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Eliza Elizabeth Baillie was born on 2 September 1814, at, Lanarkshire, , Scotland. At Page 142, bap. 2 October; Also on the net at: http://home.ican.net/~jenseng/dat97.htm#17.^2,3 She was the daughter of Daniel Baillie and Marion King.
As of 18 November 1841,her married name was Gordon.⁴

Eliza Elizabeth Baillie married Benjamin Gordon, son of William Gordon, on 18 November 1841, at Rev. John Cruikshank , St. Andrew's Church, , Carleton, . Benjamin is a merchant and Eliza is the daughter of Daniel Baillie a wool merchant from Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Also on internet: http://home.ican.net/~jenseng/dat97.htm#17

Parish registers, 1645-1868 Require both films.
Baptisms, 1646-1819 Eliza
Marriages, 1645-1820
Burials, 1647-1651, 1662-1714 - FHL BRITISH Film 1066593
Baptisms, 1820-1854 Jane
Marriages, 1820-1855
Birth Index, 1820-1855
Neglected Birth Entries, 1868 - FHL BRITISH Film 1066594 Items 1-2.^4,5

     
Benjamin Gordon was born circa 1808, at, Armagh, , Ireland.² He was the son of William Gordon.¹
Benjamin Gordon married Eliza Elizabeth Baillie, daughter of Daniel Baillie and Marion King, on 18 November 1841, at Rev. John Cruikshank , St. Andrew's Church, , Carleton, . Benjamin is a merchant and Eliza is the daughter of Daniel Baillie a wool merchant from Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Also on internet: http://home.ican.net/~jenseng/dat97.htm#17

Parish registers, 1645-1868 Require both films.
Baptisms, 1646-1819 Eliza
Marriages, 1645-1820
Burials, 1647-1651, 1662-1714 - FHL BRITISH Film 1066593
Baptisms, 1820-1854 Jane
Marriages, 1820-1855
Birth Index, 1820-1855
Neglected Birth Entries, 1868 - FHL BRITISH Film 1066594 Items 1-2.^1,3
Benjamin Gordon died on 4 May 1876, at Beechwood Cemetery, , Carleton, .¹

     
Thomas Venton Sluman From Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity, Oregon, Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago, 1903, p. 572-3. Courtesy of the Library Association of Portland, Oregon, 2002.

Thomas V. SLUMAN, proprietor of the Mount Tabor Nursery, and one of the best known of the Canadian-Americans who have settled in Multnomah County, was born in Kingston, Canada June 20, 1852, and received his first impressions of life and work on his father's farm. His boyhood days were favored with better educational advantages then fall to the lot of average farm-reared youth, his preliminary training being supplemented by a course of study in the high school, and later attendance at the Kingston Military Academy, from which latter institution he received a second-grade certificate.

The business career of Mr. Sluman was inaugurated in his twenty-first year, when he learned chees making in New York state, and thereafter returned to the paternal farm in Canada, where he conducted his father's dairy of seventy cows and made cheese on a comparatively large scale. In 1876 he disposed of his home interests and located in Brookfield, Mo., and after engaging in farming for a summer started a nursery at Eureka, Kans., which was maintained with a partner for three years. The winter of 1883 was spent in Pueblo, Colo., and upon coming to East Portland, June 9, 1883, he was variously engaged for about two months. An opportunity for advancement was found in selling nursery stock, for which he rented land, and continued thus for two years. In 1885 he purchased his present farm of nine acres, all of which was originally under heavy timber, and necessitated the usual arduous effort for its clearance. As spaces were denuded of their original growth, nursery stock was set out, and flourished in the almost primeval fertility of the soil. In addition to his nursery stock Mr. Sluman raises a few small fruits for market. In all he owns eleven acres, having purchased two additional acres of land.

As proof of his faith in the continued properity by which he is surrounded he has invested in town property to a considerable extent, and owns, besides other lots, number one hundred and forty, one hundred and fifty, and number nine on Tabor Heights.

In 1882 Mr. Sluman was united in marriage with Meliss Firestone, a native of Missouri, and of this union have been born two children, Rufus and Olive, living at home. Mr. Sluman is a Republican in politics, and with his wife is an active member of the Baptist Church. A deacon in the church, he has also served as treasurer, having filled the latter position for about four years. Mr. Sluman is a man of unquestioned integrity, and the management of his nursery and general business indicates ability of a high order.

