Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)
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This white person has 8 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02037
- Given Name
- Bowdewine
- Family Name
- Decker
- Alternate Name
- Bow
- Birth Date
- 1763
- Death Date
- 1853
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Bowdewine Decker was an enslaver who resided in Wantage, Sussex County, NJ. He was a prosperous farmer who owned over 400 acres of land. He had a store and a distillery on his property.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Places
- Wantage
- Enslaver of
- Ben Decker (b. 1823)
- Dine Decker
- Dine Dewitt
- Guy Dewitt (b. 1812)
- Harry Dewitt (b. 1820)
- Jim Dewitt (b. 1822)
- Martin Dewitt (b. 1815)
- Prime Decker (b. 1811)
- Prince Dewitt (b. 1814)
- Tom Decker (b. 1819)
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1811-04-23 Birth: Prime Decker (Role: Enslaver)
- 1812-01-13 Birth: Guy Dewitt (Role: Enslaver)
- 1814-01-21 Birth: Prince Dewitt (Role: Enslaver)
- 1815-03-21 Birth: Martin Dewitt (Role: Enslaver)
- 1819-07-11 Birth: Tom Decker (Role: Enslaver)
- 1820-05-23 Birth: Harry Dewitt (Role: Enslaver)
- 1822-05-12 Birth: Jim Dewitt (Role: Enslaver)
- 1823-05-11 Birth: Ben Decker (Role: Enslaver)
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- Agent