When Isaac Decker was born on 29 November 1799, in Taghkanic, Columbia, New York, United States, his father, Peter A Decker, was 21 and his mother, Hannah Snook, was 19. He married Harriet Page Wheeler on 16 June 1821, in Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 14 June 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
German: occupational name for a roofer (thatcher, tiler, slater, or shingler) or a carpenter or builder, from an agent derivative of Middle High German decke ‘covering’, a word which was normally used to refer to roofs, but sometimes also to other sorts of covering; modern German Decke still has the twin senses ‘ceiling’ and ‘blanket’.
Dutch: variant of Dekker , cognate with 1 above. Compare De Decker .
English (London): variant of Dicker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesWritten by granddaughter, Teton Hanks Jackman Harriet Amelia Decker was born 13 March 1826 at Phelps, Ontario County, New York. Her parents were Harriet Page Wheeler and Isaac Decker. She was the thi …
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