From the Oregonian (newspaper), December 10, 1932, p. 12.

Thomas Venton Sluman

Thomas Venton Sluman, nurseryman who died at his home in Mount Tabor, December 4, was a resident of Portland from 1883 until the time of his death.

Born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 20, 1852, Mr. Sluman attended school there and on December 11, 1882, was married to Melissa Firestone at Fort Scott, Kan. The couple came to Portland in 1883, making their home at Mount Tabor, then a separate community. Mr. Sluman was engaged in the nursery business until about ten years ago when he retired. He was a life deacon in the Hinson Memorial Baptist Church.

Besides the widow, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Olive C. Stanley; a son Rufus V. Sluman, and three sisters and two brothers.
Thomas Venton Sluman was born on 20 June 1852, at Kingston, ON. He was the son of Arnold Sluman and Olive Jane Gee.
Thomas Venton Sluman died on 4 December 1932, at Mount Tabour, Portland, Ore. (see notes for obituary).

     Rufus Sluman is the son of Thomas Venton Sluman and Meliss Firestone.

     Olive Sluman is the daughter of Thomas Venton Sluman and Meliss Firestone.

     
John Manary was buried, at Temple Hill, Euphrasia Twp., Grey County..
John Manary was born on 15 March 1853, at Armagh Co, Ulster, Ireland.
John Manary was born on 15 March 1853, at Ireland (Came to Can. 1870). He was the son of Andrew Manary and Mary Hughes.
From the 1881 Census, at, Grey, ,:
John MANARY M Male Irish 27 Ireland C. Presb. Farmer
Sarah Ann MANARY M Female Irish 25 Ireland C. Presb.
Mary Jane MANARY Female Irish 1 Ontario C. Presb.

Euphrasia, Grey East, ON
C-13261, Dist: 155, Sub-dist: C, Div. 2, page 55.¹
John Manary died on 30 May 1884, at Age 29 years 3 months (gravestone). He was New Tag All the family is here to date. on 6 April 1891 at Roll # T-6338, page 1, line 12, , Grey, .²
John Manary waslisted on the 1901 census for at, Gery, , on 31 March 1901.
1 40 Menary John M Head M Mar 15 1853 48
2 40 Menary Sarah Ann F Wife M Dec 20 1855 45
3 40 Menary Mary J. F Daughter S Feb 18 1880 21
4 40 Menary Rebecca A.F Daughter S Feb 6 1882 19
5 40 Menary Andrew E. M Son S Nov 24 1883 17
6 40 Menary Eliza M. F Daughter S Jun 5 1886 14
7 40 Menary Hugh L. M Son S Apr 19 1888 12
8 40 Menary John H. M Son S Apr 9 1890 11
9 40 Menary Sadi H. F Daughter S Apr 15 1892 8
10 40 Menary Wilbert H.M Son S Feb 6 1894 7
11 40 Menary Clara P. F Daughter S Jul 28 1895 5

GREY East
Dist: #64, Subdist: C-6 Page 5.^3,4

     
Martha Manary Martha MENARY

DEATH: Death certificate; MS 935 Reel #30 no. 5606 AO
Date: 19th Apr 1882
Name: Martha Manary
Age: 17
Sex: f
Place of birth: Euphrasia, ON
Rank or profession: farmer's daughter
Cause of death: inflamation of lungs
Duration: not given
Name of physcian attending: Dr. Parsons
Signature, description and resident of informant: Andrew Manery, Lot 19, Con.
9, Eruphrasia
When registed: 13th June 1882
Religious denomination: Presbyterian
Signature of registrar: Robert Dunlop

DEATH-NEWSPAPER: MEAFORD & COLLINGWOOD PAPERS INDEX TO BIRTHS, MARRIAGES,
DEATHS FROM THE MEAFORD MONITOR 1876-1901
P.33
APR. 21, 1882
DIED: IN EUPHRASIA ON THE 19TH INST. MARTHA MANARY, AGED 17Y 1M, DAU OF ANDREW
.
Martha Manary was born circa 1865, at Euphrasia Twp., Grey Co.. She was the daughter of Andrew Manary and Mary Hughes.
Martha Manary died on 19 April 1882, at Euphrasia Twp., Grey Co..

