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Ebenezer Cheney 1740–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1740

Birth Location: Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 21 Sep 1800

Death Location: Fly Creek, Otsego, New York, USA

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Ruth Eastman

Spouse(s): Priscilla Lyon

Children(s): William I

Ebenezer Cheney was born in 1740 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of William Cheney And Ruth Eastman. Ebenezer Cheney married Priscilla Lyon, and had children including William Cheney I. Ebenezer Cheney passed away in 1800 in Fly Creek, Otsego, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Ebenezer Cheney was born in 1740 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of William Cheney And Ruth Eastman.
  • Ebenezer Cheney married Priscilla Lyon, and had children including William Cheney I.
  • Ebenezer Cheney passed away in 1800 in Fly Creek, Otsego, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cheney
1718–1775
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
WC
Ruth Eastman
1722–1756
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
RE

Spouses(s)

Priscilla Lyon
1741–1813
Birth Location: Ashford, CT
PL

Children(s)

William I
1765–1851
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, Colonial America
WI

Ebenezer Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Ebenezer Cheney
1740–1800
Birth Place: Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
William Cheney
1718–1775
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Ruth Eastman
1722–1756
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Cheney of Cambridge 6th Grandfather to Dick Cheney Vice President) 'angnoram
1674–1718
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, American Colonies
Mary Harbert
1681–1760
Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Philip Eastman
1684–1741
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Eastman
1690–1752
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas 'angnoram
1633–1695
Hannah Thurston
1650–1690
Philip Eastman
1644–1714
Nathaniel Eastman
1643–1709
Elizabeth Hudson
1647–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
3968. Sr.
1603–1667
Margaret Cule
1590–1686
John gGF)
1609–1685
Margaret GGM)
1605–1662
Roger Eastman
1610–1694
Sarah Smith
1621–1697
Roger Eastman
1611–1694
Ann Rogers
1634–1693

Ebenezer Cheney's Descendants

1.
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Ebenezer Cheney (23 May 1740–21 Sep 1800) m. Priscilla Lyon (22 March 1741–26 Feb 1813)
  1. 1. William (Cheney) I 1765–1851 m. Delilah (Edna) Shipman 1764–1830
    1. 1. Patience (Shipman) Cheney 1799–1885 m. Amos Perry 1795–1885
      1. 1. mary (cheney) perry 1827–1909 m. Hiram (D.) Flower 1827–1888
        1. 1. Don (Rhodolph) Flower 1851–1939 m. Clara Flower 1897–1929 m. ella\elley (may) robinson 1852–1873
        2. 2. May (Edith Flower) Smith 1854–1926
        3. 3. Ward (Z) Flower 1861–1957
        4. 4. Hattie (E.) Weeks 1855–1879
        5. 5. Frances (M.) Phelps 1850–1874
      2. 2. Oliver (Hazard) Perry 1836–1910
      3. 3. Amos (W) Perry 1834–1908
      4. 4. Olivia Perry 1841–
      5. 5. Percy Perry 1832–
      6. 6. Justus (Commodore) Perry 1828–1900
      7. 7. Albert Perry 1830–1906
    2. 2. Persis ("Percy") Cheney 1795–1875
    3. 3. Ruth Cheney 1807–1885
    4. 4. Alva Cheney 1790–1851
    5. 5. Hannah Cheney 1810–1886
    6. 6. Sylvester Cheney 1791–
    7. 7. William (Cheney) Jr 1801–
    8. 8. Ebenezer Cheney 1803–1874
    9. 9. Joseph Cheney 1805–1845

Ebenezer Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1740
23 May 1740
Birth of Ebenezer Cheney in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1800
21 Sep 1800
Age 60
Death of Ebenezer Cheney in Fly Creek, Otsego, New York, USA
Fly Creek, Otsego, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1740
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1800
    Event Place: Fly Creek, Otsego, New York, USA
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