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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>"What I do know is a descendant of any pioneer
prior to 1870 is eligible for SDOP."</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Wrong. Your ancestor must have been living in
Oregon prior to 1859 - date of statehood, last I heard. Mine were
there in 1844 and I got proof from Gen. Forum in Portland, OR thru the Donation
Land Claim records. </STRONG></DIV>
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