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Christian Steckley

Male 1785 - 1865  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Christian Steckley was born 4 Nov 1785, Pennsylvania; died 13 Jan 1865; was buried , Heise Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., ON.

    Christian married Elisabeth Hilts. Elisabeth was born 1778; died 1854. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1804; died 1865.
    2. 3. John Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1806; died 27 Dec 1865, Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, Ontario.
    3. 4. Christian Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1808; died 1865.
    4. 5. Martha Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1810; died 1857.
    5. 6. Elisabeth Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1812; died 1901.
    6. 7. Susanna Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1819; died 1858.
    7. 8. Eva Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1821; died 1913.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 1804; died 1865.

  2. 3.  John Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 8 Sep 1806; died 27 Dec 1865, Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, Ontario.

    John married Nancy Baker. Nancy (daughter of Samuel Emanuel Baker and Catherine Doner) was born 24 Dec 1807; died 12 Aug 1877, Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Catharine Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1828; died 1892.
    2. 10. Elizabeth Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jul 1830; died 6 Oct 1832.
    3. 11. Margaret Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1833, Ontario.
    4. 12. Susan Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1838; died 1 Apr 1923.
    5. 13. Nancy S. Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1840; died 1934.
    6. 14. John Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 15. Mary Steckley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1849, Markham Township, Ontario; died 3 Sep 1922, Peterborough, Ontario.

  3. 4.  Christian Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 1808; died 1865.

  4. 5.  Martha Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 1810; died 1857.

  5. 6.  Elisabeth Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 1812; died 1901.

  6. 7.  Susanna Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 1819; died 1858.

  7. 8.  Eva Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 1821; died 1913.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Catharine Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1828; died 1892.

    Catharine married John Eyer. John (son of David Eyer and Mary Troup) was born 1826, Markham Twp., York Co., ON; died 22 Dec 1910, Ponca City, Kay Co., Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Susannah Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1844; died 1895.
    2. 17. David Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jan 1846; died 16 Jun 1855, Gormley, Ontario.
    3. 18. Mary Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1848.
    4. 19. Samuel Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1850.
    5. 20. John Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1850, Ontario.
    6. 21. Nancy Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1857.
    7. 22. Isaac Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jan 1857, Hedford, Ontario; died 23 Oct 1939, Upland, CA.
    8. 23. Jesse Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1858, Ontario.
    9. 24. Lydia Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born Aug 1860, Ontario.
    10. 25. Benjamin Franklin Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1869, Ontario; died 1942.
    11. 26. William B. Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jan 1895, KS; died 4 Mar 1975, Tulare, CA-Tulare Cemetery.

  2. 10.  Elizabeth Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 16 Jul 1830; died 6 Oct 1832.

  3. 11.  Margaret Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1833, Ontario.

    Margaret married James Gormley. James was born 1822, Londonderry, Ireland; died , Toronto, Ontario-Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Anna Gormley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1853.
    2. 28. Mary Gormley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1856, Ontario; died 8 Aug 1934.
    3. 29. Margaret Gormley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1859, Ontario.
    4. 30. Thomas James Gormley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1862, Ontario; died Abt 1891.

  4. 12.  Susan Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 22 May 1838; died 1 Apr 1923.

    Susan married John B. Doner 1865. John was born 7 Dec 1843; died 4 Feb 1890, Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Mary M. Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jan 1867; died 6 May 1942, Smithville, OH.
    2. 32. Catherine "Katie" Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jul 1868, Gormley, Ontario; died 14 Apr 1956.
    3. 33. Thomas Steckley Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 May 1872; died 14 Dec 1952.
    4. 34. Anna Elizabeth (Annie) Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Apr 1877; died 13 Jan 1933, Maple Lawn Cemetery, Wainfleet, Ontario.

  5. 13.  Nancy S. Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1840; died 1934.

    Nancy married Benjamin Michael Byer. Benjamin (son of John Byer and Lydia Neff) was born 2 Feb 1837, Ontario; died 1931. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Leah Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1856.
    2. 36. John Henry Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1862; died 7 Feb 1946, Los Angeles, CA.
    3. 37. Mary Ann Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1868; died 3 Sep 1954, Sacramento, CA.
    4. 38. James George Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1870.
    5. 39. Emma Fidella Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Aug 1872, York County, Ontario; died 22 Jun 1947, San Bernadino Co., CA.
    6. 40. Clara Louise Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1875.
    7. 41. Elizabeth L. Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1880.