     Bertha Manary was the daughter of William Manary and Sarah Breadner.
Bertha Manary died in 1872, at Markdale, Grey Co, Ontario.

     Mary Ann Manary was the daughter of William Manary and Sarah Breadner.
Mary Ann Manary died in 1873, at Markdale, ON..

     
Jane (?) married Robert McKague, son of Andrew McKague and Mary Johnston.
Jane (?) was born in 1835.
Jane (?) died in 1899.

     Samuel McKague was the son of Robert McKague and Jane (?).
Samuel McKague died in 1928, at Oberlin, Decatur Co., Nebraska.

     Mary E. McKague is the daughter of Robert McKague and Jane (?).

     Minnie McKague is the daughter of Robert McKague and Jane (?).

     Rachel McKague was the daughter of Robert McKague and Jane (?).
Rachel McKague died in 1924, at Oberlin, Decatur Co., Nebraska.

     
Theresa McKague was born on 14 October 1861, at Newtonville, Northumberland, C.W.. At See obituary.¹ She was the daughter of Robert McKague and Jane (?).
Theresa McKague died on 23 January 1945, at Benton Memorial Hosp. Oberlin, Decatur Co., Nebraska. Theresa visited Teeswater briefly around 1912. The following is her obituary from Oberlin Press, 1945:

Theresa McKague, youngest daughter of Robert and Jane McKague, was born near Newtonville, Ontario, Canada, October 14, 1864 and (died at the Benton Memorial Hospital Jan. 23, 1945, at ago of 80 years, 3 months and 9 days. Her parents had immigrated from Ireland to Canada early in life; had met and married at Newtonville, and made their home there within sight of Lake Ontario; and in this home their five children were born.

     Later the father bought a store in the city of Toronto, to give his children the benefit of better school facilities. In 1878, when the decision was made to move to United States, the eldest of the children, Samuel, lacked a few weeks of completing his college course and of receiving his M. A. degree, and Theresa, the youngest was 13 years old and in her first year of high school.

     The family settled at York, Nebraska, and two years later in the early spring the father, Robert, and Samuel McKague walked out to Decatur County and homesteaded land two miles east and eight north of Oberlin, in Sherman Township, and then walked back to their home in York. The next spring the two again walked out to their claims in Decatur county and built a small sod house and soon the entire family were together in their new little home in the west. All of the privations of the early settlers were known to the newcomers. Their people had been well-to-do; they had been used to luxuries; here their house was a soddy; oxen their only means of travel; money was scarce and cornmeal was often their only food. The ill health of the mother added to their difficulties.

     "The two oldest girls taught school, as did Theresa, as soon as she was old enough to apply for a certificate. When the older sister, Minnie, married, the younger girls carried on adding their salaries to the family purse to help make their common life more comfortable. Miss Theresa taught for 18 years, all but one term in Decatur County. The school houses were sod with roofs of willow branches and dirt, her salary varied $10, $12, $15 per month, seldom more. She walked from home to school, sometimes nine or ten miles,

     "The invalid mother longed for her home in Ireland, but thought she would be happy if she coul1 have a home of her own on the Beaver Valley. The children worked hard trying to accomplish this for her. Crops were poor, living hard, and little money could be saved from their meager salaries. It was 18 years before there was enough money in the bank to buy the home they wanted. Then, just two months before they moved into their new home, the mother died.

     "The move to the new Beaver Valley homes was in February 1900. two years later the father died, leaving the three children, Samuel, Rachel and Theresa. After Rachel s death in 1924,Samuel and Theresa began planning, "What would be the best disposition of the property they had accumulated throughout the years of privations, and hard labour. The last of their family, with no other close family ties, they felt that their possessions should be given to a community project or institution which would bring material benefit to the neighbors and friends of the county which had been their home for a half century. A temple for the Masonic lodge was the result of that wish.

