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Kotte, Kotter see Koetter, Kottmann
KORTE
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KORTE (J - Z)
| KORTE,
Johan Bernhard |
| BORN: |
Nov 20, 1804,
Herzlake (baptismal date) |
| DIED: |
1891, Farming,
Stearns County, MN |
| PARENTS: |
Bernard Heinrich
KORTE
Anna BRUEGGEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
by 1868 |
| MARRIED: |
Anna Maria
SCHLEE her entry
marriage: Nov 28, 1826, Herzlake |
| CHILDREN: |
Anna Adelheid
KORTE born 1827, Herzlake
Herman Wm KORTE born 1830, Vinnen, Holte
M Catherine KORTE born 1835, Vinnen
Bd Hch KORTE born 1838, Vinnen
John Bd KORTE born 1842, Vinnen m. Catharine BLOMS
Anna Angela KORTE born 1846, Vinnen |
| NOTES: |
1880 MN census,
Stearns County, Farming Twp
KORTE, Henry 42, Germany, farmer
Mary 36, Germany
Mary 12, Cath 10, Theod 8, Anna 6, Bd 1
Bernard 79, father, Germany |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Ruth Gaytan,
Pam Drake, Greg and James who have this emigrant in their
WorldConnect databases |
| SOURCES: |
Johan Bernard's approximate
year and place of birth were noted in various WCdbs.
Herzlake parish records were checked in Dr Remme's online
database first for a marriage record, which supplied
parents' names, and then for a corresponding birth/bapt
entry. Information about the oldest child was also from
Dr Remme's db and the younger children born in Vinnen
from the WCdb. Wife's name and death information were
noted in the WCdbs.
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| KORTE,
Johan Bernhard |
| BORN: |
Feb 6, 1834
Gross Stavern (parish in Soegel) |
| DIED: |
Nov 4, 1898,
Florissant, St Louis County, MO |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Bernard
KORTE
Catherine Margaretha OLDIGES |
| EMIGRATION: |
by 1861 |
| MARRIED: |
Maria Catharine
GERBES her entry
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| CHILDREN: |
Margaret KORTE
born 1861, MO
Bernard KORTE born 1863, MO
Anna/Maria KORTE born 1866-68, MO
Katherine KORTE born 1871, MO
Theresa KORTE born 1873, MO
Anna Maria KORTE born 1876, MO |
| NOTES: |
1880 MO census,
St Louis County, St Ferdinand Twp
KORTE, John Barney 47, farmer, Prussia
Mary Katie, 48, Prussia
Maggie 18, Barney 16, Mary 12, Katherine 9, Theresa 7,
Anna 4, all born MO |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Everett T Jorgenson
who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database |
| SOURCES: |
Johan Bernard's date and
place of birth and parents' names were found in Everett
T Jorgenson's WCdb. Soegel parish's records were checked
and a corresponding birth/bapt entry was found there
for Johan Bernard five days later than that found in
the WCdb. Information about his wife, children and death
was from the WCdb.
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about sources used
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| KORTE,
Johan Bernhard |
| BORN: |
Jul 28, 1842,
Vinnen (parish in Holte) |
| DIED: |
May 7, 1923,
Farming, Stearns County, MN |
| PARENTS: |
Johan Bernard
KORTE
Anna Maria SCHLE |
| EMIGRATION: |
1861 |
| MARRIED: |
Catharine
BLOMS |
| CHILDREN: |
Katherine KORTE
born 1868, MN
Mary KORTE born 1870, MN
Margaret KORTE born 1872, MN
Herman KORTE born 1874, MN
Anna KORTE born 1876, MN
Josephine KORTE born 1878, MN
Theodore KORTE born 1880, MN
John KORTE born 1881, MN
Joseph KORTE born 1885, MN
Theodore Wm KORTE born 1888, MN |
| NOTES: |
1870 MN census,
Stearns County, Munson twp
KORTES, John 26, farmer, Hannover
Katharina 26, Hannover
Katharina 2, Mary 6/12 both born Hannover |
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1880 MN census,
Stearns County, Farming twp
KORTE, John 35, Germany, farmer
Catharine 35, Germany
Cath 12, Mary 10, Mg 8, Hm 6, Anna 4, Josephine 2, all
born MN |
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1900 MN census,
Stearns County, Farming twp
KORTE, John Bernard Aug 1842, Germany, marr 32 yrs, emgr
1861
Katy Jul 1843, Germany 7 of 10 ch living, emgr 1865
Herman 26, Josephine 22, John 18, Jos 14, all born MN |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Pam Drake, Ruth
Gaytan, Robert LeFevre and Greg who have this emigrant
in their WorldConnect databases |
| SOURCES: |
Johan's date of birth and
parents' names were found in several WCdbs. Place of
birth was noted in Greg's WCdb. Holte parish records
were checked and a corresponding birth/bapt entry was
found there for Johan Bernard about a month earlier
than the date in the WCdbs. Information about spouse,
children and death was from the WCdbs.
