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Demens eventually retired to Alta Loma, California, to the family ranch that later became known as the Demens-Tolstoy Estate. He died there in January 1919; he was survived by his wife, three sons, and two daughters.
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Although he was an orphan by age 4, Demens was well provided for by his wealthy family in Russia. Demens was raised by his maternal uncle, a nobleman named Anastassy Alexandrovich Kaliteevsky. He grew up with a full staff of servants living on two inherited estates, one near Moscow and one near St. Petersburg.
Feb 20, 2019 · He and his wife, Edmonia, followed Peter Demens to Oakland with the Orange Belt Railway. Smith, a railroad engineer, drove the first train into Oakland in November 1886. He gave up railroad work after injuring his back and opened a blacksmith shop behind his house, previously the home constructed for Demens by the railroad company.
Jan 15, 2017 · You may not have heard of Peter Demens, but he was one of the Sunshine City's founders. And he's the person responsible for give the St Petersburg its name. Just how did it happen?
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A man of democratic political opinions, he immigrated to the United States in 1881 with his wife, Raisse, and their four children; three more were born in this country. It is possible he was forced to leave Russia in the aftermath of repression following the February 1880 terrorist bombing of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.
