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Jacob Gerritse DECKER 1683 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1683

Birth Location: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA

Father: Gerrit DECKER

Mother: Magdalena SCHUT

Spouse(s): Geertje VANWAGENEN

Children(s): Sara DECKER, Gerrit DECKER, William DECKER, Jacob DECKER, Abraham DECKER, Isaac DECKER, Benjamin DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth DECKER, Joseph DECKER, Jonathan DECKER

The story of Jacob Gerritse DECKER began in 1683 in Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA. Jacob Gerritse DECKER married Geertje VANWAGENEN, and had children including Sara DECKER, Gerrit DECKER, William DECKER, Jacob DECKER, Abraham DECKER, Isaac DECKER, Benjamin DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth DECKER, Joseph DECKER, Jonathan DECKER. Jacob Gerritse DECKER passed away in 1761 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Gerritse DECKER began in 1683 in Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA.
  • Jacob Gerritse DECKER married Geertje VANWAGENEN, and had children including Sara DECKER, Gerrit DECKER, William DECKER, Jacob DECKER, Abraham DECKER, Isaac DECKER, Benjamin DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth DECKER, Joseph DECKER, Jonathan DECKER.
  • Jacob Gerritse DECKER passed away in 1761 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

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Jacob DECKER's Ancestors

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Jacob DECKER
1683 – 1761
Birth Place: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
Gerrit Janse DECKER
1662 – 1696
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Magdalena (Willemsze) SCHUT
1666 – 1722
Albany, Albany, New York, USA
Grandparents
JAN (BROERSEN) DECKER
1630 – 1717
Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Bohus, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob DECKER's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. John SIMPSON (03 Jan 1798 – 18 Mar 1896) m. Sarah (Ann) Parmetier (22 Oct 1812 – 1889-02-20)
        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)
      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)

Jacob DECKER's Timeline

4 Records

1683
24 Feb 1683
Birth of Jacob Gerritse DECKER in Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
1683
24 Feb 1683
Birth of Jacob Gerritse DECKER in Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
1684
24 Feb 1684
Age 1
Birth of Jacob Gerritse DECKER in Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
1761
1761
Age 78
Death of Jacob Gerritse DECKER in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1684; Birth city: Kingston; Birth state: NY.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23936.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1683
    Event Place: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1683; Birth city: Marbletown; Birth state: NY.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1683
    Event Place: Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1683; Birth city: Marbletown; Birth state: NY.

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