History The community was established in 1901; it was named for the daughter of Captain Demarest, the founder of the village, which had formerly been known as Demarest on the Hill. Besides the Demarests, the first settlers included members of the Brown, Clark, Cooper, Crowell, Douglass, Edgar, and Thorpe families.Virginia B. Troeger and Robert James McEwen, Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township (Arcadia Publishing, 2002; ), p. 103.
history the community was established in 1901; it was named for the daughter of captain demarest the founder of the village which had formerly been known as demarest on the hill besides the demarests the first settlers included members of the brown clark cooper crowell douglass edgar and thorpe familiesvirginia b troeger and robert james mcewen woodbridge new jersey's oldest township (arcadia publishing 2002; ) p 103