Rachel (Decker) Jackson (1803 - 1852)

Born 13 Aug 1803 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Jackson — married 17 Sep 1839 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States

Died 22 Apr 1852 at age 48 in Ulster, New York, United States

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Biography

Rachel Decker was born on August 13, 1803 in Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, United States. Her parents were Johannes Cornelius Decker and Sarah Depuy.^[1]

She married Richard Jackson on September 17, 1839 in Shawangunk.^[2] They had two children.

1. Rachel Ann Jackson was born on June 13, 1841 in Shawangunk.^[3]
2. John Richard Jackson (abt.1844-) was born about 1844 in Shawangunk.

Rachel passed away at an age of forty-eight on April 22, 1852. She is buried in the Bruynswick Rural Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDBX-D5T : 11 February 2018), Rachel Decker, 13 Aug 1803; citing REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH,SHAWANGUNK,ULSTER,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 17,922.
2. ↑ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F64L-B2Y : 10 February 2018), Richard Jackson and Rachel Decker, 17 Sep 1839; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 529,193.
3. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDBX-DLP : 14 February 2020), Rachel Decker in entry for Rachel Ann Jackson, 1841.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Rachel Decker Jackson (3 Aug 1803–22 Apr 1852), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #15649158, citing Bruynswick Rural Cemetery, Wallkill, Ulster County, New York, USA ; Maintained by LynnAnne Inglima (contributor 46591321) .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC11-YRZ : 12 April 2016), Rachael Jackson in household of Ritchard Jackson, Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States; citing family 217, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).