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Benjamin Decker 1721 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1721

Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States

Death Date: 1772

Death Location: Orange, New York, United States

Father: Jacob Decker

Mother: Geertje Wagenen

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Benjamin Decker was born in 1721 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States, the child of Jacob Gerrits Decker and Geertje Gaertye Van Wagenen. Benjamin Decker passed away in 1772 in Orange, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Decker was born in 1721 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States, the child of Jacob Gerrits Decker and Geertje Gaertye Van Wagenen.
  • Benjamin Decker passed away in 1772 in Orange, New York, United States.

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Benjamin Decker's Ancestors

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Benjamin Decker
1721 – 1772
Birth Place: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States
Parents
Jacob Gerrits Decker
1684 – 1761
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Geertje (Gaertye Van) Wagenen
1686 – 1770
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Gerrit (Janse) Decker
1662 – 1696
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Magdalena (Willemsze) Schut
1666 – 1722
Albany, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Jacob (Aertsen) VanWagenen
1652 – 1715
Creek Locks, Ulster, New York, United States
Sarah Pels
1659 – 1710
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jan Decker
1640 – 1717
Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
William Schutt
1637 – 1722
Gritie Jacobs
1641 – 1706
Evert Pels
1616 – 1686
Jannetje Groot
1624 – 1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Broer Decker
1600 – 1658
Jeyltje Jacobs
1608 – 1660
Schutt
Symon SCHEPMOES
1597 – 1699
Claertje ARENTS
1594 – 1645

Benjamin Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1721
2 Oct 1721
Birth of Benjamin Decker in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States
Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States
1772
1772
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Decker in Orange, New York, United States
Orange, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1721
    Event Place: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Orange, New York, United States

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