Bernard McDermott was the founder of B. McDermott Sons in the village of Oregon. Bernard was born on July 11 1846 in Rutland, Vermont.
On April 28, 1873 Bernard married Miss Sarah McNulla in Middlebury, Vermont. The couple had 4 children: George (1875-1943), Anna (1876-1877), William (1879-1964), and Mary (1881-1945).
Bernard lived in Vermont and worked as a marble cutter until he and his entire family moved to Wisconsin in 1881. Bernard and Sarah’s children received their education in Oregon and went on to take courses in a commercial college at Madison.
Once in Dane County, Bernard ran a successful department store. The McDermotts were Democrats and were members of the Catholic Church.
Bernard died on September 5, 1901 and is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Oregon, Wisconsin. Upon his death, George and William took over the family business.
Sources referenced:
- 1906 History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Western Historical Association, Madison, WI, p. 584 accessible at https://archive.org/details/historyofdanecou02keye
- Family Search https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L45T-BFK/bernard-mcdermott-1846-1901