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I've always held that early marriage is a sure indication of second-rate goods that had to be sold in a hurry. - Martin Harris

Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Age: 67 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1942
Died: April 24
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Prince Edward Island
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