1668-1713). However, when the
will of Thomas Treat was d rafted on June 9, 1709 and co-signed that same day
by his nephews-neig hbors Richard Goodrich and Thomas Goodrich, the 240 acre
lot designate d Richard Goodrich 1713 in the map above was in the possession
of Rich ard Goodrich, and the transfer was later formalized by a deed from hi
s father, Ephraim Goodrich, dated April 3, 1713. The reason for addi tional
Treat Farm allocations is not known, and no documentation of th e transfers
has been found other than the confirmation by Thomas Trea t found in his 1709
will.
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JOHN GOODRICH was christened 21 December 1623, St. James, Bury St. Edm Notes
unds, Suffolk, England. Born, to John Goodrich (1575-1632) and Margari e Howes
(1588-1632.) He immigrated with his brother, William Goodrich , in about 1636.
He married (1) *Elizabeth Edwards, about 1645 of Weth ersfield, Hartford,
Connecticut. She died 5 July 1670, in childbirth . The children (7) were
taken to Sudbury suggesting that this was th e home of their mother’s
people. Joseph, John’s son, mentions in his w ill in 1680: “his loving
uncell Thomas Read Senior and Thomas Read Jeu ner.” He married (2) Mary
Foote, widow of John Stoddard, 4 April 1674 . They signed an ante-nuptial
contract between Mr. Goodrich and the Wi dow Stoddard, dated 4 April 1674,
explaining why and how she was to b e provided for, and why she is not
mentioned in his will. The Goodric h brothers John and William arrived in
Wethersfield, Connecticut in ab out 1636. John Goodrich first appears on the
Coll. Rec. of Connecticu t (10 November 1643); juryman, 4 Dec. 1645, and other
activities of th e town. Held lands in Wethersfield in 1644. Appointed
constable of Wet hersfield. John Goodrich and Ensign William Goodrich, his
brother, ca me from Bury St. Edmond’s, England, probably first to Watertown,
Massa chusetts, and thence to Wethersfield, Connecticut, where John held lan
ds in 1644 and William held lands in 1666. There is a tradition in th e family
that John and William were orphans and came to this country f rom South Wales
about 1644, with their mother’s brother, William Still man, and first
settled in the New Haven Colony. He was one of the fir st settlers of
Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he held lands in 1644 . First appeared on the
Coll. Rec. of Conn. (Hartford), Nov. 10, 1643 ; juryman, Dec. 4, 1645, March
4, 1646, Sept 7, 1648. In 1678 there d ied in Hegessett, Suffolk County,
England, childless, the Rev. Willia m Goodrich, a minister of the established
church, leaving a will in wh ich he bequeathed certain specified real and
personal estate to his wi fe, Rebecca Goodrich, during her natural life, with
the remainder to o ne of the sons of his brother, John Goodrich, and to one of
the sons o f his brother, William Goodrich, naming them. Rebecca, the widow
of t he Rev. William Goodrich, died in November 1698, after which Jonatha n
Goodrich, the son of John Goodrich, Sr., and John Goodrich, son of W illiam
Goodrich, were entitled to receive about £200 sterling each fro m the estate.
The Rev. William Goodrich of Hegessett, England, was pr obaby brother-in-law
of (1) John and (2) William Goodrich, of Wethersf ield, Conn. John Goodrich
died 6 April 1680, in Wethersfield, Connect icut, at age 56. Goodrich
Castle • • Suffolk, England The basi s of the brothers John and Ens.
William Goodrich, who immigrated fro m England and settled at Wethersfield,
Conn. by the mid-1640s, was fir st published in 1889 by Lafayette Wallace Case
in "The Goodrich Famil y in Amercia." In 1953 Vol. II of "The Ancestry of Col.