  6. 14.  John Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Christian1)

  7. 15.  Mary Steckley Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 14 Dec 1849, Markham Township, Ontario; died 3 Sep 1922, Peterborough, Ontario.

    Mary married Joseph Doner Whitchurch Township, Ontario. Joseph was born 14 Jan 1847, Markham, Ontario; died 17 May 1883. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Maggie Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Oct 1868; died 20 Jun 1886.
    2. 43. Joseph S. Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jun 1871; died 14 Jun 1886, Whitchurch Township, Ontario.
    3. 44. Archibald Gormley Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Aug 1876, Whitchurch Township, Ontario; died 29 Aug 1951, Whitchurch Township, Ontario-Heise Hill Cemetery.

    Mary married Phillip Macklem 26 Oct 1886, Gormley, Ontario. Phillip was born 21 Sep 1832, Whitchurch Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Susannah Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1844; died 1895.

    Susannah married Jacob Eisenberg Haldeman. Jacob was born 3 Mar 1838; died 7 Aug 1932. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. Harriett E. Haldeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Aug 1890, Brown County, KS; died 4 Sep 1961, Upland, CA.
    2. 46. Paul Haldeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1892; died Oct 1973, Riverside, CA.
    3. 47. Jacob Gotshall Haldeman  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 17.  David Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1 Jan 1846; died 16 Jun 1855, Gormley, Ontario.

  3. 18.  Mary Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born Abt 1848.

    Mary married John Hinds. [Group Sheet]


  4. 19.  Samuel Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born Abt 1850.

  5. 20.  John Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1850, Ontario.

    John married Hannah Haldeman. Hannah was born 1858, PA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Martha Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1879, KS.
    2. 49. Samuel E. Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jan 1881, Brown County, KS; died 22 Oct 1946, Corcoran, CA.
    3. 50. William B. Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jan 1895, KS; died 4 Mar 1975, Tulare, CA-Tulare Cemetery.

  6. 21.  Nancy Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born Abt 1857.

  7. 22.  Isaac Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 7 Jan 1857, Hedford, Ontario; died 23 Oct 1939, Upland, CA.

    Isaac married Ella May Stauffer 12 Dec 1885, Sedgwick, KS. Ella was born 23 Jun 1868, Pine Creek, ILL; died 4 Dec 1927, Upland, CA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 51. Mary Belle Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1886, Pine Creek, ILL; died 4 Oct 1922, Upland, CA.
    2. 52. Lewis Benjamin Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 May 1889, Hamlin, KS; died 22 Jul 1939, Los Angeles, CA.
    3. 53. Harold Ray Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jan 1896.
    4. 54. John Paul Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Nov 1889, Glendale, AZ.
    5. 55. Katherine Lucille Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jul 1903, Glendale, AZ; died 8 Nov 1945.

  8. 23.  Jesse Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1858, Ontario.

  9. 24.  Lydia Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born Aug 1860, Ontario.

    Lydia married Jacob Gotshall (Jay) Haldeman 6 Oct 1891. Jacob was born 28 Nov 1868, PA; died 25 Oct 1962. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 56. Eldred E. Haldeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Apr 1895; died Feb 1973, Camp Verde, ARIZ.
    2. 57. Oliver W. Haldeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Feb 1898, ARK; died 10 Sep 1988, Tulare, CA.
    3. 58. Ethel M. Haldeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1901, OK.

  10. 25.  Benjamin Franklin Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1869, Ontario; died 1942.

    Benjamin married Abigail C. ?. Abigail was born 1869. [Group Sheet]

    Benjamin married Lillian R. Sollenberger. Lillian was born 1869. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 59. Donald B. Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jan 1899; died 15 Jun 1988, Kansas City, MO.
    2. 60. Helen F. Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1902.
    3. 61. R.F. Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 26.  William B. Eyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Catharine3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 14 Jan 1895, KS; died 4 Mar 1975, Tulare, CA-Tulare Cemetery.

