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Louise Colton Decker 1907–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1907

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

Death Date: 15 January 1999

Death Location: Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Dewitt Sr

Mother: Jennie Ward

Spouse(s): Walter Acton, Roy Sr

Children(s): Alice Finch, Walter Acton, Jermet Acton, Gerald Acton

The story of Louise Colton Decker began in 1907 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA. Louise Colton Decker married Roy Bowles Goddard Sr, Walter Acton, and had children including Alice Louise Finch, Bettia Acton, Gerald E Jerry Acton, Jermet Acton, Joe Acton, Walter Acton. Louise Colton Decker passed away in 1999 in Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Louise Colton Decker began in 1907 in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA.
  • Louise Colton Decker married Roy Bowles Goddard Sr, Walter Acton, and had children including Alice Louise Finch, Bettia Acton, Gerald E Jerry Acton, Jermet Acton, Joe Acton, Walter Acton.
  • Louise Colton Decker passed away in 1999 in Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dewitt Sr
1871–1947
Birth Location: New York
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Jennie Ward
1875–1916
Birth Location: Orange County, New York, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Walter Acton
1906–1947
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
WA
Roy Sr
1913–1992
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
RS

Children(s)

Alice Finch
1931–
Birth Location: Port Jervis, New York
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Walter Acton
1933–1999
Birth Location: New York
WA
Jermet Acton
1937–2010
Birth Location: New York
JA
Gerald Acton
1935–2015
Birth Location: Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, United States of America
GA

Louise Decker's Ancestors

Self
Louise Decker
1907–1999
Birth Place: Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
Parents
Dewitt E Decker Sr
1871–1947
New York
Jennie Ward
1875–1916
Orange County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel (B) Decker
1845–1897
New York
Sarah Jane
1845–1893
New York
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Decker
1827–
Elizabith House
1820–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louise Decker's Descendants

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Louise (Colton) Decker (abt 1907–15 January 1999) m. Walter Acton (abt 1906–1 July 1947) m. Roy (Bowles Goddard) Sr (1 March 1913–1 September 1992)
  1. 1. Alice (Louise) Finch 1931–
  2. 2. Walter Acton 1933–1999
  3. 3. Jermet Acton 1937–2010
  4. 4. Gerald (E. "Jerry") Acton 1935–2015

Louise Decker's Timeline

10 Records

1907
12 December 1907
Birth of Louise Colton Decker in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America
1907
12 December 1907
Birth of Louise Colton Decker in Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
1907
abt 1907
Birth of Louise Colton Decker
None
1907
abt 1907
Birth of Louise Colton Decker
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1910
1910
Age 3
Louise Colton Decker resided here in Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
1915
1 June 1915
Age 8
Louise Colton Decker resided here in Warwick, Orange, New York, United States
Warwick, Orange, New York, United States
1926
2 Dec 1926
Age 19
Louise Colton Decker was married in Pt Jorvie, New York, USA
Pt Jorvie, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Louise Colton Decker resided here in Port Jervis, Orange, New York
Port Jervis, Orange, New York
1940
1940
Age 33
Louise Colton Decker resided here in , Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
, Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
1999
15 January 1999
Age 92
Death of Louise Colton Decker in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 December 1907
    Event Place: New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] New York, U.S., State Census, 1915, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 05; Assembly District: 02; City: Warwick; County: Orange; Page: 13
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 December 1907
    Event Place: Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1907

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1907

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Pt Jorvie, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York State, Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1915
    Event Place: Warwick, Orange, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1915, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 05; Assembly District: 02; City: Warwick; County: Orange; Page: 13

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Port Jervis, Orange, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1999
    Event Place: Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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