John Harringto n Stevens, and his wife Frances Helen Miller," or
Stevens-Miller for s hort, was published by Winifred Lovering Holman on behalf
of her decea sed mother, Mary Lovering Holman. This work contains further
evidenc e and records concerning the Goodrich family of Bury St. Edmunds not i
ncluded by Case in 1889. These two works are incorporated in the follo wing
presentation. William Goodrich of Hessett in Suffolk, England i s the
documented beginning of what is known about the Wethersfield, Co nn. Goodrich
family. William had a wife Margaret. Stevens-Miller cite s a marriage of a
William Goodrich and Margaret Richardson at Felsha m in 1568 from the Suffolk
Marriage Index at Ipswich, and suggests thi s was probably the marriage of
William Goodrich of Hessett. "It must b e from a transcript as the earliest
extant register of Felsham begin s in 1656." There is no proof that this was
the marriage of the Wether sfield Goodrich's grandparents. Although Felsham is
the parish town ju st south of Hessett, the present writer choises not to
endorse the Ste ven-Miller conclusion. One basis of the Stevens-Miller work
needs t o be corrected. This was the assumed reason why baptism records for so
me of the descendant family in England could not be located. Stevens-M iller
more than once repeats the theme that "he was probably born in h is mother's
parish and if so, the law compelled his baptism there." A t the time Anglican
Church law required a family to attend and suppor t the parish church where
they lived, and the children to be baptize d where the parents resided. Where
the mother was born had nothing t o do with where a child was to be baptized.
William Goodrich's wife M argaret was buried at Hessett Mar. 22, 1630/1. Seven
months later Will iam Goodrich d. testate and was buried at Hessett Oct. 24,
1631. [1631 , "Sepulti, Guglielmus Gotheridge vicesimo quarto Octobris."] He
lef t the following abstracted will dated Apr. 4, 1631, proved Feb. 2, 163 1/2
at the Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury: • To son John Gooderich, al l his
houses, lands, and tenements at Hessett (spelled Hegessett in th e will), both
freehold and copyhold, and he to pay or render to Willia m's other children,
namely: • to William's son William Gooderich, £1 6 [£4 within one year,
the balance within seven years]; • to William' s dau. Elizabeth Clarke,
wife of Philip Clarke, £8 [£4 within two year s, the balance within five
years]; • to William's dau. Susan Beamond , wife of John Beamond, £8 [£4
within three years, the balance withi n six years]. • if son John did not
pay his three siblings their legac ies, then William's other children not
fully paid "maie enter into al l the said howses and hereditaments and the
same to occupie Untill h e or they shalbe fully satisfied." • Son John
Gooderich to be executo r of the will. • Witnessed by John Whyte, John
Bateley and John Taple y. Stevens-Miller provides William and Margaret
Goodrich five childre n. But as son John is the focus of the family descent
only he is conti nued in this presentation. Cemetery Both John , his 1st
wife (Eliza beth Goodrich) and 2nd wife (Mary Foote Stoddard Tracy) are all
burie d here in Wethersfield Village Cemetery in Wethersfield, Hartford Coun
ty, Connecticut, USA. Wikitree: John Goodrich, son of John Goodrich an d
Margerie Howes, was baptized at Bury St. Mary Parish in Bury St. Edm unds,
Suffolk, England on 22 Mar 1617/8.[1] Orphaned by 27 Apr 1632, J ohn and his
younger brother William Goodrich came to America in the ca re of guardian
Clement Chaplin in 1635 on the Elizabeth and Ann. [2] C lement Chaplin had
been appointed their guardian by the 14 Apr 1632 wi ll of their father John
Goodrich, and he was also appointed the keepe r of their inheritances until
each reached the age of 21. [3] Afte r a brief stay in Cambridge, MA, Clement
Chaplin brought John and Will iam Goodrich with him; first to Hartford,
Connecticut and then Wethers field, Connecticut in 1636, where John and
William no doubt were kep t busy on the 1,200 acres of land in what later
became Glastonbury tha t was owned by Clement Chaplin; then the largest
landowner of Wethersf ield. [4] Was in Hartford in 1643 and given land in
Wethersfield in 16 44[5] Birth Birth: Date: ABT 1620 Place: Bury St Edmonds,
Suffolk, Eng land[6][7] Marriage 07 AUG 1615. Burie St. Edmund, Suffolk
County, Eng land. [8][9] Death Death: Date: APR 1680 Place: Wethersfield,
Hartford , Connecticut[10] Residence Residence: Date: 1643 Place: Wethersfield
, Hartford, Connecticut[11] Event Event: Type: will proved Date: 02 SE P 1680
Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut[12] Marriage Husband : John
Goodrich Wife: Elizabeth Edwards Child: Elizabeth Goodrich Rela tionship to
Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Marriage : Date: 02 NOV 1645
Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut[13][14] [15] Note: first appears on
the Coll. Rec. of Conn. (Hartford). [16] h eld lands. [17] Event: Event-Misc
07 SEP 1648. Wethersfield, Connectic ut. Note: shown as a juryman on 4 Dec
1645, 4 Mar 1646 and. [18]
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JOHN GOODRICH I was born about 1595 of Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, Engl Notes
and, to William Goodrich (1555-1631) and Margaret Richardson (1550-167 9.) He
married Margerie Howe, 7 August 1615, at St. James, Bury St. Ed munds,
Suffolk, England. He was a clothier. John Goodrich I died 2 1 April 1632,
age 44, at Bury, St. Edmund, Suffolk, England. John Goo drich of Bury St.