     "The brother, with first thought for the sister and Companion, gave her the property, to bring comfort and happiness throughout the remaining years of her life, to go on to the lodge for the construction of a temple when she no longer had need of the property. When her brother died in June 1928 and she was left alone, the thought came to Miss Theresa of what a fine thing it would be to have the temple built while she might witness its planning, its building and final beauty of the finished structure, to see the dream of her brother become a reality, and to share in the enjoyment which the memorial would bring to the people of the community. So the necessary arrangements were made and now the beautiful temple stands, a fitting memorial to bring her comfort and happiness throughout the remaining years of her life."

     The above paragraph written of Samuel and Theresa McKague at the time of the dedication of the Temple in June, 1932, adequately expresses the reason for its completion at that time. For this past 13 1/2 years she Miss Theresa's life has been centered on the welfare of the Temple, and the activities of Oberlin Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, of which she was a life time member, and of Mountain Slope Lodge of the Masons. Intensely loyal by nature she made its success her joy, and sorrowed in its partial failures to live up to its highest ideals.

     Last October the Eastern Star membership held a party and social evening in honor of Mis5 McKague s 80th birthday. One of several like occasions when they tried to show to Miss McKague their appreciation of her generosity and interest in the Order.

     Truthfully has it been said of Theresa McKague: "Miss Theresa has built up a p1ace in the affections of the community that can not be easily filled by another. Unassuming, of modest tastes, ever cheerful and thoughtful of others; so she is known to everyone. In her is the peace and contentment that comes always to those who live for the enjoyment they can give to others. And so the Temple stands, a memorial not only to Samuel McKague, who was primarily responsible for its erection, but also to his sister, Miss Theresa McKague, whose entire life has been devoted to the happiness she has been to give to others."

     
James Whiteman was born on 28 June 1853, at, Bruce, .^2,1 He was the son of John Whiteman and Ann Jane (?).¹
From the 1881 Census, at, Bruce, ,:
James WHITEMAN M Male Irish 26 C.W. Farmer C. Presbyterian
Robert WHITEMAN Male Irish 23 C.W. Farmer C. Presbyterian
Richart WHITEMAN Male Irish 21 C.W. College Student C. Presbyterian

Robert, Ricart are the brothers of James.

Culross, Bruce South, Ontario
C-13274, Dist. 176, Sub-dist. C, Div 2, Page #58, Household 262.³
James Whiteman married Annie McKague, daughter of William McKague and Anne Sharpe, on 8 October 1884, at #1766, , Bruce, . Annie McKague Born Ont., age: 28, living Culross Twp., spinster, Presb.
Father William McKague, Mother Ann McKague
Spouse: James Whiteman, age: 31, born Ont., living Culross Twp., Bach., Farmer
Father John Whiteman, Mother Ann Jane Whiteman
Wit: Robert Whitman and Margaret McKague
Date/Location: 8 Oct 1884, Culross Twp., Bruce
Rev. D. Wardroe, by Licence.¹
James Whiteman waslisted on the 1901 census for at, Bruce, , on 9 April 1901.
4 1 32 Whiteman James M Head M Jun 28 1853 47, Irish Presb. Farmer
4 2 32 Whiteman Annie (?) F Wife M Jan 12 1856 45
4 3 32 Whiteman John A M Son S Oct 17 1894 6
4 4 32 Whiteman William J M Son S Oct 17 1894 6
4 5 32 Whiteman Maggie F Daughter S Sep 6 1885 15
4 6 32 Whiteman Edith F Daughter S Sep 30 1887 13
4 7 32 Whiteman Ellen J F Daughter S Mar 18 1890 11
4 8 32 Whiteman Alice F Daughter S Aug 12 1892 9
4 9 32 Whiteman Isabella A F Daughter S Feb 7 1897 4
4 10 32 Whiteman Luisa M F Daughter S Mar 28 1900 1
4 11 32 Gregan William M Servant S Aug 6 1881 20

All born in Ontario/C.W.

Culross, BRUCE , East, ON
Dist: 48, Subdist: c-5, T-6461.²

     
Margaret Whiteman was born on 6 September 1885, at, Bruce, .¹ She was the daughter of James Whiteman and Annie McKague.

     
Edith Whiteman was born on 30 September 1887, at, Bruce, .¹ She was the daughter of James Whiteman and Annie McKague.

     
Ellen "Nellie" Whiteman was born on 18 March 1890, at, Bruce, .¹ She was the daughter of James Whiteman and Annie McKague.

