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Abiel Cheney 1695–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1695

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Bef. 20 Mar 1785

Death Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Father: William I.

Mother: Rebecca Sabin

Spouse(s): Marah Waldo

Children(s): Lucy Grosvenor

The story of Abiel Cheney began in 1695 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA. Abiel Cheney married Marah Marsh Waldo, and had children including Lucy Grosvenor. Abiel Cheney passed away in 1785 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Abiel Cheney began in 1695 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Abiel Cheney married Marah Marsh Waldo, and had children including Lucy Grosvenor.
  • Abiel Cheney passed away in 1785 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William I.
1663–1695
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
WI
Rebecca Sabin
1663–1717
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffok, Massachusetts, United States
RS

Spouses(s)

Marah Waldo
1695–1787
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
MW

Children(s)

Lucy Grosvenor
1721–1792
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
LG

Abiel Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Abiel Cheney
1695–1785
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Cheney Sr. I.
1663–1695
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca Sabin
1663–1717
Roxbury, Suffok, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Newell
1630–1678
At Sea
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Newell
1555–1672
Frances Booth
1559–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Newell
1520–1582
Elizabeth Sweetapple
1525–1590

Abiel Cheney's Descendants

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Abiel Cheney (21 May 1695–Bef. 20 Mar 1785) m. Marah (Marsh) Waldo (10 Feb 1695–2 December 1787)
  1. 1. Lucy Grosvenor 1721–1792 m. Ebenezer Grosvenor 1713–1793
    1. 1. Chloe Grosvenor 1758–1841 m. Joseph (Hall) A.M. 1751–1840
      1. 1. John (Hancock) Hall 1786–1815
    2. 2. Asa Grosvenor 1745–1834 m. Hannah Hall 1740–1834
      1. 1. Lucy Grosvenor 1773–1840
      2. 2. Ebenezer (H) Grosvenor 1778–1854
      3. 3. Aaron Grosvenor 1767–1843
      4. 4. Augustus (3695) Grosvenor 1784–1876
      5. 5. Asa Grosvenor 1745–1772
    3. 3. Ebenezer Grosvenor 1738–1788 m. Elizabeth Clark 1737–1804
      1. 1. Lucy Grosvenor 1766–1795
      2. 2. Nancy Grosvenor 1773–1788
      3. 3. Ebenezer Grosvenor 1768–1788
      4. 4. Peter (Clark) Grosvenor 1771–1794
      5. 5. Mary Parker 1777–1802
      6. 6. Sally Grosvenor 1779–1836

Abiel Cheney's Timeline

6 Records

1695
21 May 1695
Birth of Abiel Cheney in Roxbury, Suffok, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Suffok, Massachusetts, United States
1695
21 May 1695
Birth of Abiel Cheney in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1720
03 May 1720
Age 25
Abiel Cheney was married in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1747
18 Mar 1747
Age 52
Abiel Cheney was married in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1785
20 March 1785
Age 90
Death of Abiel Cheney in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
1785
Bef. 20 Mar 1785
Age 90
Death of Abiel Cheney in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1695
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffok, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1695
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 May 1720
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1747
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1785
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 20 Mar 1785
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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