▁region ▁and ▁a ▁frequent ▁comment ator ▁on ▁Sam o an ▁affairs ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁large . ▁One ▁day , ▁Ide ▁mentioned ▁to ▁Stevens on ▁the ▁feelings ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ▁An nie ▁about ▁having ▁been ▁born ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁and ▁so ▁having ▁no ▁birth day ▁celebr ation ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁family ' s ▁Christmas ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁Stevens on ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁formal ▁de ed ▁of ▁gift , ▁properly ▁se aled ▁and ▁witness ed ▁as ▁a ▁legal ▁document , ▁and ▁then ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁press , ▁don ating ▁his ▁birth day ▁to ▁Ide ' s ▁daughter . ▁ ▁The ▁daughter ▁and ▁Stevens on ▁correspond ed ▁further ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁with ▁Stevens on ▁ass uring ▁her ▁that ▁" I ▁am ▁sure ▁[ your ▁father ] ▁will ▁tell ▁you ▁this ▁is ▁sound ▁law ." ▁The ▁affair ▁was ▁the ▁root ▁of ▁a ▁strong ▁bond ▁between ▁the ▁Ide ▁and ▁Stevens on ▁families . ▁▁▁ ▁Anne ▁H . ▁Ide , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" Le ve i - mal o " ▁to ▁the ▁Sam o ans , ▁married ▁William ▁Bour ke ▁C ock ran ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁becoming ▁his ▁third ▁wife . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁his ▁daughter ▁Mar jor ie ▁married ▁Sh ane ▁Les lie , ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁W inst on ▁Church ill . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Ide ▁died ▁in ▁St . ▁Joh ns bury , ▁Verm ont ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1