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Joseph was a farmer in Magalloway Plantation, Oxford County, Maine.

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James was a carpenter. He spent some time prospecting for gold in the Rocky Mountains, but had little success. He served in the Civil War in B Battery of the U.S. Army Engineers, and died at a Soldiers Home in California.
Emeline was a public school teacher. In 1900, she was living in Spokane, Washington, with Delbert and Isabelle.

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Note N2265 Index

John enlisted in the Army (27th Company, Unassigned Maine Infantry) on 11 April 1865. He served only about one month, to 13 May 1865. He saw no action. Nevertheless, he filed for a Civil War Pension on 5 June 1898, according to the GENERAL INDEX TO CIVIL WAR PENSION FILES, 1861-1934 (op. cit.).
He was a farmer in Otisfield. However, in 1880, we find John and Lydia working at the Taunton Insane Asylum in Taunton, Massachusetts. John was a laudryman, and Lydia was an attendant. We don't know how long they worked there (1880 Census of Taunton, NARA Microcopy T-9, Roll 526, Vol. 5, E.D. 126, Pages 483D and 494A).

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Note N2267 Index

Llewellyn was a farmer, mason, carpenter and blacksmith (abilities all needed for life in 19th Century Maine). During the Civil War, he served in Co. H, 17th Maine Regiment, enlisting (at age 17) 18 August 1862. He took part in the Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg (where he was wounded 2 July 1863). He was discharged 25 September 1863, then, three years later, re-enlisted in the 27th Maine (Unassigned) 6 April 1865, where he served until the war's end. In 1869, he went to live with his uncle and aunt, Robert and Meredith, on the Spurr Farm. He took care of them, and worked the farm until he died.
Lydia died of a cerebral hemorrhage. In her Obituary [op. cit.], it is said that "All throughout her life she has possessed a remarkable memory, remembering clearly the Civil War days and before. She was also blessed with a kindly smile and always had a pleasant greeting for her many friends." Lydia was the last living Civil War widow in the western part of Maine.
THE HISTORY OF OTISFIELD, which is referenced so many times in this Family History, was dedicated to the memory of Lydia by her son and Compiler of the book, William, as follows: "To the sacred memory of my beloved mother to whose remarkable memory so many of the interesting details of this book are due, this volume is affectionately dedicated."

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Note N2270 Index

Lowell was a farmer in Otisfield.

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Note N2279 Index

In 1880, Joseph and Charlotte, and their 4 children, were living in Big Lake, Sherburne County, Minnesota. He was a retail grocer there.

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Note N2285 Index

Allen worked on the railroad.

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Note N2286 Index

Joseph was a farmer in West Gardiner, Maine.

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Note N2289 Index

Along with his cousin, Hiram Fogg, George left Boston and his family in 1849 and traveled (by way of Texas and Mexico) to San Francisco, where he arrived 5 August 1849 (These were the California Gold Rush days). After living in San Francisco for 7 years, he moved across the bay to Oakland, where he operated the Scribner Market (he was a meat-cutter). He was a member of the Oakland City Council in 1858-59. A brief Biographical Sketch of George appears in M.W. Wood's HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (Oakland: The author, 1883), page 972.

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Note N2293 Index

A Charles Scribner, aged 1 y 3 m, died in Boston 20 August 1836.

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Note N2295 Index

William worked as a storeclerk in Medford.