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GERRIT JANSEN DECKER 1662–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1662

Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas

Death Date: 29 May 1720

Death Location: Minisink, Orange County, New York, British Colonies in North America

Father: Jan Decker

Mother: Grietjen Westecamp

Spouse(s): Magdalena (Schutt), Christina Pruyer, Annatje Kortreght, Margariet Jans

Children(s): Neeltie Dekker, Jacob Decker, Margriete Decker

In 1662, GERRIT JANSEN DECKER entered the world in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas, born to Jan Gerretsen Decker And Grietjen H Westecamp. GERRIT JANSEN DECKER married Annatje Hendricks Kortreght, Christina Pruyer, Magdalena Willemsze Schut Schutt, Margariet Grietje Jans, and had children including Jacob Gerrits Decker, Margriete Grietje Decker, Neeltie Dekker. GERRIT JANSEN DECKER passed away in 1720 in Minisink, Orange County, New York, British Colonies in North America.

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Biography

  • In 1662, GERRIT JANSEN DECKER entered the world in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas, born to Jan Gerretsen Decker And Grietjen H Westecamp.
  • GERRIT JANSEN DECKER married Annatje Hendricks Kortreght, Christina Pruyer, Magdalena Willemsze Schut Schutt, Margariet Grietje Jans, and had children including Jacob Gerrits Decker, Margriete Grietje Decker, Neeltie Dekker.
  • GERRIT JANSEN DECKER passed away in 1720 in Minisink, Orange County, New York, British Colonies in North America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Decker
1640–1717
Birth Location: Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
JD
Grietjen Westecamp
1642–1701
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
GW

Spouses(s)

Magdalena (Schutt)
1664–1722
Birth Location: Albany, Rensselaer, New York
M(
Christina Pruyer
1684–
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
CP
Annatje Kortreght
1678–1722
Birth Location: Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
AK
Margariet Jans
1664–1707
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster county, New York, USA
MJ

Children(s)

Neeltie Dekker
1694–
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
ND
Jacob Decker
1687–1761
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
JD
Margriete Decker
1691–1756
Birth Location: Ulster County, New York, British Colonies in North America
MD

GERRIT DECKER's Ancestors

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GERRIT DECKER
1662–1720
Birth Place: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas
Parents
Jan Gerretsen Decker
1640–1717
Heerde, Heerde Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Grietjen (H) Westecamp
1642–1701
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

GERRIT DECKER's Descendants

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GERRIT (JANSEN) DECKER (26 Feb 1662–29 May 1720) m. Magdalena (Willemsze Schut) (Schutt) (31 Aug 1664–1722) m. Christina Pruyer (1684–) m. Annatje (Hendricks) Kortreght (1678–1722) m. Margariet ((Grietje)) Jans (31 Aug 1664–1707)
  1. 1. Neeltie Dekker 1694–
  2. 2. Jacob (Gerrits) Decker 1687–1761
  3. 3. Margriete (Grietje) Decker 1691–1756

GERRIT DECKER's Timeline

3 Records

1662
26 Feb 1662
Birth of GERRIT JANSEN DECKER in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas
Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas
1662
26 Feb 1662
GERRIT JANSEN DECKER was baptized in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Kingston, Ulster, New York
1720
29 May 1720
Age 58
Death of GERRIT JANSEN DECKER in Minisink, Orange County, New York, British Colonies in North America
Minisink, Orange County, New York, British Colonies in North America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1662
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1662
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1720
    Event Place: Minisink, Orange County, New York, British Colonies in North America
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