When Garrett Vanderveer was born on 11 April 1798, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, his father, Tunis Garrett VanderVeer, was 40 and his mother, Francyntje Dubois, was 28. He died on 19 October 1849, at the age of 51.
Dutch (Van der Veer): topographic name for someone who lived near a ferry crossing, Middle Dutch vēre, or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word, like Veere in Zeeland. Compare Vandaveer .
History: Cornelius Janse van der Veer came from the Netherlands to Long Island, NY, in 1659.
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