Brief Life History of Petrus N.
When Petrus N. Demarest was born on 12 October 1763, in Bergenfield, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, his father, Niclaes ‘Nicholas’ Demarest, was 39 and his mother, Elsie Demarest, was 40. He married Marie Brouwer on 16 November 1792, in Tappan, Orangetown, Rockland, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 26 March 1837, at the age of 73, and was buried in Nanuet, Clarkstown, Rockland, New York, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Petrus Demoree, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Petrus N. Demarest, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Peter A. Demarest, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1763–1837 Male
1773–1860 Female
Children (7)
1794–1860 Female
1797–1805 Male
1798–1876 Female
1800– Female
1802– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1724– Male
1724– Female
Siblings (12)
1749–1817 Female
1751– Male
1753–1756 Male
1755–1804 Male
1756–1810 Female
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World Events (8)
1775
Age 12
1776
Age 13
1783 · A Free America
Age 20
Name Meaning
French: regional variant of Demarais , a cognate of 2 below.
Altered form of French Desmarets: habitational name, with fused preposition and definite article des ‘from the’, for someone from any of various places called Les Marets (from a regional derivative of Old French mareis ‘marsh’). Alternatively, the name may simply have been topographic. Compare Demaray , Demaree , and Demorest .
History: The progenitor of many of the American Demarests was David Demarest from France, who settled in NY (and later in NJ) in the second half of the 17th century. His father's surname was DesMarets. David Demarest is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (as David Demarêts or Demarest or des Marêts or des Marest) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America (as David des Marest).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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