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about sources used
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| KORTE,
Johan Herman |
| BORN: |
Dec 10, 1844,
Neuboerger (parish in Boerger) |
| DIED: |
1909, Charlestown,
Clark County, IN; buried Old St Michael's Cemetery |
| PARENTS: |
Nicholas KORTE
Thecla JANSEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1868-71 |
| |
emigration index,
Osnabrueck - Joh Hm Korte,born Dec 10, 1844 in Neuboerger,
son of Nic Korte and Thecla Jansen emgrated in 1868; brother
of mother, Joh Bd Jansen in St Louis, sent travel money |
| MARRIED: |
Elisabeth |
| CHILDREN: |
Thekla M KORTE
born 1872, IN
Ulrich KORTE born 1874, IN
Nicholas J KORTE born 1876, IN
Josephine KORTE born 1881, IN |
| NOTES: |
1880 IN census,
Clark County
Carter, Herman 44, farmer, born Baden, both parents born
Hannover
Elizabeth 44, Hannover
Tickla 7, Oliver 6, Nickols 2, all born IN |
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1900 IN census,
Clark County, Charlestown
KORTE, J Herman, Dec 1844, Germany, marr 29, emgr 1871
Elisabeth, Mar 1836, Germany, 4 of 4 ch living, emgr 1871
Ulrich 25, Nicholas 23, Josephine 19, all born IN |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Carol Baker
who has this emigrant in her WorldConnect database |
| SOURCES: |
Herman's month and year
of birth were noted on the 1900 census. The same information
and his father's name were found in the WCdb of Carol
Baker. That information allowed an emigration index
entry for Herman to be identified which supplied probable
place of birth. Boerger parish records were checked
and a corresponding birth/bapt entry was found there
for Johan Herman. Information about death and children
was from the WCdb.
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| KORTE,
Johan Wilhelm |
| BORN: |
Dec 22, 1845,
Gr Stavern (parish in Soegel) |
| DIED: |
Apr 21, 1918,
Florissant, St Louis County, MO; buried Sacred Heart Cemetery |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Bernard
KORTE
Margaretha Catharina OLDIGES |
| EMIGRATION: |
by 1869 |
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emigration index,
Osnabrueck - Bd Korte born Sep 18, 1848, son of Herman
Bernard Korte and Catharine Margaretha Oldiges, emgr 1869
from Gr Stavern to St Louis with father and brother Johan
Gerhard born Sep 17, 1850. A brother Johan Bernard 34
owned a farm in St Louis and brother Herman born 1843
and Johan Wilhelm born 1844 had emigrated without permission
to America. |
| MARRIED: |
Anna Catharine
HENKE born ca 1854, MO
marriage: Apr 13, 1875, Florissant, MO |
| CHILDREN: |
John Bernard
KORTE born 1876, Florissant, MO
Bernard William KORTE born 1878
Joseph Herman KORTE born 1883
Anna Catharine KORTE born 1887, Florissant, MO
Margaret Catherine KORTE born 1888, Florissant, MO
Mary Elizabeth KORTE born 1890, Florissant, MO |
| NOTES: |
1880 MO census,
St Louis County, St Ferdinand Twp
KORTE, William, 33, farmer, Prussia
Katharine 27, MO
Barney 4, Wm 2 both born in MO |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Russell Gaj
who has this emigrant in his WorldConnect database. |
| SOURCES: |
Johan Wilhelm's parents'
names were on his marriage record at Sacred Heart. His
date of birth was on his MO death certificate. Because
his children were all born in Gr Stavern, the records
of Soegel parish were checked and a corresponding birth/bapt
entry was found there for him. Information about his
children was from Russell Gaj's WCdb.
