Jacobus Deketh

Jacobus Deketh ,July 1764 was a captain in the Frisian Admiralty, one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic. In 1744 at the age of 18, Deketh joined the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He became a lieutenant and later extraordinary captain and sailed to the Dutch East Indies. In 1758, Deketh continued his career in the Frisian Admiralty. He became captain of a ship, Edam. He was appointed full captain of the Frisian Admiralty in 1760.

Jacobus Deketh was the youngest son of Jan Goverts Deket and Anna Gardinius. OnApril 1726, he was baptized in the Great Church in Harlingen. He had three brothers Govardus, born 1717, Reiner, born 1719, and Everhardus, born in 1722.

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