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Ephraim DECKER 1723 – 1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1723

Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1792

Death Location: Ulster, Ulster, New York, USA

Father: Jacob DECKER

Mother: Geertje VANWAGENEN

Spouse(s): Maria SCHUTT, Sarah SMEDES

Children(s): Maria DECKER, Sarah DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Jonas DECKER

Ephraim DECKER was born in 1723 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Jacob Gerritse DECKER and Geertje VANWAGENEN. Ephraim DECKER married Maria SCHUTT, Sarah Dubois SMEDES, and had children including Maria DECKER, Sarah DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Jonas DECKER. Ephraim DECKER passed away in 1792 in Ulster, Ulster, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Ephraim DECKER was born in 1723 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Jacob Gerritse DECKER and Geertje VANWAGENEN.
  • Ephraim DECKER married Maria SCHUTT, Sarah Dubois SMEDES, and had children including Maria DECKER, Sarah DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Jonas DECKER.
  • Ephraim DECKER passed away in 1792 in Ulster, Ulster, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob DECKER
1683 – 1761
Birth Location: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
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Geertje VANWAGENEN
1686 – 1770
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maria SCHUTT
1719 –
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
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Sarah SMEDES
1737 – 1759
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Maria DECKER
1747 –
Birth Location: Montgomery, Orange, New York, USA
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Sarah DECKER
1753 –
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
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Ephraim DECKER
1759 – 1840
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
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Jonas DECKER
1764 –
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
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Ephraim DECKER's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim DECKER
1723 – 1792
Birth Place: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
Jacob Gerritse DECKER
1683 – 1761
Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
Geertje VANWAGENEN
1686 – 1770
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Gerrit (Janse) DECKER
1662 – 1696
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Magdalena (Willemsze) SCHUT
1666 – 1722
Albany, Albany, New York, USA
Jacob (Aertsen) VANWAGENEN
1652 – 1715
Ulster, New York, USA
Sarah PELS
1659 – 1710
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
JAN DECKER
1630 – 1717
Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Aert Vanwagenen
1620 – 1668
Annetje Gerrits
1624 – 1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Wagenaar
1594 – 1652
Symen Groot
1604 –

Ephraim DECKER's Descendants

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Ephraim DECKER (16 Sep 1723 – 24 Mar 1792) m. Maria SCHUTT (Jan 1719 – ) m. Sarah (Dubois) SMEDES (08 Dec 1737 – 16 Oct 1759)
  1. 1. Maria DECKER (1747 – )
  2. 2. Sarah DECKER (23 Dec 1753 – )
  3. 3. Ephraim DECKER (1759 – 25 OCT 1840) m. Maria TERPENING (23 May 1762 – 25 Apr 1854)
    1. 1. Ephraim DECKER (1784 – )
    2. 2. Sarah DECKER (22 Jan 1786 – 05 Mar 1859) m. Michael SIMPSON (Abt. 1771 – 25 Dec 1859)
      1. 1. John SIMPSON (03 Jan 1798 – 18 Mar 1896) m. Sarah (Ann) Parmetier (22 Oct 1812 – 1889-02-20)
        1. 1. Andrew (J) Simpson (Dec 1832 – 27 Jul 1915)
        2. 2. Lewis (Henry) SIMPSON (1833-09-24 – 23 Nov 1909)
        3. 3. Sarah (Catherine) Simpson (Aug 1835 – 5 Sep 1836)
        4. 4. Eli (D.) SIMPSON (Aug 1839 – 11 MAY 1918)
      2. 2. Elisha SIMPSON (1804 – )
      3. 3. William SIMPSON (1805 – )
      4. 4. Joseph SIMPSON (12 MAR 1808 – 14 APR 1835)
      5. 5. Elizabeth SIMPSON (1815 – )
      6. 6. Michael SIMPSON (1816 – 25 Jul 1911)
      7. 7. George SIMPSON (1814 – 1898) m. Elizabeth TOMPKINS (abt 1823 – Bef. 1885) m. Alice GREEN (1866 – 1934)
        1. 1. Charles (W. "Chili") SIMPSON (1844 – Aft. 1900) m. Gertrude SIMPSON (Mar 1847 – )
        2. 2. Margaret (J) SIMPSON (Abt. 1846 – 22 Dec 1921)
        3. 3. Sarah (C) SIMPSON (1849 – )
        4. 4. Sarah (C.) Simpson (abt 1849 – )
        5. 5. Esery Simpson (abt 1851 – )
        6. 6. Ezra Simpson (Feb 1851 – 13 AUG 1910) m. Margaret KEESLER (1862 – 21 NOV 1945)
        7. 7. Elnora SIMPSON (Abt. 1854 – )
        8. 8. Marcus SIMPSON (Abt. 1858 – )
        9. 9. Amos (V) Simpson (Sep 1862 – ) m. Elizabeth Simpson (Mar 1866 – )
        10. 10. Carrie SIMPSON (Abt. 1867 – 1880)
        11. 11. Marcus SIMPSON (11 Mar 1887 – 1918)
        12. 12. Hattie SIMPSON (1891 – 1893)
    3. 3. Wyntje DECKER (28 FEB 1790 – )
    4. 4. Martin DECKER (Feb 1796 – ) m. Mastilda Cook
  4. 4. Jonas DECKER (14 Oct 1764 – )

Ephraim DECKER's Timeline

2 Records

1723
16 Sep 1723
Birth of Ephraim DECKER in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
1792
24 Mar 1792
Age 69
Death of Ephraim DECKER in Ulster, Ulster, New York, USA
Ulster, Ulster, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1723
    Event Place: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1792
    Event Place: Ulster, Ulster, New York, USA
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