Demarest in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Douwe Talema

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 26, 2013

1. Douwe Talema Marker

Inscription. “Here lies the
remains of
Douwe Talema,
who died on the 11th day of May 1779
in his Ninetieth Year.
This aged Man at his Residence
near this Place was wilfully and
barbarously murdered by a Party
of Tories. Traitors to their country
who had taken refuge with the Troops
of Britain then in New York and came
thence to murder and plunder.
To pay a Tribute of Respect to his
memory and also to commemorate
the manner of his death, several of
his relatives have erected this Stone.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1779.

Location. 40° 57.662′ N, 73° 57.422′ W. Marker is in Demarest, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Everett Road and Bogert Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the Sautes Tave’s Begraven Ground. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Demarest NJ 07627, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sautes Tave’s Begraven Ground (a few steps from this marker); The Closter Horseman (approx. 0.3 miles away); Walter Parcells Homestead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Demarest Railroad Station

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Closter Public School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Harold Hess Lustron House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Reformed Church of Closter (approx. one mile away); Hilderbrant Naugle House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Demarest.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 26, 2013

2. Douwe Talema Marker

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 26, 2013

3. Douwe Talema Marker

Marker in in the Sautes Tave’s Begraven Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 26, 2013

4. Marker in in the Sautes Tave’s Begraven Ground

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 819 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 26, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.