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DANIEL I. DEMAREST
Originally published in 1900 |
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DANIEL I. DEMAREST is descended in the ninth generation from
David des Marest, the French emigrant, concerning whom see sketch on
page 64. The line of descent is as follows: (1) David des Marest married
Maria Sohier and had four children; (2) David Davids Demarest, Jr., married
Maria Bertholf and had eleven children; (3) Daniel Davids Demarest
married Rebecca de Groot and had ten children; (4) Peter Daniels Demarest
married Oesseltie Vandelinda and had six children; (5) Peter Peters Demarest
married Lydia Hopper and had five children; (6) Peter Peters Demarest
married Leah Demarest and had one child; (7) Daniel Peter Demarest
married Leah Bogert and had five children; and (8) Isaac D. Demarest,
born January 20, 1814, married, December 19, 1833, Margaret, daughter of
John J. Van Wagoner. He was a surveyor by occupation, and resided at
Oradell, N. J., on part of the farm purchased from the Indians by David
des Marest, the emigrant. His brother, Rev. David D. Demarest, D.D.,
was for many years a professor in the Theological Seminary at Rutgers
College. Isaac D. Demarest was an active man in church and civil affairs,
in both of which he was honored with positions of responsibility. His children
of the ninth generation were Daniel I., the subject of this sketch, and
Maria Ann.
Daniel I. Demarest (9) was born at Oradell, N. J., March 16, 1836, and there received his education in the public schools. When eighteen years of age he went to work on the farm, and has ever since been actively and successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He has also been prominent in public affairs. For a number of years he served as Postmaster of Oradell, Council. For two years he has held the office of Mayor of the Borough of where he resides, and for three years he was a member of the Town Oradell. In these as well as in other important capacities he has displayed marked ability, sound judgment, and commendable enterprise. He is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, a public spirited citizen, and thoroughly identified with the progress of the community. He married Ellen Ann Demarest, by whom he had one son, Isaac. She died in 1871, and he married, second, Mattie Robena Wilson, at Hackensack, April 20, 1899, daughter of John William and Robena P. (Ballantyne) Wilson, of New York City,
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