    William married Velma Charlotte Heise 23 Apr 1923. Velma was born 10 Mar 1897; died 27 Sep 1991, Tulare, CA-Tulare Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 62. E.G. Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 63. Lesta Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1923; died 24 Sep 1996, Tulare, CA.
    3. 64. Charlotte Eyer  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 27.  Anna Gormley Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1853.

  13. 28.  Mary Gormley Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 29 Aug 1856, Ontario; died 8 Aug 1934.

    Mary married Thomas Frederick Wordsworth 9 Mar 1891. Thomas was born 4 Sep 1859, England; died 9 Feb 1934. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 65. William Wordsworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jul 1893; died 3 Oct 1922.
    2. 66. Dorothy Wordsworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Mar 1896.

  14. 29.  Margaret Gormley Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1859, Ontario.

    Margaret married Garnet Meldrum. Garnet was born 1862, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  15. 30.  Thomas James Gormley Descendancy chart to this point (11.Margaret3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1862, Ontario; died Abt 1891.

  16. 31.  Mary M. Doner Descendancy chart to this point (12.Susan3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 4 Jan 1867; died 6 May 1942, Smithville, OH.

    Mary married Christian Brenner. Christian was born 1865. [Group Sheet]


  17. 32.  Catherine "Katie" Doner Descendancy chart to this point (12.Susan3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 15 Jul 1868, Gormley, Ontario; died 14 Apr 1956.

    Catherine married Levi Hoover 21 Jan 1891, Gormley, Markham Twp., York Co., ON. Levi (son of John Hoover and Sophia Brillinger) was born 6 Apr 1864, Markham Twp., York Co., ON; died 17 Jun 1925, Markham Twp., York Co., ON. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 67. Charles Hoover  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Mar 1891, York County, Ontario; died 20 Aug 1969, Heise Hill Cemetery, Gormley, Ontario.
    2. 68. Charles Hoover  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Mar 1892, Markham Twp., York Co., ON; died 20 Aug 1969, Gormley, Markham Twp., York Co., ON.
    3. 69. Milton Hoover  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Apr 1895, Markham Twp., York Co., ON; died 23 Feb 1897, Markham Twp., York Co., ON.
    4. 70. Ruth Hoover  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Oct 1897, Markham Twp., York Co., ON; died 22 Jul 1964, Markham Twp., York Co., ON.
    5. 71. John Hoover  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Feb 1822, Markham Twp., York Co., ON; died 10 Jan 1898, Markham Twp., York Co., ON.
    6. 72. Allan Hoover  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Aug 1901, Markham Twp., York Co., ON; died 2 Apr 1991.
    7. 73. John Clayton Hoover  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Jan 1908, Markham Twp., York Co., ON; died 20 Oct 1995, Spring Valley, San Diego, CA.

  18. 33.  Thomas Steckley Doner Descendancy chart to this point (12.Susan3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 6 May 1872; died 14 Dec 1952.

    Thomas married Cora Luella Herr 25 Oct 1905. Cora was born 15 Dec 1878, Ontario; died 25 Apr 1960, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 74. Myra Mae Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jan 1907; died 16 Sep 1989.
    2. 75. Luella Marion Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Feb 1912; died 3 May 2005, Mechanicsburg, PA.
    3. 76. Edith Margaret Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1913; died Dec 1975, Mechanicsburg, PA.

  19. 34.  Anna Elizabeth (Annie) Doner Descendancy chart to this point (12.Susan3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 22 Apr 1877; died 13 Jan 1933, Maple Lawn Cemetery, Wainfleet, Ontario.

    Anna married Darius Sider 1 Mar 1910. Darius (son of Joseph Sider and Eliza Jane Winger) was born 26 Feb 1876; died 13 Jan 1933, Maple Lawn Cemetery, Wainfleet Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 77. Ruth Sider  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Feb 1911; died 12 Nov 2008, Cambridge, Ontario-Maple Lawn Cemetery, Wainfleet, Ontario.
    2. 78. George Arthur Sider  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Mar 1913; died 22 Aug 1996, Stouffville, Ontario-Maple Lawn Cemtery, Wainfleet, Ontario.
    3. 79. Marion Sider  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Nov 1914; died 4 Apr 2003, Cambridge, Ontario-Maple Lawn Cemetery, Wainfleet, Ontario.

