When Solomon Peter Goewey was born in 1790, in Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Salomon Pieterse Goewey, was 32 and his mother, Prudence Hawley, was 28. He married Mary Polly Briggs in 1817, in Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Township of Genoa, Livingston, Michigan, United States in 1850. He died on 25 March 1864, in Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States.
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On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Americanized form of Dutch Goewie, originally Flemish Gouwy, which may be:
variant of Degouy, a habitational name for someone from any of several minor places in northern France named Gouy.
from the Old French personal name Gauvain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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