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Sign up freeWilliam Cheney 1603–1667
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Birth Date: July 31, 1603
Birth Location: Bennington, Berkshire, England
Death Date: June 30, 1667
Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children: Joseph Cheney, Margaret Cheney
William Cheney was born in 1603 in Bennington, Berkshire, England, the child of Lawrence John Cheney And Richard Chaney. William Cheney married Margaret Cule, and had children including Eleanor Cheney, John Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Margaret Cheney, Mehitable Cheney, Thomas Cheney, William Cheney. William Cheney passed away in 1667 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
Why This Is a Public Tree Person
This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.
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Immediate Family
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Biography
Early Life
William Cheney was born in 1603 in Bennington, Berkshire, England, the child of Lawrence John Cheney And Richard Chaney.
Family
William Cheney married Margaret Cule, and had children including Eleanor Cheney, John Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Margaret Cheney, Mehitable Cheney, Thomas Cheney, William Cheney.
Later Years
William Cheney passed away in 1667 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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Burial Records Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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Land Records Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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Record North America, Family Histories
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Baptism Records England, Select Births and Christenings
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Land Records London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers
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Census Massachusetts Census
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Census Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
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