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Jan Broersen Decker 1640 – 1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1640

Birth Location: Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark

Death Date: 1717

Death Location: Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA

Father: Broer Decker

Mother: Jeyltje Jacobs

Spouse(s): Heyltje Jacobs

Children(s): Gerrit Decker

The story of Jan Broersen Decker began in 1640 in Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark. Jan Broersen Decker married Heyltje Jacobs, and had children including Gerrit Janse Decker. Jan Broersen Decker passed away in 1717 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jan Broersen Decker began in 1640 in Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark.
  • Jan Broersen Decker married Heyltje Jacobs, and had children including Gerrit Janse Decker.
  • Jan Broersen Decker passed away in 1717 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Broer Decker
1600 – 1658
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Jeyltje Jacobs
1608 – 1660
Birth Location: København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Spouses(s)

Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Birth Location: Bohus, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
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Children(s)

Gerrit Decker
1662 – 1696
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Jan Decker's Ancestors

Self
Jan Decker
1640 – 1717
Birth Place: Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Parents
Broer Jansen Decker
1600 – 1658
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Jeyltje Jacobs
1608 – 1660
København, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jan Decker's Descendants

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Jan (Broersen) Decker (23 Apr 1640 – 1717) m. Heyltje Jacobs (1635 – 9 Jan 1678)
  1. 1. Gerrit (Janse) Decker (26 Feb 1662 – 1696) m. Magdalena (Willemsze) Schut (3 Oct 1666 – 1722)
    1. 1. 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)
        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

Jan Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1640
23 Apr 1640
Birth of Jan Broersen Decker in Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
1717
1717
Age 77
Death of Jan Broersen Decker in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1640
    Event Place: Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
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