  20. 35.  Leah Byer Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nancy3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1856.

    Leah married ? Thompson. [Group Sheet]

    Leah married ? Danks. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 80. Claudine Ellen Danks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Sep 1898; died 11 Jul 1985, Los Angeles, CA.

  21. 36.  John Henry Byer Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nancy3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 12 Jan 1862; died 7 Feb 1946, Los Angeles, CA.

    John married Mary A. Rhodes Abt 1881. Mary was born 22 Jul 1853, NY; died 1930. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 81. Benjamin Louis Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Aug 1883, Markham, Ontario; died 16 Apr 1955, Los Angeles, CA.
    2. 82. Mabel Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1885, KS; died 1976.
    3. 83. Alma Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1886, KS; died 5 Sep 1975, San Joaquin, CA.
    4. 84. Earl Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1889, KS.
    5. 85. Ralph Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1891, KS; died Jul 1968, Santa Anna, CA.
    6. 86. Ruth Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jul 1893; died 20 Mar 1936.
    7. 87. James Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1895; died 1914.
    8. 88. Jesse Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1895; died 1914.
    9. 89. Grace Byer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1897; died 1918.

  22. 37.  Mary Ann Byer Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nancy3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1868; died 3 Sep 1954, Sacramento, CA.

    Mary married Samuel Stoner. Samuel was born 1863, PA; died 1924. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 90. Raymond Stoner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Aug 1890; died Mar 1965.
    2. 91. Clyde Stoner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1891.
    3. 92. Leah M. Stoner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1896, Oregon.
    4. 93. Ila Ruth Stoner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jun 1904, Oregon; died 4 Oct 1980, Sacramento, CA.

  23. 38.  James George Byer Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nancy3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1870.

  24. 39.  Emma Fidella Byer Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nancy3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 18 Aug 1872, York County, Ontario; died 22 Jun 1947, San Bernadino Co., CA.

    Emma married Nathan Thomas Franklin Abt 1887. Nathan was born Abt 1859, OH. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 94. Roy A. Franklin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1889, KS; died 26 Feb 1960, San Bernadino Co., CA.
    2. 95. Ada Ruth Franklin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Dec 1891, Hamlin, KS; died 26 Jan 1948, Deming, NM-Bellevue Cemetery.
    3. 96. May Franklin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1896; died 1964.

  25. 40.  Clara Louise Byer Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nancy3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1875.

    Clara married Bertice Leroy Decker. Bertice was born 1875, Saticoy, Ca. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 97. Chester Ansil Decker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jul 1897, ARIZ; died 1926, -Bellevue Cemetery, Ontario, CA.

  26. 41.  Elizabeth L. Byer Descendancy chart to this point (13.Nancy3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 1880.

  27. 42.  Maggie Doner Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mary3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 22 Oct 1868; died 20 Jun 1886.

  28. 43.  Joseph S. Doner Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mary3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 26 Jun 1871; died 14 Jun 1886, Whitchurch Township, Ontario.

  29. 44.  Archibald Gormley Doner Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mary3, 3.John2, 1.Christian1) was born 9 Aug 1876, Whitchurch Township, Ontario; died 29 Aug 1951, Whitchurch Township, Ontario-Heise Hill Cemetery.

    Archibald married Melissa Moyer 6 Jul 1899, York County, Ontario. Melissa was born 12 Jul 1876, Waterloo County, Ontario; died 20 Oct 1949, Whitchurch Township, Ontario-Heise Hill Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 98. Harold Moyer Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1902, Vineland, Ontario.
    2. 99. Mary Magdalene Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1904, Toronto, Ontario.
    3. 100. Mildred Irene Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Sep 1905, Toronto, Ontario; died 28 Aug 1996, Evergreen, CA.
    4. 101. Joseph Byron Doner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Dec 1907, Toronto, Ontario; died 20 Mar 1974.
    5. 102. H.P. Doner  Descendancy chart to this point

    Archibald married Phoebe Moyer. Phoebe was born 15 Jul 1876; died 1961, Dickson Hill Cemetery, Markham, Ontario. [Group Sheet]



 

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