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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Demarest-Blauvelt family</a> of Nyack, New York</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of the much larger <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a> group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist. <table align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Abraham J. Demarest (1799-1863) — also known as Abram J. Demarest — of Clarkstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-lived.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y. Born in Clarkstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-born.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1799/08-10.html">August 10, 1799</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Rockland County, 1837. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-died.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1863/09-18.html">September 18, 1863</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 39 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-buried.html#cms01305">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, Nyack, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Annetje (Blauvelt) Demarest and Jacob Petrus Demarest; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1818/01-24.html">January 24, 1818</a>, to Jannitje 'Jane' Ackerman; grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blandford-blaz.html#655.39.73">John Dewitt Blauvelt</a>; first cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#976.42.15">Cornelius M. Demarest</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conduit-conkling.html#420.93.86">Edna B. Conklin</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#323.39.36">Andrew H. Demarest</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-4031.html">Demarest-Blauvelt family</a> of Nyack, New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/128295947">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Cornelius M. Demarest (1803-1899) — of Nanuet, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-lived.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y.; Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Born in Nanuet, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-born.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1803/08-28.html">August 28, 1803</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/leather.html">Tanner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clothing.html">currier</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Rockland County, 1843. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/french.html">French Huguenot</a> ancestry. Died in Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-died.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/02-18.html">February 18, 1899</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 174 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-buried.html# ">Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery</a>, Nanuet, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Matthew Demarest and Hannah (Bogert) Demarest; married to Bridget Blauvelt; first cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#805.12.52">Abraham J. Demarest</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blandford-blaz.html#655.39.73">John Dewitt Blauvelt</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conduit-conkling.html#420.93.86">Edna B. Conklin</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#323.39.36">Andrew H. Demarest</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-4031.html">Demarest-Blauvelt family</a> of Nyack, New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/119824861">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Nicholas Cornelius Blauvelt (1814-1899) — also known as Nicholas C. Blauvelt — of Spring Valley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-lived.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y. Born in Clarkstown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-born.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1814/07-22.html">July 22, 1814</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">merchant</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a>, 1846; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/asmbly.html">New York state assembly</a> from Rockland County, 1853. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/heart.html">heart failure</a>, in Spring Valley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-died.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/10-30.html">October 30, 1899</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 100 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-buried.html#cms01305">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, Nyack, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Cornelius Joseph Blauvelt and Brechje (Tallman) Blauvelt; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1835/">1835</a> to Mary Ann Demarest; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1846/">1846</a> to Maria Demarest; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1869/">1869</a> to Lavinia (Mackie) Conklin; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blandford-blaz.html#655.39.73">John Dewitt Blauvelt</a>; third cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#784.46.42">Gerrit Smith</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-4031.html">Demarest-Blauvelt family</a> of Nyack, New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/128248955">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> John Dewitt Blauvelt (1840-1917) — also known as John D. Blauvelt — of Spring Valley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-lived.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y. Born in Spring Valley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-born.html">Rockland County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1840/09-27.html">September 27, 1840</a>. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/springvalley.html#3">Spring Valley, N.Y.</a>, 1885-89; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New York</a> 17th District, 1900. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1917/10-01.html">October 1, 1917</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 4 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RO-buried.html#cms01305">Oak Hill Cemetery</a>, Nyack, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blandford-blaz.html#827.73.60">Nicholas Cornelius Blauvelt</a> and Mary Ann (Demarest) Blauvelt; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1866/">1866</a> to Caroline Ackerman; grandson of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#805.12.52">Abraham J. Demarest</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#976.42.15">Cornelius M. Demarest</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#784.46.42">Gerrit Smith</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-4031.html">Demarest-Blauvelt family</a> of Nyack, New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/194659457">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> Andrew H. Demarest (1844-1896) — of Paterson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/PA-lived.html">Passaic County</a>, N.J. Born in Small Lots (now part of Fair Lawn), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BE-born.html">Bergen County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1844/11-06.html">November 6, 1844</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/food.html">Grocer</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from New Jersey</a> 5th District, 1894; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/paterson.html#2">Paterson, N.J.</a>, 1895-96. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>. Died in Paterson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/PA-died.html">Passaic County</a>, N.J., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/11-04.html">November 4, 1896</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/51.html">51 years, 364 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/PA-buried.html#cms00384">Cedar Lawn Cemetery</a>, Paterson, N.J. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">Relatives: Son of Samuel Demarest and Anna (Hogencamp) Demarest; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1865/">1865</a> to Maria C. Oldis; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#284.14.49">William Nelson Demarest</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#373.84.50">Eugene Ezra Demarest</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#805.12.52">Abraham J. Demarest</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/demaggio-demps.html#976.42.15">Cornelius M. Demarest</a>.</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"> Political family: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-4031.html">Demarest-Blauvelt family</a> of Nyack, New York (subset of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top">See also <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/64119228">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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