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   Message 129,173 of 130,039   
   Steven Gibbs to Jenny M Benson   
   Re: Interesting PR entries   
   08 Oct 19 21:49:09   
   
   From: stevenng5@sgibbs1.freeserve.co.uk   
      
   On 08/10/2019 17:27, Jenny M Benson wrote:   
   > I think it is always fun to find something a little out of the ordinary   
   > in Parish Registers, even if it is does distract from the serious   
   > business of finding out about one's own relatives.   
   >   
   On the death of a 78 year old man:-   
   "Parish clerk for upwards 30 years. Converted to God at the age of 76.   
   What has [sic] God wrought?"   
   (Colmworth, Bedfordshire, 1825)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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