findagrave.com ... BEGIN Carrie R Bush Demarest Birth: 1846 Death: Sep. 28, 1880 Caroline R. Bush was the daughter of Hiram Bush and Elizabeth Blue (or Bilyeu). She is buried in a plot at Bound Brook Cemetery next to the Runyons and the Teeters who were aunts and uncles. Rachel Teeter and Eliza A. Runyon were sisters of her father Hiram Bush. According to her death certificate, Carrie R. Demarest, married, age 34 years, occupation housewife, died September 28, 1880 of Apoplexy. Her primary disease was valvular of the heart. Her last place of residence was 1161 Elizabeth Ave., Elizabeth, N.J. Buried in this same plot with Carrie were her two infant sons, Frank and Freddy, her husband Peter J. Demarest, and her husband's second wife, Marietta Hand Demarest. Family links: Parents: Hiram Bush (1814 - 1894) Elizabeth Blue Bush (1816 - 1884) Spouse: Peter John Demarest (1848 - 1894)* Children: Freddie Demarest* Frank Demarest* *Calculated relationship Burial: Bound Brook Cemetery Bound Brook Somerset County New Jersey, USA Plot: Section F, Lot #11 Maintained by: Pam Originally Created by: Celeste Simmons Record added: Jun 22, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 71828016 END findagrave.com ... BEGIN Peter John Demarest Birth: Feb. 27, 1848 New York, USA Death: Jul. 25, 1894 Elizabeth Union County New Jersey, USA Obituary: "Peter J. Demarest, died in the Elizabeth Hospital Wednesday morning from the effects of a dose of laudanum which he took Monday night with suicidal intent. Mr. Demarest was once in business in Bound Brook with his father-in-law, Hiram Bush. Their store occupied a portion of what is now the Central depot park. Afterward they removed to Elizabeth, and Mr. Demarest became a successful commission grocer in New York. Business reverses came and of late he had contracted bad habits, thereby losing the confidence of old friends. He was 46 years of age." [The Chronicle, Bound Brook, Friday July 27, 1894, p. 1.] He was son of G. W. and Catherine Demarest, born in New York. He survived two wives (Caroline R. Bush and Marietta Hand), and two infant children, all buried at Bound Brook Cemetery. He was buried in this same plot without a marker. Family links: Parents: George W. Demarest (1826 - 1882) Catharine Collignon Demarest (1825 - 1878) Spouses: Carrie R Bush Demarest (1846 - 1880) Marietta Demarest (1847 - 1887) Sibling: Peter John Demarest (1848 - 1894) George W Demarest (1852 - 1888)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Bound Brook Cemetery Bound Brook Somerset County New Jersey, USA Plot: Section F, Lot #11 Created by: Pam Record added: Apr 29, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 109698283 END