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Isaac Decker 1787-1875 1 1 Isaac Decker 1787-1875 Birth Isaac2 was born 29 Nov 1799 in Taghkanic (formerly spelled Livingston, N.Y. Tyconic), Columbia County, New York.3 That county is a very old one, dating from the Enlargement of early 1600s and the Deckers appear to have been some of its Columbia County long-time residents. Isaac's grandfather, Abraham Decker was born in 1735 in Linlithgo, a small hamlet in Taghkanic, N.Y. Columbia Co. Abraham's wife, Anne Brusee, and Isaac's parents, Peter Decker and Hannah Snooks, were all born in Taghkanic. Thus, when Isaac was born, the Deckers had been living in Columbia County, New York, for nearly a century. Peter and Hannah had thirteen or fourteen children from 1799 to about 1823 and the birthplace listed for each child is Taghkanic (Tyconic), Columbia, New York. At one time the present town of Livingston included Livingston, Taghkanic, Copake, Gallatin and Ancram. The name "Taghkanic," is of Indian derivation. It designates the town but also the high range of mountains lying along the east border of the county, on the Massachusetts line. The Hudson River marks the western side of Columbia County, N.Y. 1 For more information, readers are referred to the Newfamilysearch-Family Tree entries for Harriet Wheeler Decker Young, ( Isaac's first wife) and Harriet Amelia Decker Little Hanks, (Isaac's daughter). In addition we are greatly indebted to Steven C. Nelson for detailed research and a chapter on Isaac in his book, Legacy Builders, The Story of LeRay Decker. Also, Teton Hanks Jackman wrote a 9-page life sketch of Isaac Decker that she completed in 1970, and Wayne Decker has written an eight-page commentary on Isaac's life. 2 Several Family Group Sheets refer to Isaac Decker as "Isaac Perry Decker." No credible evidence has surfaced to indicate Isaac had a middle name. Thus in this sketch he will be referred to simply as Isaac Decker. (Nelson also uses only "Isaac Decker" in his book). 3 According to Nelson, Isaac was born 29 Nov 1799 and christened in the Reformed Church of West Copake on January 5, 1800. Source listed: Reformed Church of West Copake, item numbers 1142, 1338, 1475, 1708, 1860. Steven C. Nelson, Legacy Builders, The Story of LeRay Decker. (privately published,) p. 6-7. 2 Isaac was the eldest of all the Peter and Hannah Decker children. He and his siblings birth and death information is as follows: NAME BIRTH BIRTH PLACE DEATH DEATH PLACE ISAAC DECKER 29 Nov 1799 Taghkanic, NY 13 Jun 1873 Salt Lake City, UT Tunis Decker 26 Oct 1801 Tyconic, NY 6 Apr 1875 William Elisha Decker 1802 1881 Christina Decker 10 Oct 1803 NY 20 Jul 1823 Tyconic, NY Amelia Decker 9 Jul 1805 Taghkanic, NY 17 Aug 1884 Polly Decker 20 Jun 1806 Tyconic, NY 20 Jun 1806 Tyconic, NY Maria Decker 1806 Joseph Decker 26 Apr 1808 Tyconic, NY 6 Nov 1817 Polly Decker 1 Apr 1810 Tyconic, NY 7 Feb 1852 Lewis Decker 7 June 1812 Tyconic, NY 19 Nov 1869 Fanny Decker 3 Oct 1815 Tyconic, NY Clarissa Decker 1818 NY 14 Jun 1890 Hannah Decker 30 Jul 1821 Tyconic, NY Charlotte Decker abt. 1823 Tyconic, NY 1884 Areathusa Decker abt. 1825 Tyconic, NY 17 Aug 1884 Marietta Decker 5 Aug 1825 Taghkanic, NY4 → Phelps, NY. In about 1820, when Isaac was twenty-one, he went to work in Phelps, Ontario County, New York, a distance of about 230 miles west and north of Columbia County. Interestingly, Phelps is also only about 4-6 miles from the Hill Cumorah. It wasn't long until Isaac met and fell in love with the local school teacher, Harriet Page Wheeler. Even though only seventeen years old, Harriet was very attractive and had a pleasant personality. Harriet was born 7 Sep 1803 in Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Her parents were Oliver Wheeler Jr. and Hannah Ashby. Oliver was from Hillsborough and Hannah was born in Salem, Massachusetts. Isaac and Harriet stayed in Phelps for several years. Their first three children were born there: Lucy Ann Decker b. 17 May 1822 Phelps, Ontario, NY Charles Franklin Decker b. 21 June 1824 Phelps, Ontario, NY HARRIET AMELIA DECKER b. 13 Mar 1826 Phelps, Ontario, NY Of course, it was in 1820 that Joseph Smith had his First Vision and 1827 he was given the gold plates from which came the Book of Mormon. Certainly, Isaac and Harriet must have heard of 4 This information was taken from New FamilySearch and has not been verified. Undoubtedly, there are some errors but since Isaac Decker is the primary focus, correction of sibling errors will be postponed until a more convenient time. 3 Smith's claims. However, at the time