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Gerrit Jansen Decker 1662–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1662

Birth Location: Esopus, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America

Death Date: Bef 12 Jan 1696

Death Location: Minisink, Orange, New York, British Colonial America

Father: Jan Decker

Mother: Heyltjen Jacobs

Spouse(s): Magdalena Schutt

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The story of Gerrit Jansen Decker began in 1662 in Esopus, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America. Gerrit Jansen Decker married Magdalena Willemson Schutt. Gerrit Jansen Decker passed away in 1696 in Minisink, Orange, New York, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerrit Jansen Decker began in 1662 in Esopus, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America.
  • Gerrit Jansen Decker married Magdalena Willemson Schutt.
  • Gerrit Jansen Decker passed away in 1696 in Minisink, Orange, New York, British Colonial America.

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Gerrit Decker's Ancestors

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Gerrit Decker
1662–1696
Birth Place: Esopus, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
Parents
Jan Broersen Decker
1630–1717
Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark
Heyltjen Jacobs
1635–1678
Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Broer (Hendricksen) Decker
1589–1648
Hannover, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Catherina Gerritsen
1592–1639
Osnabrück, Hanover, Prussia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hendrick Dekker
1567–1589
Malinda Broersen
1572–1595
Hans Gerritsen
1566–1605
Maria Heijmans
1574–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Steven Decker
1540–1589
Agniet Dusson
1540–1568
Broersen Decker
1552–1589
Hijl Jansdr
1550–1597
Adrianus Gerritsen
1540–
Wilhelmina Thieme
1548–
Heijmen Jansen
1533–1603
Maria Veldhoven
1535–1605

Gerrit Decker's Timeline

3 Records

1662
14 Feb 1662
Birth of Gerrit Jansen Decker in Esopus, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
Esopus, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
1662
26 Feb 1662
Gerrit Jansen Decker was christened in Kingston, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
Kingston, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
1696
Bef 12 Jan 1696
Age 34
Death of Gerrit Jansen Decker in Minisink, Orange, New York, British Colonial America
Minisink, Orange, New York, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1662
    Event Place: Esopus, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Gerrit Jansen Decker, person ID KNW1-S6X.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1662
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Gerrit Jansen Decker, person ID KNW1-S6X.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 12 Jan 1696
    Event Place: Minisink, Orange, New York, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Gerrit Jansen Decker, person ID KNW1-S6X.

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