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Gerritsen Broersen Decker

Also Known As: "Gerrit Janse Decker"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Friesland, Netherlands, Osnabruck, Niedersachsen, Osnabrook, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death: May 1658 (48)
British Colonial America, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Dutch Church at Kingston...church grounds
Immediate Family:

Husband of Magdelena Jans
Father of Hendrick Gerritsen Decker; Grietje Geeritse Decker; Jacob Hendrickson Decker; Jeannetje Decker; Elizabeth Decker and 4 others

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About Gerritsen Broersen Decker

Magdelena Jans was born 16 Mar 1616 in Amsterdam, Zuid Province, Netherlands, and died Bef 1672 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. She was the daughter of Jan Jans.

She married Gerrit Janse Decker 8 Oct 1639 in Amsterdam, Zuid Province, Netherlands. He was born 31 Jul 1609 in Osnabruck, Hanover Province, Germany, and died May 1658 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. He was buried May 1658 in Kingston Dutch Reformed Church, Ulster County, New York.


(Jan Gerretsen Decker came from Heerden, Gelderland, Holland. Neither Gerretsen nor Broerse were named Decker when they first arrived in the US, nor were they related. They chose Decker as their family name for unknown reasons after their arrival.)

Gerritsen Broersen Decker also has a brother named Broer Jansen Decker.


Seen as son of Broer Hendricksen Decker with no supporting evidence


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Gerritsen Broersen Decker's Timeline

1609
July 31, 1609
Friesland, Netherlands, Osnabruck, Niedersachsen, Osnabrook, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
1642
May 22, 1642
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
1645
1645
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1648
1648
Of, Netherland
1651
August 26, 1651
New Amsterdam, New York, New York, United States
1658
May 1658
Age 48
British Colonial America, Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
May 1658
Age 48
Dutch Church at Kingston...church grounds
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