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Volckert Peter Douw
Birth: 8-15-1842
Death: 11-9-1875
Biography
Volckert Peter Douw was a descendant of the Douw family, who came to the United States from Holland in the mid-1600s. The family settled near Albany, and Douw had an estate in what is now East Greenbush, an area east of the city. Thurlow Weed was considering visiting this estate during the summer of 1870. Douw's son, John De Peyster Douw, became the Mayor of Annapolis, MD in 1905.
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Volckert Peter Douw was a descendant of the Douw family, who came to the United States from Holland in the mid-1600s. The family settled near Albany, and Douw had an estate in what is now East Greenbush, an area east of the city. Thurlow Weed was considering visiting this estate during the summer of 1870. Douw's son, John De Peyster Douw, became the Mayor of Annapolis, MD in 1905.