     
Alice Whiteman was born on 12 August 1892, at, Bruce, .¹ She was the daughter of James Whiteman and Annie McKague.

     
Isabella "Belle" Whiteman was born on 7 February 1897, at, Bruce, .¹ She was the daughter of James Whiteman and Annie McKague.

     
George Newark(Arran Twp.) Langstaff was born on 25 February 1827, at, Durham, , England. At Bap. 25 May 1827.^1,2 He was the son of George (Clarke Twp.) Langstaff and Sarah Wilson.
George Newark(Arran Twp.) Langstaff married Jane Morran, daughter of Andrew Morran and Ann Perry, on 23 August 1855, at St. George's Church, , Durham, .²
The census in 1871 has for at, Grey North, ,:
From 1871 census data on net:
Male, Age: 43,
Birthplace: ENGLAND,
Religion: Church of England, Anglican
Origin: ENGLISH,
Occupation: FARMER,
District: GREY NORTH, Sub-dist. Keppel ( I ), Div. #1, Page #76, Reel: C-9955.³

From the 1881 Census, at, Grey North, ,:
George LANGSTAF M Male English 53 England Farmer Church of England
Jane LANGSTAF M Female Irish 44 Ireland Church of England
Sarah LANGSTAF Female English 23 Ontario Church of England
George LANGSTAF Male English 21 Ontario Farmer Church of England
Cathrine LANGSTAF Female English 19 Ontario Church of England
Mary LANGSTAF Female English 15 Ontario Church of England
T. John LANGSTAF Male English 7 Ontario Church of England
E. Elizabeth LANGSTAF Female English 4 Ontario Church of England
C. Hana LANGSTAF Female English 2 Ontario Church of England
Edith LANGSTAF Female English 1 Ontario Church of England
Census Place Keppel, Grey North, Ontario
NA Film Number C-13262, Dist. 156, Sub-dist. F, Div. #1, Page #38, Household #57.⁴

George Newark(Arran Twp.) Langstaff died on 6 January 1897, at, Algoma Dist., .^1,2

     
Jane Morran was born on 17 October 1836, at, Donegal, , Ireland. At agrees with Wedding reg.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew Morran and Ann Perry.
Jane Morran married George Newark(Arran Twp.) Langstaff, son of George (Clarke Twp.) Langstaff and Sarah Wilson, on 23 August 1855, at St. George's Church, , Durham, .²
As of 23 August 1855,her married name was Langstaff.

As of 19 June 1903,her married name was Jarvis.^3,4

Jane Morran died on 11 June 1914, at St. Andrews St. James Cem., Orillia, ON, , . Buried St. Andrews St. James Cemetery, Orillia, Ontario, gravestone has same date, at 82 years old.¹

     
Ann Langstaff was born on 30 June 1856, at, Bruce, .^1,2 She was the daughter of George Newark(Arran Twp.) Langstaff and Jane Morran.
As of circa 1880,her married name was Barnett.³

Ann Langstaff married George Barnett circa 1880.³
From the 1881 Census, at, Huron North, ,:
George BARNETT M Male Irish 34 O Farmer C. Methodist
Anne BARNETT M Female Irish 25 O C. Methodist
Sarah J. BARNETT Female Irish <1 Born: Mar; 3/12 O C. Methodist
Census Place Howick, Huron North, Ontario
NA Film Number C-13273, District 175, Sub-district A, Division 3, Page Number 49, Household Number 214.⁴
Ann Langstaff died on 16 November 1940, at, .²

     
Sarah Langstaff was born on 19 February 1858, at, Bruce, .¹ She was the daughter of George Newark(Arran Twp.) Langstaff and Jane Morran.
As of 6 April 1887,her married name was Hayden.^2,3

Sarah Langstaff waslisted on the 1901 census for at, Algoma, , on 31 March 1901.
3 9      22      Hayden Manuel      M Head      M      Jul 22 1861      39
3 10      22      Hayden Sarah      F Wife      M      Feb 19 1842      59
3 11      22      Hayden Harry      M Son      S      Jan 23 1888      13
3 12      22      Hayden Paulina B.      F Daughter      S      Aug 11 1889      12
3 13      22      Hayden Maud      F Daughter      S      Aug 6      1890      11
3 14      22      Hayden George D.      M Son      S      Aug 25 1893      8
3 15      22      Hayden Janet I.      F Daughter      S      Sep 14 1894      7
3 16      22      Hayden Minnie      F Daughter      S      Dec 13 1897      3
3 17      22      Shergold Albert E.      M Lodger      S      Oct 18 1864      36
3 18      22      Langstaff Jane      F Mother in law W Oct 17 1836      65

