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Catherine Decker 1830–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 DEC 1830

Birth Location: Cherry Valley, NY

Death Date: 20 JUL 1886

Death Location: Fall River, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Peter Decker

Mother: Frenda Briggs

Spouse(s): John Foster

Children(s): John Jr., Adolphus Foster, Fayette Foster, Mary Foster, Katharine Foster

In 1830, Catherine Decker entered the world in Cherry Valley, NY, born to Peter Decker And Frenda Briggs. Catherine Decker married John Knapp Foster, and had children including Adolphus Devere Foster, Fayette Cornelius Foster, John Knapp Foster Jr, Katharine Martha Foster, Mary Molly Elizabeth Foster. Catherine Decker passed away in 1886 in Fall River, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Catherine Decker entered the world in Cherry Valley, NY, born to Peter Decker And Frenda Briggs.
  • Catherine Decker married John Knapp Foster, and had children including Adolphus Devere Foster, Fayette Cornelius Foster, John Knapp Foster Jr, Katharine Martha Foster, Mary Molly Elizabeth Foster.
  • Catherine Decker passed away in 1886 in Fall River, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Decker
1803–1852
Birth Location: New York
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Frenda Briggs
1812–1896
Birth Location: Cherry Valley, New York
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Spouses(s)

John Foster
1832–1924
Birth Location: Clarksville, Otsego, New York
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Children(s)

John Jr.
1867–1941
Birth Location: Fountain Prarie, WI
JJ
Adolphus Foster
1854–1938
Birth Location: New York
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Fayette Foster
1856–1930
Birth Location: New York
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Mary Foster
1861–1935
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Katharine Foster
1877–
Birth Location: Fall River Wis.
KF

Catherine Decker's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Decker
1830–1886
Birth Place: Cherry Valley, NY
Parents
Peter Decker
1803–1852
New York
Frenda Briggs
1812–1896
Cherry Valley, New York
Grandparents
Squire Briggs
1778–1866
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Desire (E) Wickes
1775–1869
Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
Yelveston Briggs
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Decker's Descendants

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Catherine Decker (19 DEC 1830–20 JUL 1886) m. John (Knapp) Foster (15 AUG 1832–8 APR 1924)
  1. 1. John (Knapp Foster) Jr. 1867–1941 m. Mary (Louise) Babcock 1870–1956
    1. 1. Catherine (Benoni) Foster 1898–1983 m. Ivan (Clair) Whipple 1897–1974 m. Bertel (Louis) Laursen 1899–1993
      1. 1. Winston (Foster) Whipple 1922–1987 m. Beth (Carolyn) Kimberly 1925–2018
      2. 2. Jean (Avis) Whipple 1924–2016 m. Lester (Alexander) Hockney 1922–1991 m. Robert (Edward) Tyndall 1925–1995 m. John (William Conwell) III 1923–2011
      3. 3. Ivan (Keith) Whipple 1926–2000 m. Barbara (Lee) Guynn 1940–2016
      4. 4. Cathleen Whipple 1928–2018 m. Clarence (Elden Smith) Jr. 1927–2017
      5. 5. Sonja (Maxine) Laursen 1937–1937
    2. 2. Edith (Phyllis) Foster 1895–1984 m. Boleslaw (Michael) Tylicki 1896–1975
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Tylicki 1926–2011 m. Martin (Ward) Paquette 1922–
    3. 3. Myra (Prudence) Foster 1896–1995 m. James O'Conner 1894–1967
      1. 1. Gula (Louise) O'Conner 1932–1991 m. James Loria 1924–
    4. 4. Viola (Avis) Foster 1905–2007 m. Winfred (Wylam) Bird 1904–1976
      1. 1. Marilyn (Jane) Bird 1929–2006
  2. 2. Adolphus (Devere) Foster 1854–1938
  3. 3. Fayette (Cornelius) Foster 1856–1930
    1. 1. Carl (Cleveland) Foster 1887–1967 m. Jane (T) Parry 1887–
      1. 1. Robert (Fayette) Foster 1913–2009
      2. 2. Austin (Earl) Foster 1920–1920
  4. 4. Mary ("Molly" Elizabeth) Foster 1861–1935 m. Richard (A.) Huggett 1844–1922
    1. 1. Byron (Foster) Huggett 1902–1927
  5. 5. Katharine (Martha) Foster 1877–

Catherine Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1830
19 DEC 1830
Birth of Catherine Decker in Cherry Valley, NY
Cherry Valley, NY
1886
20 JUL 1886
Age 56
Death of Catherine Decker in Fall River, WI
Fall River, WI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1830
    Event Place: Cherry Valley, NY
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fountain Prairie, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: 1420; Family History Film: 1255420; Page: 95D; Enumeration District: 023
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fountain Prairie, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1706; Page: 122B; Image: 246; Family History Library Film: 553205
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1407; Page: 319; Image: 326; Family History Library Film: 805407
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_579; Page: 37A; Image: 80
    [5] Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1886
    Event Place: Fall River, WI
    Record Source: Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fall River, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011
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