▁and ▁August an ▁periods ". ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Mary ▁Griff ith ▁P ix ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 6 , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁re ctor , ▁music ian ▁and ▁Head master ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Latin ▁School , ▁Buck ingham , ▁Buck ingham shire ; ▁her ▁father , ▁Roger ▁Griff ith , ▁died ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁very ▁young , ▁but ▁Mary ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁school house ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁She ▁was ▁court ed ▁by ▁her ▁father ' s ▁successor ▁Thomas ▁Dal by , ▁but ▁he ▁left ▁with ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁small po x ▁in ▁town , ▁just ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁myster ious ▁fire ▁that ▁burn ed ▁the ▁school house . ▁Rum our ▁had ▁it ▁that ▁Mary ▁and ▁Dal by ▁had ▁been ▁making ▁love ▁rather ▁ener get ically ▁and ▁over turn ed ▁a ▁cand le ▁which ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁bed room . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁Mary ▁Griff ith ▁married ▁George ▁P ix ▁( a ▁merchant ▁tail or ▁from ▁ ▁Haw kh urst , ▁Kent ). ▁The ▁couple ▁moved ▁to ▁his ▁country ▁estate ▁in ▁Kent . ▁Her ▁first ▁son , ▁George ▁( b . ▁ 1 6 8 9 ), ▁died ▁very ▁young ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 . ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁the ▁couple ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁another ▁son , ▁William ▁( b . ▁ 1 6 9 1 ). ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