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John Decker Carpenter Westfall 1796–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1796

Birth Location: Deerpark, Orange County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 6 June 1885

Death Location: Farley, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Decker

Mother: Margaret Decker

Spouse(s): Catharine Westfall

Children(s): James House

John Decker Carpenter Westfall was born in 1796 in Deerpark, Orange County, New York, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Carpenter Decker And Margaret Decker. John Decker Carpenter Westfall married Catharine Anna Westfall, and had children including James Carpenter House. John Decker Carpenter Westfall passed away in 1885 in Farley, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Decker Carpenter Westfall was born in 1796 in Deerpark, Orange County, New York, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Carpenter Decker And Margaret Decker.
  • John Decker Carpenter Westfall married Catharine Anna Westfall, and had children including James Carpenter House.
  • John Decker Carpenter Westfall passed away in 1885 in Farley, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Westfall's Ancestors

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John Westfall
1796–1885
Birth Place: Deerpark, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Carpenter Decker
1755–1820
Margaret Decker
1770–1853
Grandparents
Solomon (Carpenter) Dunning
1712–1794
Jamaica, Long Island
Elizabeth Tefft
1710–1799
Oyster Bay Cove, Nassau, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Carpenter
1658–1732
Mary Rhodes
1667–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Island
1626–1695
Hannah Smith
1630–1695

John Westfall's Descendants

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John (Decker Carpenter) Westfall (6 February 1796–6 June 1885) m. Catharine (Anna) Westfall (24 July 1798–3 March 1863)
  1. 1. James (Carpenter) House 1820–1881 m. Elizabeth House 1827–1901
    1. 1. Louisa (María Carpenter) Shambaugh 1866–1938 m. Thomas (Newton) Shambaugh 1867–1950
      1. 1. Alice (Ulla Shambaugh) Kirkland 1893–1970 m. Champ (Creason) Kirkland 1893–1952
        1. 1. Thomas (Emmett Kirkland) Mitchell 1916–1982 m. Dorothy (Stewart) Mitchell 1919–2010
    2. 2. Levi (Hiram) Carpenter 1852–1917
    3. 3. Martha (Amanda Carpenter) Shambaugh 1864–1960

John Westfall's Timeline

2 Records

1796
6 February 1796
Birth of John Decker Carpenter Westfall in Deerpark, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Deerpark, Orange County, New York, United States of America
1885
6 June 1885
Age 89
Death of John Decker Carpenter Westfall in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America
Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1796
    Event Place: Deerpark, Orange County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1885
    Event Place: Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farley, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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