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Rose de Chine <I>Gouverneur</I> Hoes

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Rose de Chine Gouverneur Hoes

Birth
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Death
26 May 1933 (aged 72)
Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
Area G, Lot 118, Grave 2
Memorial ID
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Daughter of the American Revolution – Descendant of James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th President of the United States, who served as lieutenant under Colonel Hugh Mercer.

She was the daughter of Samuel L. Gouverneur and Marian Campbell Gouverneur.
On December 5, 1888 as Rose De Chine Gouverneur, she married Roswell Randall Hoes at the District of Columbia.

She was the author of the Catalogue of American Historical Costumes, including those of the Mistresses of the White House, as shown in the United States National Museum in 1915.

On July 11, 1927, her son, Laurence Gouverneur Hoes, announced that the building used by President James Monroe as his law office in Fredericksburg, Virginia had been bought by descendants of the Monroe family. The building became the James Monroe Museum. It was furnished with objects, books and documents inherited and collected by his mother, Rose Gouverneur Hoes. In 1977, Governor Mills Godwin spoke at the 50th anniversary of the museum and praised Rose Gouverneur Hoes and her son, Laurence Gouverneur Hoes for their purchase of the building at 908 Charles Street when it was under threat of demolition.
Sources: The Evening Star, July 12, 1927 and The Free Lance Star, Tuesday April 26, 1977.

She died on Friday, May 26, 1933, at the Washington Sanitarium in Takoma Park. She was a resident of the Concord Apartments. She was the widow of Captain Roswell Randall Hoes, United States Navy, retired. The funeral was held at St. Margaret's Church at Connecticut Avenue and Bancroft Place Northwest. Interment was in Frederick, Maryland.
Source: The Evening Star, Sunday, May 28, 1933.
Daughter of the American Revolution – Descendant of James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th President of the United States, who served as lieutenant under Colonel Hugh Mercer.

She was the daughter of Samuel L. Gouverneur and Marian Campbell Gouverneur.
On December 5, 1888 as Rose De Chine Gouverneur, she married Roswell Randall Hoes at the District of Columbia.

She was the author of the Catalogue of American Historical Costumes, including those of the Mistresses of the White House, as shown in the United States National Museum in 1915.

On July 11, 1927, her son, Laurence Gouverneur Hoes, announced that the building used by President James Monroe as his law office in Fredericksburg, Virginia had been bought by descendants of the Monroe family. The building became the James Monroe Museum. It was furnished with objects, books and documents inherited and collected by his mother, Rose Gouverneur Hoes. In 1977, Governor Mills Godwin spoke at the 50th anniversary of the museum and praised Rose Gouverneur Hoes and her son, Laurence Gouverneur Hoes for their purchase of the building at 908 Charles Street when it was under threat of demolition.
Sources: The Evening Star, July 12, 1927 and The Free Lance Star, Tuesday April 26, 1977.

She died on Friday, May 26, 1933, at the Washington Sanitarium in Takoma Park. She was a resident of the Concord Apartments. She was the widow of Captain Roswell Randall Hoes, United States Navy, retired. The funeral was held at St. Margaret's Church at Connecticut Avenue and Bancroft Place Northwest. Interment was in Frederick, Maryland.
Source: The Evening Star, Sunday, May 28, 1933.


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  • Added: Sep 1, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41431307/rose_de_chine-hoes: accessed ), memorial page for Rose de Chine Gouverneur Hoes (23 Jul 1860–26 May 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41431307, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).