Minor Fairfax Heiskell

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Minor was an inventor and banker of Baltimore. He changed his surname to Gouverneur.

One reference says he was born in 1870; another says he died in 1956. His wife died in 1956 so that date might have been associated with Minor's death in error. His wife was the daughter of Monimia Fairfax and George Davis, Attorney General of the Confederacy.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, James Harrison

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Minor married Mary Fairfax Davis on 2 Dec 1896 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA. Mary was born on 30 Sep 1874 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA; died on 27 May 1956 in Alexandria, Alexandria (city), Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Fairfax Heiskell Gouverneur was born on 5 Sep 1898 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Apr 1967 in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
2. Esther Fairfax Gouverneur was born on 21 Feb 1905 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina, USA; died in 1991.

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James served as one of "Mosby's men" in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was a lawyer and once ran for mayor of Baltimore, Maryland.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, James Harrison

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James married Esther Fairfax Minor on 26 Feb 1867 in Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA. Esther (daughter of John Minor and Louisa Fairfax) was born in 1847; died on 18 Jul 1873 in Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry was a Doctor and served as a major and surgeon in the U.S. Army.

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Died:
Born in "Meechwood".

Henry married Elizabeth Kortright Gouverneur on 9 Jun 1842. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur and Maria Hester Monroe) was born in 1824 in Washington, , District of Columbia, USA; died in 1868. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, James Harrison

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John married Louisa Fairfax. Louisa was born about 1824; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Ann Sowers. Ann was born about 1776; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel was serving as private secretary to President James Monroe when he married the President's daughter. Later correspondence between Samuel and his father-in-law indicates that the President frequently relied upon Samuel's political advice and, incidently, for financial aid.

After the Monroe administration, Samuel served in the New York legislature in 1825. From 1828 to 1836, he was Postmaster of New York City. Late in life, having moved to Maryland, he exerted his influence against Maryland's succession from the Union when it's fate hung in the balance, before effective steps were taken by federal military forces to insure the defeat of those advocating joining the South.

Sam Gouverneur was described as "a real geniel man - no saint". This characterization was verified by the testimony of a contemporary to the effect that sixteen baskets of champaign were frequently consumed at one of his entertainments at Washington. A man of social and sporting tastes, he was interested in racing and the theater, being the owner of a famous horse "Post Boy", and part owner of "The Bowry Theater" in New York. A New York newspaper carried the account of his loss of a bet of twenty thousand dollars on a foot race.

Because of his love of champaign, race horses and reckless wagers, he went through the substantial fortune which had been amassed by his mercantile ancesters. Samuel died in 1867, at the age of 68 years, in greatly reduced circumstances.

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Samuel married Maria Hester Monroe on 9 Mar 1820 in Washington, , District of Columbia, USA. Maria (daughter of James Monroe, 5th US President and Elizabeth Kortright) was born in 1803 in Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France; died in 1850 in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Maria was married in the East Room of the White House to her maternal first cousin, Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur. She was the first daughter of a President to be married in the White House.

One reference gives Maria's birthplace as Fredericksburg, Virginia, but she was born in Paris while her father was serving as a minister to France. Another reference says she died in "Oak Hill", Loudoun County, Virginia.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, James Harrison

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Married:
Samuel and Maria were, who were first cousins, married at the White House.