Samuel Laurence Gouverneur married the daughter of President James Monroe and served as his private secretary during his two Presidential terms. A member of an old New York family, Samuel Gouverneur was a Union supporter while his wife, Maria Monroe, sympathized with the Confederacy. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1820/03/09 | Maria Hester Monroe, daughter of James and Elizabeth Monroe, marries Samuel Laurence Gouverneur in the Oval Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC. | Groom | White House Yellow Oval Room | The White House | |||
| 1855/00/00 | A square tower is added by Samuel L Gouverneur, husband of Mary Digges Lee, William Lee's oldest daughter. The structure includes a kitchen, perhaps replacing the original kitchen in the service wing, with servants quarters on the two levels above. | Home | Needwood Forest | Burkittsville, MD |
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