Edmunds, in the County of Suffolk, England, was th e father of William
Goodrich, the early settler in Wethersfield, Conne cticut, his ancestry and
descendants being fully determined and publis hed in "The Goodrich Family in
America" by Lafayette Wallace Case, M.D . John Goodrich was a clothier. He
inherited from his father, Willia m Gooderich of Hegessett, Suffolk County,
yeoman, by his will, dated A pril 4, 1631, and proved in the Archdeaconry
Court of Sudbury, Februar y 2, 1631-2, all the houses, lands, and tenements in
Hegessett, and wa s the executor of the will. The Christian name of his wife
was Margeri e or Margaret, who is mentioned in the will of John Goodrich,
dated Ap ril 14, 1632, and proved May 16, 1632, as also his sons, William
Goodr ich the elder, William Goodrich the younger, John Goodrich, and Jerem y
Goodrich. John Goodrich, the father of this family, was buried Apri l 21,
1632, the same being recorded in the Parish Register of St. Mary , Bury St.
Edmunds. William Goodrich the younger, was a clergyman, edu cated at Caius
College, Cambridge, in Hegessett in 1678, willing prope rty to sons of his
brothers William the elder and John, who were the e arly settlers in
Wethersfield. The English home of this family was, th erefore, Hegessett, now
called Hessett, which is six miles east of Bur y St. Edmunds. John Gooderich
was a clothyer. He was born circa 157 5 at prob. Suffolk County, England. He
was the son of William Goodric h and Margaret Richardson. He married Marge
rie Howe on 7 August 161 5 at St. James, Burie St. Edmund, Suffolk County,
England. He was name d executor and an heir in the will of William Gooderich
dated 4 Apri l 1631 at Hegessett, Suffolk County, England. He left a will
dated 1 4 April 1632 at Burie St. Edmond, Suffolk County, England, and said wi
ll is transcribed below. He died between 14 April 1632 and 21 April 16 32 at
St. Mary's Parish, Bury St. Edmunds, County Suffolk, England. H e was buried
on 21 April 1632 at St. Mary's Parish, Bury St. Edmunds , County Suffolk,
England.His will was proved on 16 May 1632 at Archde aconary Court, Sudbury,
Suffolk County, England. Transcriptio n of the will of John Gooderich
as printed in the Case book: "ffirst a nd principallie I comend my sowle into
the hands of the Almightie God , my Creator, and to Jesus Christ, his only
sonne, my lord and only Sa viour, by the merits of whose death and passion I
steadfastlie beleev e to have free p'don and forgivenes of all my synnes, and
to be made p 'taker of the ioyes of heaven." To Margerie, my wife, my house
wherei n I now dwell in Bury, and my land in Horningherth, in the County of S
uffolk, for her life, and on her death to descend to my four sons, Wil liam
Gooderiche the elder, William Gooderiche the younger, John Gooder ich, and
Jeremy Gooderich. To my son John Gooderich, my house or tenem ent and lands in
Hessett, in the said County of Suffolk, my said wif e to have the profits till
my son John Gooderich shall attain twenty-o ne. If he die without lawful issue
under twenty-one, then the propert y to him bequeathed to descend and come to
the said William Gooderic h the elder, Wm. Gooderich the younger, and Jeremy
Gooderich, to be eq ually divided amongst them. To my said three sons, William
Gooderich t he elder, William Gooderich the younger, and Jeremy Gooderich, one
hun dred pounds apiece at twenty-one. If any die under twenty-one and with out
issue, then the portion or legacy of him or them so dying shall co me to the
rest of my said sons. My wife to have the managing of the po rtions during
minority, and the increase and benefit arising from thei r said several
portions to be for their education and maintenance, an d for binding of any of
them forth apprentices, and the residue to b e delivered to my sons at the
time limited for payment of the portions . If any of my said children prove
rebellious, stubborn, and disobedie nt, and refuse to be maintained, ordered,
