William owned a large coffee plantation in Cuba.
As a young man, he went to sea, making voyages down the east coast to Cuba.
About 1811, he moved to Cuba and established residence in Havana. William saw the business opportunities in Cuba, but realized that the Spanish franchise system stifled free enterprise there and returned to Boston.
In 1817, the Cuban government suppressed
the tobacco monopoly, and William immediately returned to Havana.
Prior to 1820 he was known as Guillermo.
In 1823, his widowed sister Abigail and her children who were financially destitute, sailed
to Cuba to join her brother, William, who had established a large tobacco plantation at Matanzas, Cuba.
In 1825, his estate was attacked during a slave rebellion.
William died in 1826, and Abigail "Maria" Gowen Brooks inherited his large, successful tobacco plantation and sudden riches. With this wealth, she was able to enjoy travel and the pursuit of culture.
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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL {BOSTON} 23 Aug. 1826:
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William C. Gowen, formerly of Boston,
died at Matanzas, Cuba.
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As a young man, he went to sea, making voyages down the east coast to Cuba.
About 1811, he moved to Cuba and established residence in Havana. William saw the business opportunities in Cuba, but realized that the Spanish franchise system stifled free enterprise there and returned to Boston.
In 1817, the Cuban government suppressed
the tobacco monopoly, and William immediately returned to Havana.
Prior to 1820 he was known as Guillermo.
In 1823, his widowed sister Abigail and her children who were financially destitute, sailed
to Cuba to join her brother, William, who had established a large tobacco plantation at Matanzas, Cuba.
In 1825, his estate was attacked during a slave rebellion.
William died in 1826, and Abigail "Maria" Gowen Brooks inherited his large, successful tobacco plantation and sudden riches. With this wealth, she was able to enjoy travel and the pursuit of culture.
.
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL {BOSTON} 23 Aug. 1826:
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William C. Gowen, formerly of Boston,
died at Matanzas, Cuba.
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William owned a large coffee plantation in Cuba.
As a young man, he went to sea, making voyages down the east coast to Cuba.
About 1811, he moved to Cuba and established residence in Havana. William saw the business opportunities in Cuba, but realized that the Spanish franchise system stifled free enterprise there and returned to Boston.
In 1817, the Cuban government suppressed
the tobacco monopoly, and William immediately returned to Havana.
Prior to 1820 he was known as Guillermo.
In 1823, his widowed sister Abigail and her children who were financially destitute, sailed
to Cuba to join her brother, William, who had established a large tobacco plantation at Matanzas, Cuba.
In 1825, his estate was attacked during a slave rebellion.
William died in 1826, and Abigail "Maria" Gowen Brooks inherited his large, successful tobacco plantation and sudden riches. With this wealth, she was able to enjoy travel and the pursuit of culture.
.
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL {BOSTON} 23 Aug. 1826:
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William C. Gowen, formerly of Boston,
died at Matanzas, Cuba.
************************************
As a young man, he went to sea, making voyages down the east coast to Cuba.
About 1811, he moved to Cuba and established residence in Havana. William saw the business opportunities in Cuba, but realized that the Spanish franchise system stifled free enterprise there and returned to Boston.
In 1817, the Cuban government suppressed
the tobacco monopoly, and William immediately returned to Havana.
Prior to 1820 he was known as Guillermo.
In 1823, his widowed sister Abigail and her children who were financially destitute, sailed
to Cuba to join her brother, William, who had established a large tobacco plantation at Matanzas, Cuba.
In 1825, his estate was attacked during a slave rebellion.
William died in 1826, and Abigail "Maria" Gowen Brooks inherited his large, successful tobacco plantation and sudden riches. With this wealth, she was able to enjoy travel and the pursuit of culture.
.
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL {BOSTON} 23 Aug. 1826:
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William C. Gowen, formerly of Boston,
died at Matanzas, Cuba.
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