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about sources used
|
| KORTE,
Joseph |
| BORN: |
Mar 31, 1821, Kamphaus (parish in Bokeloh) |
| PARENTS: |
Adam KORTE
Venenna Margaretha JANSEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1847 |
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Osnabrueck emigration index - Joseph Korte,
born 1821, Uebermeuhler nr. Meppen, emigrated in 1847 with his brother Bernh Heinr Korte,
born 1824 |
| MARRIED: |
Maria Gesina SCHMAKERS
her entry
marriage: Aug 18, 1853, St. Louis, MO |
| SOURCES: |
Joseph's parents' names were kown from his
marriage record at St. Joseph parish. He was found in the emigration at Osnabrueck as born
just outside Meppen but his baptismal record was not found in that parish. Because Bokeloh
parish was nearby, it too was checked and his baptism record was found there. more about sources used |
| KORTE, Margaret Elisabeth |
| BORN: |
Dec 2, 1839, Whem (parish in Werlte) |
| PARENTS: |
Bernard Heinrich KORTE (KOTTE)
Gesina EILERS |
| EMIGRATION: |
1857 - arrived New Orleans Nov 16, 1857 on
ship O'Thyen
Elisabeth KORTE 17 Germany to US, servant
Fredericka KORTE, 17, servant |
| MARRIED: |
Johan Herman GIERS
marriage: Apr 18,1865, St. Louis, MO |
| CHILDREN: |
Helena GIERS born ca 1866, MO
Anna GIERS born ca 1869, MO
Henry GIERS born ca 1872, MO
Elizabeth GIERS born ca 1873, MO
Bernard GIERS born ca 1875, MO
Ida GIERS born ca 1879, MO |
| NOTES: |
1880 MO census,
St Louis
GEERS, John H 45, Hannover, milkman
Eliza 41, Hannover
Helena 14, Anna 11, Henry 8, Eliza 7, bernard 5, Ida 1, all born in MO |
| SOURCES: |
Elisabeth's parents' names and her age (25)
were on her marriage record at Sts Peter and Paul parish. When her birth/baptism record
was not found in Soegel or Holte, where here surname was known to occur, Werlte parish
records were checked and a corresponding birth/baptism entry was found there for her. more about sources used |
| KORTE, Maria Catharine |
| BORN: |
Sep 14, 1835,
Vinnen (parish in Holte) |
| DIED: |
Jun 24, 1910,
buried Farming, Stearns County, MN |
| PARENTS: |
Bernard KORTE
Anna Maria SCHLE |
| EMIGRATION: |
by 1864 |
| MARRIED: |
Gerhard
LUECKEN |
| CHILDREN: |
Henry LUECKEN
born 1860
Gerhart LUECKEN born 1862
Bernard LUECKEN born 1864, MN
Mary LUECKEN born 1866
John LUECKEN born 1867
George LUECKEN born 1869
Katherine LUECKEN born 1871
Herman LUECKEN born 1873
Angela LUECKEN born 1875 |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Pam Drake, Ruth
Gaytan, Robert LeFevre and Greg who have this emigrant
in their WorldConnect databases |
| SOURCES: |
Catharine's date of birth
and parents' names were found in several WCdbs. Place
of birth was noted in Greg's WCdb. Holte parish records
were checked and a corresponding birth/bapt entry was
found there for Maria Catharine two weeks earlier than
the date in the WCdbs. Information about spouse, children
and death was from the WCdbs.
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about sources used
|
| KORTE,
Maria Theresa |
| BORN: |
Jul 6, 1823, baptized
in Freren |
| PARENTS: |
Herman Heinrich
KORTE
Maria Aleid HOLSTEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1845 - arrived
New Orleans Feb 19, 1846 on the ship Rebecca
Marie Theresa KORTE, age 23, from Freren
Heinrich KUETER 28, from Freren, was on the same ship |
| MARRIED: |
Johan Heinrich
KUETER his entry
marriage: Dec 8, 1846, St. Louis, MO |
| CHILDREN: |
Joseph KUETER,
born 1854, IA
Theresa KUETER, born 1859, IA
Herman KUETER, born 1864, IA |
| NOTES: |
1870 IA census,
Jackson County, Tete des Mort
KUETER, Henry, 51?, farmer, Hannover
Theresa 45, Hannover
Joseph 16, Theresa 11, Herman 6, all born IA |
| SOURCES: |
This ID is not
100% certain because neither Maria Theresa's parents' names
nor her age were on her marriage record at St Joseph parish.
She is presumed to have been the passenger by the same name
traveling to America on the same ship, the Rebecca,
as her future husband. Based on the age and place of origin
of that passenger, Freren parish records were checked and
a corresponding birth/baptism entry found there for Maria
Theresa.
