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Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker 1684–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 February 1684

Birth Location: Marbletown, Albany Co, New York, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1761

Death Location: Leimuiden

Father: Gaerliff Decker

Mother: Magdalena Schutt

Spouse(s): Geertje Decker

Children(s): Isaac Dekker, Abraham Dekker, Efraim Dekker, Sarah Decker, Benjamin Decker, Jacob Dekker, Joseph Decker, Jonathan Decker, Wiljam Decker, Gerrit Decker, Magdalena Decker, Hendrick Decker

Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker was born in 1684 in Marbletown, Albany Co, New York, USA, the child of Gaerliff Janse Decker And Magdalena Willemsze Schutt. In 1700, Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker resided in Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United Sta. Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker married Geertje Aertsen Decker, and had children including Abraham Jacob Dekker, Benjamin Jacob Decker, Efraim Jacob Dekker, Gerrit Decker, Hendrick Decker, Isaac Dekker, Jacob Jacob Dekker, Jonathan Jacob Decker, Joseph Jacob Decker, Magdalena Decker, Sarah Jacob Decker, Wiljam Decker. Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker passed away in 1761 in Leimuiden.

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Biography

  • Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker was born in 1684 in Marbletown, Albany Co, New York, USA, the child of Gaerliff Janse Decker And Magdalena Willemsze Schutt.
  • In 1700, Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker resided in Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United Sta.
  • Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker married Geertje Aertsen Decker, and had children including Abraham Jacob Dekker, Benjamin Jacob Decker, Efraim Jacob Dekker, Gerrit Decker, Hendrick Decker, Isaac Dekker, Jacob Jacob Dekker, Jonathan Jacob Decker, Joseph Jacob Decker, Magdalena Decker, Sarah Jacob Decker, Wiljam Decker.
  • Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker passed away in 1761 in Leimuiden.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gaerliff Decker
1662–1696
Birth Location: Esopus, Ulster, British Colonial America, New York, USA
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Magdalena Schutt
1666–1739
Birth Location: Greenbush, Albany, British Colonial America, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Geertje Decker
1686–1770
Birth Location: Creeklocks, Ulster County, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Isaac Dekker
1720–1798
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster Co, New York, USA
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Abraham Dekker
1718–1792
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster Co, New York, USA
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Efraim Dekker
1724–1792
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster Co, New York, USA
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Sarah Decker
1710–
Birth Location: Wagendal, Ulster Co, New York, USA
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Benjamin Decker
1721–1780
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster Co, New York, USA
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Jacob Dekker
1715–
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster Co, New York, USA
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Joseph Decker
1728–1776
Birth Location: Shawagunk, Ulster Co, New York, USA
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Jonathan Decker
1728–1790
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster Co, New York, USA
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Wiljam Decker
1713–1801
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, Colony of New York, British Colonial Ame, New York, USA
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Gerrit Decker
1711–1786
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
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Magdalena Decker
1725–
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, Colony of New York, British Colonial Ameri, New York, USA
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Hendrick Decker
1667–
Birth Location: –
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Jacob Decker's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Decker
1684–1761
Birth Place: Marbletown, Albany Co, New York, USA
Parents
Gaerliff Janse Decker
1662–1696
Esopus, Ulster, British Colonial America, New York, USA
Magdalena (Willemsze) Schutt
1666–1739
Greenbush, Albany, British Colonial America, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Decker's Descendants

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Jacob (Gerritsz Dekker) Decker (24 February 1684–8 Jan 1761) m. Geertje (Aertsen) Decker (01 Sep 1686–1770)
  1. 1. Isaac Dekker 1720–1798
  2. 2. Abraham (Jacob) Dekker 1718–1792
  3. 3. Efraim (Jacob) Dekker 1724–1792
  4. 4. Sarah (Jacob) Decker 1710–
  5. 5. Benjamin (Jacob) Decker 1721–1780
  6. 6. Jacob (Jacob) Dekker 1715–
  7. 7. Joseph (Jacob) Decker 1728–1776
  8. 8. Jonathan (Jacob) Decker 1728–1790
  9. 9. Wiljam Decker 1713–1801
  10. 10. Gerrit Decker 1711–1786
  11. 11. Magdalena Decker 1725–
  12. 12. Hendrick Decker 1667–

Jacob Decker's Timeline

5 Records

1684
24 February 1684
Birth of Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker in Marbletown, Albany Co, New York, USA
Marbletown, Albany Co, New York, USA
1700
1700
Age 16
Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker resided here in Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United States
Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United States
1709
1709
Age 25
Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker was married in NY
NY
1761
3 May 1761
Age 77
Death of Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker in Shawagunk, Ulster Co, New York, USA
Shawagunk, Ulster Co, New York, USA
1761
8 Jan 1761
Age 77
Burial of Jacob Gerritsz Dekker Decker in Leimuiden
Leimuiden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 February 1684
    Event Place: Marbletown, Albany Co, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23936.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: NY
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23936.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, Document: The Documentary History of the State of New York [Albany, NY:, 1849]; Volume Number: Vol 1; Page Number: 363; Family Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ulster, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1931) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 272

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1761
    Event Place: Shawagunk, Ulster Co, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Netherlands, Burial Index, 1540-1969, West Brabants Archief; Den Haag, Nederland; Begraafregisters
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1761
    Event Place: Leimuiden
    Record Source: Netherlands, Burial Index, 1540-1969, West Brabants Archief; Den Haag, Nederland; Begraafregisters
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