and governed according to m y said wive's discretion, or the discretion of
such others as during t heir minority shall have the managing of their said
portions, in cas e my wife die, then the profits and increase of his or their
portion s that shall so misdemean shall go to the others of them that are duti
ful and obedient. Provided that my wife do pay all such legacies conta ined in
my father's will, which on my part are yet to be paid. To Marg aret, daughter
of my brother Henry Gooderich, five pounds at 24, and t o William Gooderich,
son of my said brother Henry Gooderich, five poun ds at 24, with benefit of
survivorship. To the two younger children o f my sister Susan, by her first
husband John Lark, forty shillings api ece at 24, with benefit of
survivorship. To the poor of the parish o f St. Mary in Bury, forty shillings
to be distributed one month afte r my decease. To the poor spinners of
Drinkstone, in the County of Suf folk, twenty shillings to be distributed
within a month after my decea se. All the rest of my goods, chattels, wares,
stock, plate, househol d stuff, and moveables to Margerie, my wife, whom I
make sole executri x. Thomas Chaplyne, mercer, Clement Chaplyne, brother of
said Thomas , Jeremy Stafford, mercer, and my cousin, Robert Gooderich of Bury
St . Edmunds, aforesaid supervisors, and for their pains I give every on e
forty shillings. If my wife die before the will is fully performed , and have
not nominated any person or persons for the performance the reof, then my said
supervisors to take upon them the performance, an d shall also have the
managing and employment of all such portions a s shall come to any of my said
children after the decease of my said w ife. Witness: Richard Cooper Harman,
by mark; the mark of Robert Brigh tnall, Philip Crowe." goodrich castel
Goodrich Men St Edmu ndsbury Cathedral Exterior Suffolk, England - Church
of St James Bi rth: unknown Death: Apr. 21, 1632 Bury St Edmunds Suffolk,
Englan d John Goodrich, father of New England immigrants John and William Go
odrich, d. testate betw. Apr. 14 1632 (the date of his will) and Apr . 21,
1632, latter the date he was buried at St. Marys Parish in Bur y St. Edmonds,
Suffolk, England ["Mr Jn Gooderich clothier."] Accordi ng to Stevens-Miller,
the absence of a recorded baptism for John is eq uated to "he was probably
born in his mother's parish and if so, the l aw compelled his baptism there."
The inference being that Stevens-Mill er did not uncover where John's mother
was born, thus John's baptism p lace was also unknown. As stated in his
father's memorial, this is no t a correct understanding of then Anglican
Church law regarding baptis m. The reason for the absence of a baptism record
is not finding wher e John's parents resided when he was born, if such records
even exis t at the time of John's birth. On Aug. 7, 1615 at St. James Chh. in
B ury St. Edmunds, John Goodrich m. Margery How, or Howes, who d. betw . Apr.
14 and May 16, 1632. The record of where Margery d. and interre d is not
provided. In the will of John "Goderich," clothier of Bury S t. Edmunds,
dated Apr. 14, 1632, proved May 10, 1632, the most importa nt portions follow,
as abstracted from Stevens-Miller, which include s portions and key words not
included by Case in 1889: • To Margeri e his wife, the house & tenement
where he then lived in Bury, and hi s land in Horningsherth, in Suffolk, for
her life, and on her death t o descend to his four sons, William Gooderiche
the elder, William Good eriche the younger, John Gooderich, and Jeremie
Gooderich, to be equal ly divided between them, or the survivors of them. •
To his son John G ooderich, his house or tenement and lands in Hessett, in
Suffolk, hi s wife to have the profits till son John was twenty-one. If John
die d without lawful issue before the age of 21, then the property was t o
descend to William Gooderich the elder, Wm. Gooderich the younger, a nd Jeremy
Gooderich, and to be equally divided between them, or the su rvivors of them.