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KOSSEN
| KOSSEN,
Maria Gesina |
| BORN: |
Mar 2, 1833,
Boerger |
| PARENTS: |
Johan Heinrich
KOSSEN
Elisabeth SCHMITZ |
| EMIGRATION: |
1859 - arrived
New Orleans Nov 5, 1859 on the ship Magdalena
Gesina COSSEN 26 Germany to MO |
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emigration
index, Osnabrueck - Gesina KOSSEN, no age, emigrated
in 1859 from Neuboerger to St Louis |
| MARRIED: |
Johan
WILKINS his entry
marriage: May 7, 1861, St. Louis, MO |
| NOTES: |
1860 MO
census, St Louis index, ward 7
KOSSEN, Gesina 24, Hannover |
| SOURCES: |
Gesina's approximate year of birth
was known from the 1860 census and her age on the
passenger list of the ship Magdalena. Her
parents' names were noted on her marriage record
at St Vincent de Paul parish and her probable place
of birth was known from an emigration index entry
for her. Boerger parish records were checked and
a corresponding birth/bapt entry was found there
for her.
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KOSSENJANS
| KOSSENJANS,
Anna Thecla |
| BORN: |
May 17, 1855,
Boerger |
| PARENTS: |
Nicolas KOSSENJANS
Tabitha SANDKER |
| EMIGRATION: |
by 1876 |
| MARRIED: |
Johan Heinrich
SIEMER
marriage: Sep 14, 1876, St Louis, MO |
| CHILDREN: |
Herman SIEMER
born 1877, IL
Catharine SIEMER born 1879, IL |
| NOTES: |
1880 IL census,
Calhoun County, Richwoods Twp
SEAMAR, Henry, 29, Hannover, laborer
Tiecker 24, Hannover
Herman 3, Cath 1, both born IL |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Dolores Rizzo
(Imminggenealogy@aol.com) who supplied much of the information
about this emigrant |
| SOURCES: |
Thecla's age (20) and parents' names
were noted on her marriage record at Sts Peter and
Paul parish. Because her surname was known to have
occurred in Boerger parish, that parish's records
were were checked and a corresponding birth/baptism
entry was found there for Anna Thecla. Her mother's
surname was Stintken on the marriage record and Sandker
on the baptismal record.
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| KOSSENJANS,
Anna Thecla |
| BORN: |
Dec 15, 1868,
Boerger |
| PARENTS: |
Gerhard KOSSENJANS
Helena JANSEN |
| EMIGRATION: |
1887 - arriving
Baltimore Jul 28, 1887 on the ship America |
| MARRIED: |
(1) father
of children obrn 1891 and 1894 (unless they were really
Theike children by a previous marriage and not step-children
as stated on the census)
(2) Herman/Henry THIEKE from Rhine |
| CHILDREN: |
Katherine THIEKE
born 1891, IN, m. ALLEN
Marie THIEKE born 1894, IN
Herbert THIEKE born 1897, IN |
| NOTES: |
1900 IN census,
Allen County, Fort Wayne
THIEKE, Henry Aug 1868, Germany
Anna T Dec 1868, Germany, m. 11, 5/3, emgr 1894
Katherine 9, Mary 6, IN (step-children)
Hubert, 1899, IN |
| SOURCES: |
Anna Thecla's date and place of birth,
parents' names, information about emigration, second
husband and children was all found in a book listing
Germans living in Allen County, IN. Boerger parish records
were checked and a corresponding birth/baptism entry
was found for Anna Thecla one day earlier than the date
in the book.
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about sources used
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| KOSSENJANS,
Gesina |
| BORN: |
Dec 24, 1850,
Boerger |
| DIED: |
Aug 12, 1879,
Calhoun County, IL, buried St Joseph Cemetery, Meppen |
| PARENTS: |
Nicolas KOSSENJANS
Thabita SANDKER |
| EMIGRATION: |
1871 - arriving
NY Sep 15, 1871 on the ship Bremen
KOSSENJANS, Gesine, 20, Germany to NY |
| MARRIED: |
Meinard
SIEMER born 1844, IL
marriage: Apr 16, 1872, Meppen, Calhoun County, IL |
| CHILDREN: |
Herman Nicolas
SIEMER born 1873, IL
John SIEMER born 1875, IL
Maria Gesina born 1877, IL |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Dolores Rizzo
(Imminggenealogy@aol.com) who supplied much of the information
about this emigrant |
| SOURCES: |
Gesina's age (27) and parents' names
were noted on her death record. Because her surname
was known to have occurred in Boerger parish, that
parish's records were were checked and a corresponding
birth/baptism entry was found there for Gesina. Her
mother's surname was Stintken on the death record
and Sandker on the baptismal record. The marriage
was at St Joseph parish.
