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Cornelius Terwilliger Decker 1792–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1792

Birth Location: Shawngunk, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 21 February 1850

Death Location: Ulster County, New York, U.S.A.

Father: Peter Decker

Mother: Maria Terwilliger

Spouse(s): Leah Merkle

Children(s): John Decker

Cornelius Terwilliger Decker was born in 1792 in Shawngunk, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Peter M Decker And Maria Terwilliger. Cornelius Terwilliger Decker married Leah Merkle, and had children including John Chambers Decker. Cornelius Terwilliger Decker passed away in 1850 in Ulster County, New York, U.S.A..

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Biography

  • Cornelius Terwilliger Decker was born in 1792 in Shawngunk, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Peter M Decker And Maria Terwilliger.
  • Cornelius Terwilliger Decker married Leah Merkle, and had children including John Chambers Decker.
  • Cornelius Terwilliger Decker passed away in 1850 in Ulster County, New York, U.S.A..

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Decker
1770–1849
Birth Location: New York
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Maria Terwilliger
1766–1837
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Leah Merkle
1796–1860
Birth Location: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States
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Children(s)

John Decker
1814–1868
Birth Location: Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
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Cornelius Decker's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Decker
1792–1850
Birth Place: Shawngunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
Peter M Decker
1770–1849
New York
Maria Terwilliger
1766–1837
Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Manasses Decker
1736–1790
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Maria (Decker \ Dekker) Rhinehart
1746–1789
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Ary Terwilliger
1740–1784
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Tatie Dekker
1744–
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gerrit Decker
1711–1786
Anneka Bogardus
1722–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Decker's Descendants

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Cornelius (Terwilliger) Decker (23 Oct 1792–21 February 1850) m. Leah Merkle (5 Mar 1796–24 Jun 1860)
  1. 1. John (Chambers) Decker 1814–1868 m. Susan Turner 1829–
    1. 1. William Decker 1854–1923 m. Sarah (C) Gaddis 1852–1935
      1. 1. Della (D) Haines 1878–1943 m. Abraham Brown 1872–1953

Cornelius Decker's Timeline

3 Records

1792
23 Oct 1792
Birth of Cornelius Terwilliger Decker in Shawngunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Shawngunk, Ulster, New York, USA
1814
1814
Age 22
Cornelius Terwilliger Decker was married in Ulster County, New York, United States
Ulster County, New York, United States
1850
21 February 1850
Age 58
Death of Cornelius Terwilliger Decker in Ulster County, New York, U.S.A.
Ulster County, New York, U.S.A.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1792
    Event Place: Shawngunk, Ulster, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Ulster County, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1850
    Event Place: Ulster County, New York, U.S.A.
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