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Jan Broerson Dekker 1630–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1630

Birth Location: Husum, Copenhagen, København, Danemark

Death Date: 1717

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

Father: Jan Dekker

Mother: Catharina Gerritsen

Spouse(s): Heyltje Jacobs

Children(s): Catharina Dekker

In 1630, Jan Broerson Dekker entered the world in Husum, Copenhagen, København, Danemark, born to Jan Broersen Hendrick Dekker And Catharina Elisabeth Gerritsen. Jan Broerson Dekker married Heyltje Helena Hendrickse Willianje Jacobs, and had children including Catharina Magdalena Dekker. Jan Broerson Dekker passed away in 1717 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1630, Jan Broerson Dekker entered the world in Husum, Copenhagen, København, Danemark, born to Jan Broersen Hendrick Dekker And Catharina Elisabeth Gerritsen.
  • Jan Broerson Dekker married Heyltje Helena Hendrickse Willianje Jacobs, and had children including Catharina Magdalena Dekker.
  • Jan Broerson Dekker passed away in 1717 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Dekker
1589–1648
Birth Location: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Catharina Gerritsen
1592–1639
Birth Location: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Heyltje Jacobs
1635–1678
Birth Location: Göteborg, Bohus, Göteborg, Göteborg och Bohus, Suède
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Children(s)

Catharina Dekker
1666–1741
Birth Location: Dierdorf, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Jan Dekker's Ancestors

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Jan Dekker
1630–1717
Birth Place: Husum, Copenhagen, København, Danemark
Parents
Jan Broersen Hendrick Dekker
1589–1648
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Catharina (Elisabeth) Gerritsen
1592–1639
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Great-Grandparents
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Jan Dekker's Descendants

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Jan (Broerson) Dekker (25 April 1630–1717) m. Heyltje ('Helena' Hendrickse Willianje) Jacobs (1635–9 Jan 1678)
  1. 1. Catharina (Magdalena) Dekker 1666–1741 m. Johann (Christian) Zickenhainer 1665–1741
    1. 1. Anna (Catharina) Zickenhainer 1698–1741 m. George (Georg Wilhelm) Berger 1695–1767
      1. 1. Anna (Juliana) Berger 1730–1815 m. Ludwig Wirt 1735–1793
        1. 1. Ludwig Wirt 1755–1808 m. Elizabeth Brown 1764–1841

Jan Dekker's Timeline

2 Records

1630
25 April 1630
Birth of Jan Broerson Dekker in Husum, Copenhagen, København, Danemark
Husum, Copenhagen, København, Danemark
1717
1717
Age 87
Death of Jan Broerson Dekker in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1630
    Event Place: Husum, Copenhagen, København, Danemark
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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