Oliver, ALGOMA, ONTARIO
District Number: 44, Subdistrict Number: i-2, Archives Microfilm:     T-6458.⁴
Sarah Langstaff died on 3 April 1929, at, Algoma Dist., .^1,5

     
George Langstaff was born on 9 June 1862, at, Bruce, . At from 1901 census.^1,2 He was the son of George Newark(Arran Twp.) Langstaff and Jane Morran. George Langstaff witnessed the marriage of Ellen Jane Langstaff and Samuel Edgar Miller on 14 December 1876 at #003161, , Bruce, ; 1877 #003161 page 89, book # 3.

Name: Samuel Miller Ellen Jane Langstaff
Age, status, Occupation: 24, Bach., Yeoman; 18, Single;
Born, from reg.:      Canada Canada
Living: Annabel Twp. , Ontario Keppel Twp., Ontario
Parents: James Miller George Langstaff
Sarah Jane Morran
Religion: Prebyterian Methodist
Witnesses: George Langstaff, Keppel, Ont. Brother
Catherine Langstaff, Keppel, Ont. Sisiter

Date, location, etc.: 14 Dec. 1876, Keppel Twp., Ont. by Charles C. Perry, (Licence).^3,4 George Langstaff witnessed the marriage of Catherine Langstaff and James McCulligh on 27 April 1881 at, Bruce, ; 1881 #001520, p 88, book # 3.

Name: James McCulligh Catherine Langstaff
Age, status, Occupation: 25, Bach., Farmer; 19, Single;
Born, from reg.:      Ontario Ontario
Living: Arran Twp. , Ontario Keppel Twp., Ontario
Parents: James (no surname given) Sarah (No surname given)Cruikshanks
May William (No surname given)Langstaff
Religion: Methodist Methodist
Witnesses: George Langstaff, Keppel Twp., Ont.,
Sarah McCulligh, Arran, Ont.

Date, location, etc.: 27 April 1881, Keppel Twp., Ont. R. Godfrey,
(Licence) (Same minister married Catherine's sister Mary)

James and May are not the parents on the 1881 census.³
George Langstaff married Martha "Maggie" Margaret Jane McKnight, daughter of Mathew McKnight and Eliza (?), on 14 March 1883, at, Bruce, , Tara. 1833 #001366 page 88, book # 3.
Name: George. Langstaff Maggie McKnight
Age, status, Occ. 23, Bach., Farmer 23, Single;
Born, from reg.: Canada Canada
Living:                Keppel Twp. , ON      Annabel Twp., ON
Parents: George Langstaff Mathew McKnight
Jane (Morran) Eliza
Religion: Presbyterian Presbyterian
Witnesses: Peter Munn, Paisley, Ont.
Janet Walkington, Richmond Hill, Ont.
Date, location, etc.: 14 Mar 1883, Tara, Ont. by Rev. W. Blain, (Licence).⁵ George Langstaff was New Tag LANGSTAFF 1891 census 058c1 family 183
@ca.on.durham_east.manvers_township division 1 page 38 film t6332 lds1465757
4 LANGSTAFF .George m 30 married - Ont Ont Ont Christian farmer
5 LANGSTAFF Margaret f 31 married wife Ont Ire Ire Christian
6 LANGSTAFF Matthew m 6 - son Ont Ont Ont Christian
indexed 2002 by members of OGS Durham Region Branch in 1891 at, Durham, .⁶
George Langstaff waslisted on the 1901 census for at, Simcoe, , on 31 March 1901.
5 3 37 Langstaff George M Head M Jun 9 1862 38
5 4 37 Langstaff Marget J. F Wife M Oct 17 1860 40
5 5 37 Langstaff Mathew G. M Son S May 24 1884 16

Orillia, SIMCOE (East),
Dist:113, Subdist:h-6, T.²
George Langstaff died on 14 October 1929.¹