• To his three sons William Gooderich the elder, Will iam Gooderich the
younger, and Jeremy Gooderich, one hundred pounds ap iece at age 21. His wife
to have the managing of their portions durin g their minority, and the
increase and benefit arising from their port ions for their education and
maintenance, and for binding of any of th em as apprentices, provided his wife
paid all the legacies contained i n his father's will, which had not yet been
paid. • Legacies of £5 eac h to Margarie and William, children of his
brother Henry Gooderich, an d to the three youngest children of his sister
Susan, by her first hus band Lock, 40 shillings each at age 24. • He gave to
"my poore spinner s of Drinekston" 20 shillings to be distributed amongst
them. • All th e rest of his goods, chattels, wares, stock, plate, household
stuff, a nd movables to wife Margerie, whom he made sole executrix. • Thomas
Ch aplyne, mercer; Clement Chaplyne, grocer, brother of said Thomas; Jere my
Stafford, mercer; and cousin Robert Gooderich, all of Bury St. Edmu nds, were
appointed supervisors of the will. • If his wife died befor e the Will was
fully performed and she had not nominated & put in trus t anyone for the
performance of his will, then the supervisors were t o act in her place to
manage and employ all portions due his children , to employ the same to and
for the use and benefit of the children un til they reached the age of 21,
then to be accountable to the childre n for the same. • Witnessed by
Richard Cooper, Robert Brightall and P hillip Crow. • On May 16, 1632,
Thomas Chaplyn and Clement Chaplyn, tw o of the "executors" named in the will,
appeared at probate, the Execu trix named having died before executing the
will, and on the same dat
The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, Descendants of William and Ozias
Goodwin, 1891
Date: 1891
Place: Connecticut, USA
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Text: "...February 29, 1691, son of Lieut. William and Grace (^Riley)
Goodrich. Joseph Goodrich resided in his native town, Wetherslield, Conn., and
died January 31, 1768. Mehetable (Goodwin) Goodrich died after January..."
About this source:
Title: The Goodwins of Hartford, Connecticut, Descendants of William and Ozias
Goodwin, 1891
Subject: Goodwin family, Goodwin family (Ozias Goodwin, 1596-1683)
Description: Compiled by Frank Farnsworth Starr, 1
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Brown and Gross
Author: Goodwin, James Junius, 1835-1915, Starr, Frank Farnsworth
Sponsor: Brigham Young University
Tags: americana
Contributor: Harold B. Lee Library
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Mary Goodrich Butler BIRTH 13 Nov 1651 Wethersfield, Hartford County Notes
, Connecticut, USA DEATH 1 Jun 1735 (aged 83) Hartford, Hartford Count y,
Connecticut, USA BURIAL Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield , Hartford
County, Connecticut, USA MEMORIAL ID 156151334 · View Sour ce MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 4 Family Members Parents William Goodri ch 1622–1676 Sarah
Marvin Curtis 1631–1701 Spouse Photo Joseph Butl er 1648–1732 (m. 1666)
Siblings William Goodrich 1649–1649 Sarah Goo drich Hollister 1649–1700
John Goodrich 1653–1730 Elizabeth Goodric h Welles 1658–1698 William
Goodrich 1661–1737 Abigail Goodrich Fitc h 1662–1684 Photo Ephraim
Goodrich 1663–1739 Photo David Goodric h 1667–1755 Half Siblings
William Goodrich 1661–1737 Created by: Mo okie Added: 18 Dec 2015 Find A
Grave Memorial 156151334
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_PHOTO: _TEXT From the collection of Nancy Knight Mott Yates McBride, great
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CONC and-niece of Orinda Howe Goodrich Beaty
OBJE: _TEXT From the collection of Nancy Knight Mott Yates McBride, great
great gr
CONC and-niece of Orinda Howe Goodrich Beaty
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_PHOTO: _TEXT From the collection of Nancy Knight Mott Yates McBride, great
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CONC and-niece of Orinda Howe Goodrich Beaty
OBJE: _TEXT From the collection of Nancy Knight Mott Yates McBride, great
great gr
CONC and-niece of Orinda Howe Goodrich Beaty
_PHOTO: _TEXT From the collection of Nancy Knight Mott Yates McBride, great
great gr
CONC and-niece of Orinda Howe Goodrich Beaty
OBJE: _TEXT From the collection of Nancy Knight Mott Yates McBride, great
great gr
CONC and-niece of Orinda Howe Goodrich Beaty
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