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Ebenezer Cheney 1706 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 NOV 1706

Birth Location: Weston, Massachusetts

Death Date: 21 Jun 1740

Death Location: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Margerit None

Spouse(s): Hannah Bigelow

Children(s): Silence Cheney

In 1706, Ebenezer Cheney entered the world in Weston, Massachusetts, born to William Cheney and Margerit. Ebenezer Cheney married Hannah Bigelow, and had children including Silence Cheney. Ebenezer Cheney passed away in 1740 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1706, Ebenezer Cheney entered the world in Weston, Massachusetts, born to William Cheney and Margerit.
  • Ebenezer Cheney married Hannah Bigelow, and had children including Silence Cheney.
  • Ebenezer Cheney passed away in 1740 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cheney
1670 – 1753
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Margerit None
1674 – 1740
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Bigelow
1704 – 1791
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
HB

Children(s)

Silence Cheney
1740 – 1815
Birth Location: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts
SC

Ebenezer Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Ebenezer Cheney
1706 – 1740
Birth Place: Weston, Massachusetts
Parents
William Cheney
1670 – 1753
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Margerit
1674 – 1740
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Cheney
1637 – 1681
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Daniels
1638 – 1718
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1603 – 1667
Margaret Cule
1604 – 1686
Robert Daniels
1600 – 1655
Elizabeth Morse
1606 – 1643
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Morse
1576 – 1654
Elizabeth Jasper
1579 – 1655

Ebenezer Cheney's Descendants

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Ebenezer Cheney (20 NOV 1706 – 21 Jun 1740) m. Hannah Bigelow (6 Mar 1704 – 1791)
  1. 1. Silence Cheney (27 JUL 1740 – 8 DEC 1815) m. Seth Nelson (1735 – )
    1. 1. Seth Nelson (2 AUG 1776 – ) m. Sophia Aspinwall (2 AUG 1776 – 5 FEB 1857)
      1. 1. Henry (Addison) Nelson (31 OCT 1820 – 1906) m. Margaret Mills
        1. 1. Edwin (Mills) Nelson (18 NOV 1847 – 20 Sep 1910) m. Emily (Almira) Nelson (23 JUN 1852 – )

Ebenezer Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1706
20 NOV 1706
Birth of Ebenezer Cheney in Weston, Massachusetts
Weston, Massachusetts
1740
21 Jun 1740
Age 34
Death of Ebenezer Cheney in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1706
    Event Place: Weston, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1740
    Event Place: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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