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Jacob Gerrits Decker 1684 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1684

Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA

Father: Gerrit Decker

Mother: Magdalena Schut

Spouse(s): Geertje Wagenen

Children(s): Sara DECKER, GERRIT DECKER, WILLIAM DECKER, JACOB DECKER, Isaac Decker, Abraham DECKER, Benjamin Decker, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth Decker, Joseph DECKER, Jonathan DECKER, Nenjan Decker

Jacob Gerrits Decker was born in 1684 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Gerrit Janse Decker and Magdalena Willemsze Schut. Jacob Gerrits Decker married Geertje Gaertye Van Wagenen, and had children including Sara DECKER, GERRIT DECKER, WILLIAM DECKER, JACOB DECKER, Isaac Decker, Abraham DECKER, Benjamin Decker, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth Decker, Joseph DECKER, Jonathan DECKER, Nenjan Decker. Jacob Gerrits Decker passed away in 1761 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Gerrits Decker was born in 1684 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Gerrit Janse Decker and Magdalena Willemsze Schut.
  • Jacob Gerrits Decker married Geertje Gaertye Van Wagenen, and had children including Sara DECKER, GERRIT DECKER, WILLIAM DECKER, JACOB DECKER, Isaac Decker, Abraham DECKER, Benjamin Decker, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth Decker, Joseph DECKER, Jonathan DECKER, Nenjan Decker.
  • Jacob Gerrits Decker passed away in 1761 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jacob Decker's Ancestors

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Jacob Decker
1684 – 1761
Birth Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
Gerrit Janse Decker
1662 – 1696
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Magdalena (Willemsze) Schut
1666 – 1722
Albany, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Grandparents
Jan (Broersen) Decker
1640 – 1717
Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Bohus, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
William (Jansen) Schutt
1637 – 1722
Kassel, Stadt Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Gritie Jacobs
1641 – 1706
Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Broer Decker
1600 – 1658
Jeyltje Jacobs
1608 – 1660
Schutt
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Decker's Descendants

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Jacob (Gerrits) Decker (24 Feb 1684 – 1761) m. Geertje (Gaertye Van) Wagenen (1 Sep 1686 – 1770)
  1. 1. Sara DECKER (19 Dec 1709 – 1763)
  2. 2. GERRIT DECKER (2 Oct 1711 – 1 May 1786)
  3. 3. WILLIAM DECKER (15 Jul 1713 – 8 Jul 1801)
  4. 4. JACOB DECKER (18 Dec 1715 – 1772)
  5. 5. Isaac Decker (20 Dec 1719 – 26 Jan 1798) m. Annetjen Bogardus (28 Jun 1713 – 1756)
    1. 1. Jacobus Decker (BEF 14 AUG 1743 – 1756)
    2. 2. Isaac Decker (1744 – 12 March 1839)
    3. 3. Tjaadje Decker (15 Jul 1744 – Dead)
    4. 4. Maria Decker (21 Sep 1746 – 1789) m. Jacobus Rhinehart (1735 – Jan 1791)
      1. 1. Ephram Rhinehart (20 Oct 1774 – 15 Mar 1855) m. Catherine Decker (8 March 1779 – 2 October 1827)
        1. 1. Johannes (C. Decker) Reinhardt (20 Feb 1815 – Aft. 1880) m. Catharine (Ann) Rogers (abt 1818 – 5 Mar 1887)
    5. 5. Pieter (Warner) Decker (14 Jan 1747 – 20 FEB 1834)
    6. 6. Catherine Decker (4 Aug 1751 – )
    7. 7. Everhardus Decker (28 Oct 1753 – 11 Aug 1832)
    8. 8. Jacob Decker (11 Apr 1756 – 1837)
  6. 6. Abraham DECKER (19 Jun 1720 – 24 Mar 1792)
  7. 7. Benjamin Decker (2 Oct 1721 – 1772)
  8. 8. Ephraim DECKER (16 Sep 1723 – )
  9. 9. Magdalena DECKER (6 Oct 1725 – 1820)
  10. 10. Elisabeth Decker (15 Dec 1726 – )
  11. 11. Joseph DECKER (27 Mar 1728 – 28 Aug 1776)
  12. 12. Jonathan DECKER (30 Aug 1728 – Feb 1790)
  13. 13. Nenjan Decker

Jacob Decker's Timeline

4 Records

1684
24 Feb 1684
Birth of Jacob Gerrits Decker in Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
1684
24 Feb 1684
Birth of Jacob Gerrits Decker in Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States
Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States
1684
24 Feb 1684
Birth of Jacob Gerrits Decker in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
1761
1761
Age 77
Death of Jacob Gerrits 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA

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