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Benjamin Cheney 1675 – 1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1675

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1718

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Cheney

Mother: Jane Atkinson

Spouse(s): Mary Harbert

Children(s): Mary Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Thomas Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Ebenezer Cheney, Ruth Cheney, John Cheney, William Cheney

In 1675, Benjamin Cheney entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Cheney and Jane Atkinson. Benjamin Cheney married Mary Harbert, and had children including Mary Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Thomas Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Ebenezer Cheney, Ruth Cheney, John Cheney, William Cheney. Benjamin Cheney passed away in 1718 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1675, Benjamin Cheney entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Cheney and Jane Atkinson.
  • Benjamin Cheney married Mary Harbert, and had children including Mary Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Thomas Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Ebenezer Cheney, Ruth Cheney, John Cheney, William Cheney.
  • Benjamin Cheney passed away in 1718 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Cheney's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cheney
1675 – 1718
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Cheney
1633 – 1695
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Atkinson
1635 – 1724
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Cheney
1603 – 1667
Lambourn Berkshire England
Margaret Cule
1604 – 1686
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Cheney's Descendants

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Benjamin Cheney (29 Jan 1675 – 13 Jul 1718) m. Mary Harbert (1681 – 15 May 1760)
  1. 1. Mary Cheney (23 Oct 1705 – 16 Feb 1739)
  2. 2. Hannah Cheney (1707 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Cheney (1708 – )
  4. 4. Joseph Cheney (2 Nov 1709 – 1776) m. Elizabeth Tucker (Sep 1712 – 12 May 1780)
    1. 1. William Cheney (8 Sep 1741 – 4 Apr 1803) m. Elizabeth Swett (23 Nov 1745 – 1834)
      1. 1. Ebenezer Cheney (24 Feb 1764 – after 1850) m. Hannah Eaton (29 May 1761 – 14 Jan 1832)
        1. 1. William Cheney (20 Mar 1790 – )
        2. 2. Betsey Cheney (17 Sep 1791 – )
        3. 3. Elias (Eaton) Cheney (30 May 1793 – 2 Feb 1859) m. Lucy Fletcher (21 Apr 1803 – 1845)
        4. 4. Ebenezer Cheney (5 Apr 1794 – )
        5. 5. Hannah Cheney (7 Jun 1795 – )
        6. 6. Frances (Kendrick) Cheney
        7. 7. Harriet (Josephine) Cheney
        8. 8. Jonathan (Emerson) Cheney
        9. 9. Lucy (Ellen) Cheney
        10. 10. Mary (Gerrish) Cheney
        11. 11. Roger (Howard) Cheney
        12. 12. Samuel (Fletcher) Cheney
        13. 13. Smith (Sanborn) Cheney
      2. 2. William Cheney (1766 – 1884)
      3. 3. Samuel Cheney (1768 – )
      4. 4. Edmund Cheney (9 Jul 1770 – 24 Jan 1835)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cheney (11 Jul 1772 – )
      6. 6. Susanna Cheney (9 Jan 1775 – 1861)
      7. 7. Mary Cheney (1776 – 1841)
      8. 8. Hannah Cheney (19 Mar 1779 – )
      9. 9. Sarah Cheney (1783 – )
      10. 10. Ruth Cheney (23 Apr 1785 – )
      11. 11. Barbara Cheney (1786 – )
      12. 12. Moses Cheney (16 Jan 1790 – 18 Mar 1873)
  5. 5. Ebenezer Cheney (1711 – )
  6. 6. Ruth Cheney (1713 – )
  7. 7. John Cheney (1716 – 1758)
  8. 8. William Cheney (1717 – 17 Jun 1775)

Benjamin Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1675
29 Jan 1675
Birth of Benjamin Cheney in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1718
13 Jul 1718
Age 43
Death of Benjamin Cheney in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1675
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1718
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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