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Benjamin DeMarest 1691–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1691

Birth Location: New Jersey, United States of America

Death Date: 14 Dec 1784

Death Location: Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Jacobus Maree

Mother: Rachel Cresson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Groot

Children(s): David Demarest, Jacob Maree

Benjamin DeMarest was born in 1691 in New Jersey, United States of America, the child of Jacobus De Maree And Rachel Cresson. Benjamin DeMarest married Elizabeth De Groot, and had children including David Benjamin Demarest, Jacob De Maree. Benjamin DeMarest passed away in 1784 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin DeMarest was born in 1691 in New Jersey, United States of America, the child of Jacobus De Maree And Rachel Cresson.
  • Benjamin DeMarest married Elizabeth De Groot, and had children including David Benjamin Demarest, Jacob De Maree.
  • Benjamin DeMarest passed away in 1784 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Benjamin DeMarest's Ancestors

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Benjamin DeMarest
1691–1784
Birth Place: New Jersey, United States of America
Parents
Jacobus De Maree
1651–1691
Mannheim, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Rachel Cresson
1656–1710
Delft, Delft Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
David Demarest
1620–1695
Beauchamps, France
Marie Sphier
–1677
Rachel (Cloos Claes) Clauss
1618–1692
Sedan, , Picardie, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin DeMarest's Descendants

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Benjamin DeMarest (1691–14 Dec 1784) m. Elizabeth (De) Groot (20 Feb 1694 Baptized 20 Feb 1695, Church at the Bay, Bowery, New York–1739)
  1. 1. David (Benjamin) Demarest 1720–1795 m. Marytje Ackerman 1725–1780
    1. 1. Petrus (David) DeMarest 1761–1832 m. Sara Demarest 1760–1844
      1. 1. Nicholas (Petrus) Demarest 1787–1867 m. Janetje Demarest 1790–1871
        1. 1. William (Wesley) Demarest 1813–1894 m. Lydia (Harriett) Demarest 1823–1882
        2. 2. Henry (N) Demarest 1827–1900
  2. 2. Jacob (De) Maree 1723–1787

Benjamin DeMarest's Timeline

4 Records

1691
1691
Birth of Benjamin DeMarest in New Jersey, United States of America
New Jersey, United States of America
1713
7 Nov 1713
Age 22
Benjamin DeMarest was married in Hackensack,Bergen,New Jersey,USA
Hackensack,Bergen,New Jersey,USA
1784
14 Dec 1784
Age 93
Death of Benjamin DeMarest in New Jersey, United States of America
New Jersey, United States of America
1786
17 May 1786
Age 95
Benjamin DeMarest - Probate in Bergen, New Jersey, USA
Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1713
    Event Place: Hackensack,Bergen,New Jersey,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Njer, Newjersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Demarest family

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1784
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 May 1786
    Event Place: Bergen, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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