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Dates

“Let me think. Hmm. Not off hand I can’t say for certain. Let me look up my fathers family tree research. I’ll call you if I find the name. Any dates?,â€? he questioned.

“Of course, I’m always dating someone dad, you know that,â€? I said.

“Son, I know that. I was referring to the ‘dates’ on the grave marker,â€? he laughed.

“Oh, right, of course, the dates. In my panicky I forgot to look. I’ll go back and take a look. Thanks dad. Talk to you soon. Love you,â€? I said.

“Love you too son. Be careful over there,â€? he hung up and I felt alone.

Going back to the graveyard, this time in the daylight, I found the grave marker for Basil St. Norbert and wrote down the dates: Nov. 10, 1616 ; Oct. 15, 1645.

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