My grandmother was Henrietta Decker born 15 Feb 1861 on Staten Island, NY. She had six brothers and sisters, Among them Franklyn Decker born abt 1851, William Abt 1855, Lawrence P. abt 1857, Gabina abt 1859, Lillie abt 1864 and Mamie abt 1866. They lived at a house near the end of a dock, and the whole family was in boat building. Their parents were William H. Decker was born 15 Jan 1828 on Staten Island and he Married Mary Gallagher, who was bor at sea off the coast of England. Her parents were John Gallagher, born in Dublin Ireland, and Sabria Burke, born in New York City. William Decker's father is listed on his death certificate as Mathew Decker and his wife is Martha (Kerrington, Kensington or something like that, but is really unreadable except for the KE part. William Decker was a ships captain, and a boat builder. I understand that they built large vessels but I am not sure. In the late 1800's they moved to Mystic, CT, where he died. His home there is still standing. His sons continued to buid boats in Mystic, but they were mainly small craft. Anybody with any hints on how to trace Williams parents please advise. Thank you Robert D. Leavitt [email protected]