they were Methodists and don't appear to have made active contact with Joseph or any of his followers. → Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York In about 1827 the lure of free land to homestead attracted the young Decker family. Freedom New York is located in Cattaraugus County and was first settled in 1811. The town was officially founded in 1820, just a few years previous to the Deckers' arrival. Freedom is about 90 miles west and somewhat south of Phelps, NY. A few months after Isaac and Harriet settled in the new area, a fourth child--3rd girl-- was born 22 July 1828. They named her Clara Vilate.5 Later in life, she preferred the name Clarissa. A life-threatening accident Clara Vilate (Clarissa] was a happy child and as soon as she could walk, she followed her father around like a puppy. One day in March of 1830 Harriet sent the children out to play since the weather was warm and their dwelling small and confined. Harriet was expecting another baby in about a month and there was much to be done. Suddenly, she heard a commotion and, looking out, she saw her husband running toward her with 20-month old Clara in his arms. Blood was streaming from the back of Clara's head and she was unconscious. Isaac exclaimed in a grief- stricken voice: "She came up under me as I was chopping wood. I did not see her until my ax caught her on the head." Apparently, when little Clara drew near the woodpile unobserved, Isaac was just raising his ax to split a log. Clara ran right under the ax and before Isaac could prevent it, the blow descended and almost cleft the skull of the little girl who fell senseless to the ground. Half insane with grief, Isaac bore Clara to the house where Isaac's startled wife and children shared his sorrow and despair. Fortunately, a doctor was visiting in the home, and he immediately took over the medical attention for the little patient. Experimentally, he put a spoonful of liquor between Clara's lips, whereupon she moved one of her fingers. Finding that she was yet alive, the physician made every possible effort to restore her. He sewed up the long gash that ran from the middle of her head back, and applied a pressure bandage to stop the bleeding. Clara had been wearing a thick woolen hood or cap that had partially broken the force of the blow and prevented the ax from penetrating her skull. For six months Clara hovered between life and death. It was nearly a year before she spoke a word and she carried a deep scar on her head for the rest of her life.6 About a month after Clara's accident, another baby, Fannie Marie, was born to the Deckers on 24 Apr 1830 in Freedom. Harriet had a very busy life for a considerable period of time, with one young child gravely ill, a newborn and three other children under the age of eight. 5 Jackman gives the child's name as "Clara Vilate." Others say it is Clara Clarissa or even Clarissa Caroline. 6 Jackman, p. 3, Also Wayne Decker, "Some Bits of History of the Decker Family," http:freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~timbaloo/ThisIsThgePlace/pages/Isaac.htm 4 Mormon activity in Freedom It is well documented that Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt and even Joseph Smith visited and preached in Freedom. However, Isaac and his wife apparently were not quite ready to fully embrace the gospel at that time. 7 1833: → Portage County, OH In all likelihood, the Deckers moved to New Portage, Ohio, in the fall or winter of 1835-- even though they had not as yet officially embraced Mormonism. What prompted the Deckers to move to Ohio is unknown. Wayne Decker conjectured that the attraction of cheap land motivated Isaac and "Because no town is Map showing New Portage, now absorbed by Barberton. mentioned, I surmise he had The Deckers first settled in New Portage, then went to New taken a considerable ranch project by this time." (Wayne Franklin. Decker, p. 2) Towns and villages in Ohio are sometimes hard to locate. For example, the Deckers first moved to New Portage and then went to New Franklin. At that time there were twenty-one villages, townships or hamlets in Ohio called New Franklin! As for Portage, or New Portage, there is a Portage OH in Wood Co. and a Portage Co just south of Kirtland and east of Akron. However "our" New Portage was New Portage, Norton Township, 55 mi. S of Kirtland, 2 mi. E of Norton, in the Medina and later Summit, county.[ 1840] It was located on the Tuscarawas River. A history of the area states: "New Portage officially became a village in 1817.
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