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Martha, whose nickname was "Mattie," was a schoolteacher. She never married. Her death was the result of anemia.

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Mark has gained the highest praise by the author of these words: "No one is better known or more beloved than he, in the home town, and wherever he is known. He is well informed on the widest range of topics; always abreast with the times; alert to the needs of all; an honored officer in Church and Lodge; and an indefatiguable worker along many lines outside of his farm duties. He has been a very efficient member of the N.H. Legislature. . . . He has rapidly advanced in prosperity, conducting various business operations, with good judgment and practical ability" (Sinnett, THE HISTORY OF THE SCRIBNER FAMILIES [op. cit.], 54). In addition to being a successful farmer, Mark dealt in lumber and lumbering operations, while remaining busy in town, Methodist Church ("a very efficient Steward and Trustee"), Democratic Party ("a leading spirit in the Democratic Party"), Masonic Lodge and I.O.O.F. affairs, as well as serving 3 years as Master of Raymond Grange and 8 terms as a Selectman of the town It's no wonder that he was included among The Leading Citizens of Rockingham County by the BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW of 1896.

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Charles was a music teacher for many years in Concord and Manchester, and was recognized as one of the leading baritone musicians in the state. He was also a very successful farmer and, for several years, was Tax Collector of Raymond (THE HISTORY OF THE SCRIBNER FAMILIES [op. cit.], 55). He died from cancer.

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Julia graduated from Mount Holyoke Seminary in 1872. Soon after, she was appointed Master's Head Assistant of a Grammar School in Boston. In 1879, she resigned and spent the next three years traveling and studying in Europe, especially in Paris, France. She returned to Boston as a French tutor. Over the years, she made several more trips to Europe. Her home in Raymond was always a favorite gathering place for persons wanting to dicuss philosophy. She was a faithful member of the Congregational Church. Julia died from tuberculosis. She never married.

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James was a physician at Chester and, later, Manchester, New Hampshire. In his biographical sketch on Page 159 of HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM AND STRAFFORD COUNTIES [op.cit.], we learn that both of his parents died before James was seven years old, at which time "he found himself an orpgan adrift upon the world, and dependent upon his own resources for his future. He resolved to obtain an education, and by persistent and energetic effort to that end he prepared at Pinkerton and Atkinson Academies for college, and succeeded in obtaining a medical education at Dartmouth Medical College, graduating from there in 1864." James returned to Chester. His medical practice there was "an immense business in all details of the profession, including whatever surgery there is to be done there."
In addition to his work as a Doctor, James served as a member of the N.H. Legislature in 1879-80, as well as holding other local offices. The author of the sketch praises James as one who rose "from comparative poverty to a handsome competency solely by his own exertions."

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Darius was a book publisher and dealer in Concord, New Hampshire. For 3 years, the family lived in California, where Darius was in the insurance business. A letter from Minerva G. King, mentioned on page 48 of THE GARNSEY-GUERNSEY GENEALOGY [op.cit.], says, "Darius Guernsey of Concord...another cousin of my fa, was much interested in YMCA work. He was a book dealer in Concord and often visited our home in Janesville (WI) before my fa d. 1876."

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Georgia died from uterine cancer.

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Martha died from angina pectoris.

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Anthony and Anna were maternal grandparents of Dr. James Francis Brown of Chester, New Hampshire. In the biographical sketch about Dr. Brown on Page 159 of HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM AND STRAFFORD COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE [op.cit.], it is recorded that Anthony "emigrated from Wallingford, England, to this country for religious reasons, he being a Presbyterian non-conformist. He settled at Portsmouth, and married Nancy [the wrong name provided for Anna] Walton, a daughter of a prominent Congregational clergyman of that place. The Langfords of Wallingford, England, are represented as belonging to more intelligent, highly educated middle classes one of them being managing editor of "Blackwood's Magazine" for forty years past."
Anthony and family (he and Anna had four children: Joseph, Anthony, Elizabeth and Martha) moved from Portsmouth to Candia in 1820.