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| KOSSENJANS, Mathias |
| BORN: |
Mar 19, 1853,
Boerger |
| DIED: |
in St. Louis,
MO, buried Dec 23, 1901, age 48, Sts Peter and Paul Cemetery |
| PARENTS: |
Johan KOSSENJANS
Maria SCHMEES |
| EMIGRATION: |
1870 - arrived
Jul 9, 1870 on the ship Hermann
Math Kossenjans 15, Prussia to US |
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Osnabarueck emigration
index - Mathias KOSSENJANS born Mar 19, 1853, Boerger, son
of Joh K KOSSENJANS, koetter and Maria SCHMEES emigrated
in May 1870. He had relatives in St Louis, an aunt SELLHOEVE
born SCHMEES |
| MARRIED: |
Julia SPISINGER
born ca 1856, MO, died 1930
marriage: Jan 11, 1876, St Louis, MO |
| CHILDREN: |
Emma KOSSENJANS
born ca 1876, St Louis
Anna KOSSENJANS born ca 1878, St Louis
Ernst KOSSENJANS born ca 1880, St Louis |
| NOTES: |
1880 MO census,
St Louis
KOSSENJANS, Math, 26, born in Prussia, driver
Julie 24, born St Louis
Emma 4, Anna 2, Ernst 3 mo, all born St Louis
Simon HAAS 36, Alsace, Carpenter |
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1900
MO census, St Louis
KOSSENJANS [indexed KORRINJANS], Mathias, Jul 1854, Germany,
marr 24, emgr 1870
Julia, 42, MO
Ernst 19, John 14, both born MO |
| SOURCES: |
Mathias' parents'
names and his age (24) were on his marriage record at Sts
Peter and Paul parish. With that information an entry was
identified for him in the Osnabrueck emigration index which
gave his date and place of birth and parents' names. That
information was then verified in Boerger parish records.
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KOTTE
| KOTTE, Maria Adelheid |
| BORN: |
Aug 17,
1838, Messingen |
| DIED: |
Apr 4,
1881, Monona, Clayton County, IA; buried Sioux County,
IA, St Anthony's Cemetery, Hospers |
| PARENTS: |
Johan
Theodore KOTTE
Gesina MARS |
| EMIGRATION: |
by 1866 |
| MARRIED: |
Johan
Herman Laurenz LANGENHORST his
entry
marriage: Nov 27, 1866, Lyon, Clinton County, IA |
| CHILDREN: |
Johan
Felix LANGENHORST born 1867, IA
Anna Johevine LANGENHORST born 1868
Maria Louisa LANGENHORST born 1869
Anna Ida LANGENHORST born 1871
Maria Sophia LANGENHORST born 1872
Maria Clara LANGENHORST born 1876 Luana, Clayton
County, IA
Johan Heinrich LANGENHORST born 1885 |
| RESEARCHERS: |
Margaret
Wheeler and Dave Halm who have this emigrant in
their WorldConnect databases |
| SOURCES: |
Maria Adelheid's
date and place of birth were noted in two WCdbs.
Messingen parish records were checked and a corresponding
birth/bapt entry was found there for her. Her
parents' names as noted above were from that record.
Mariage, children, death and burial information
was from the two WCdbs.
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KOTTMANN
| KOTTMANN, Johan Herman |
| BORN: |
Dec 2, 1838,
Elbergen (parish in Emsbueren) |
| PARENTS: |
Gerhard
Herman KOTTMANN
Anna Maria LAMBERS |
| EMIGRATION: |
1852 to
Cincinnati - arriving Oct 28, 1852 on ship Columbia |
| MARRIED: |
Mary
born 1844, IN |
| CHILDREN: |
Anna born
1872, OH
Margaret born 1875, OH |
| NOTES: |
1880 OH
census, Hamilton County, Cincinnati
KOTTMAN, John 40, Hannover, shoemaker
Mary 36, IN
Anna 8, Marg 5, both born OH
listed nextdoor to step-father and half-siblings
LOCKHORN, John 66, Hannover, Shoemaker
Margret 37, Christina 33, George 31, all born Hannover |
| SOURCES: |
Johan's year of birth
was known from the 1880 census. That and his proximity
to the Lockhorn family allowed an entry for him
as Johan Herman Lockhorn geb Kottmann to be identified
in Walter Tenfelde's book Auswanderungen und
Auswanderer aus dem ehemaligen Kreise Lingen nach
Nordamerika which supplied exact birth date,
place of birth, parents' names and emigration information.
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