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Gerrit Janse DECKER 1662 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1662

Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

Father: JAN DECKER

Mother: Heyltje Jacobs

Spouse(s): Magdalena SCHUT, Margrietje Decker

Children(s): Jan Decker, Jacob DECKER, Heyltje Decker, William Decker

The story of Gerrit Janse DECKER began in 1662 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA. Gerrit Janse DECKER married Magdalena Willemsze SCHUT, Margrietje Janse Decker, and had children including Jan Gerritsen Decker, Jacob Gerritse DECKER, Heyltje Gerretse Decker, William Decker. Gerrit Janse DECKER passed away in 1696 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerrit Janse DECKER began in 1662 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA.
  • Gerrit Janse DECKER married Magdalena Willemsze SCHUT, Margrietje Janse Decker, and had children including Jan Gerritsen Decker, Jacob Gerritse DECKER, Heyltje Gerretse Decker, William Decker.
  • Gerrit Janse DECKER passed away in 1696 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAN DECKER
1630 – 1717
Birth Location: Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
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Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Birth Location: Bohus, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
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Spouses(s)

Magdalena SCHUT
1666 – 1722
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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Margrietje Decker
1664 – 1707
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Jan Decker
1640 – 1706
Birth Location: Husum, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Jacob DECKER
1683 – 1761
Birth Location: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
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Heyltje Decker
1686 – 1773
Birth Location: Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States
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William Decker
1687 – 1761
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Gerrit DECKER's Ancestors

Self
Gerrit DECKER
1662 – 1696
Birth Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
JAN BROERSEN DECKER
1630 – 1717
Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Bohus, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerrit DECKER's Descendants

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Gerrit (Janse) DECKER (26 Feb 1662 – 1696) m. Magdalena (Willemsze) SCHUT (03 Oct 1666 – 1722) m. Margrietje (Janse) Decker (31 Aug 1664 – 1707)
  1. 1. Jan (Gerritsen) Decker (23 Apr 1640 – 5 Apr 1706 or 1717)
  2. 2. Jacob (Gerritse) DECKER (24 Feb 1683 – 1761) m. Geertje VANWAGENEN (01 Sep 1686 – 1770)
    1. 1. Sara DECKER (07 May 1710 – 1763)
    2. 2. Gerrit DECKER (02 Oct 1711 – 01 May 1786)
    3. 3. William DECKER (30 Aug 1713 – 08 Jul 1801)
    4. 4. Jacob DECKER (03 Oct 1715 – 1772)
    5. 5. Abraham DECKER (01 Jan 1718 – 24 Mar 1792)
    6. 6. Isaac DECKER (20 Dec 1719 – 1798)
    7. 7. Benjamin DECKER (02 Oct 1721 – 1745)
    8. 8. 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)
        3. 3. Wyntje DECKER (28 FEB 1790 – )
        4. 4. Martin DECKER (Feb 1796 – ) m. Mastilda Cook
      4. 4. Jonas DECKER (14 Oct 1764 – )
    9. 9. Magdalena DECKER (06 Oct 1725 – )
    10. 10. Elisabeth DECKER (1726 – )
    11. 11. Joseph DECKER (27 Mar 1728 – 28 Aug 1776)
    12. 12. Jonathan DECKER (15 Dec 1728 – Feb 1790)
  3. 3. Heyltje (Gerretse) Decker (1686 – 1773)
  4. 4. William Decker (6 Nov 1687 – 1761)

Gerrit DECKER's Timeline

2 Records

1662
26 Feb 1662
Birth of Gerrit Janse DECKER in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
1696
1696
Age 34
Death of Gerrit Janse DECKER in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1662
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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