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Eleanor Ellen Cheney 1626 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1626

Birth Location: Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 28 Sep 1678

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Lady Cheney

Spouse(s): Humphrey Johnson

Children(s): Mehitable Johnson

The story of Eleanor Ellen Cheney began in 1626 in Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Eleanor Ellen Cheney married Humphrey Johnson, and had children including Mehitable Johnson. Eleanor Ellen Cheney passed away in 1678 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Ellen Cheney began in 1626 in Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Eleanor Ellen Cheney married Humphrey Johnson, and had children including Mehitable Johnson.
  • Eleanor Ellen Cheney passed away in 1678 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Eleanor Cheney's Ancestors

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Eleanor Cheney
1626 – 1678
Birth Place: Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Cheney
1603 – 1667
Bennington, Berkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Martha de Cule\ Cole Mason) Cheney
1605 – 1686
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Lawrence (de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney
1566 – 1643
Lambourn, Hungerford, Berkshire, England
Julian (de) Waldron
1568 – 1643
Lambourn, Berkshire County, England
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Eleanor Cheney's Descendants

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Eleanor (Ellen) Cheney (1626 – 28 Sep 1678) m. Humphrey Johnson (5 Nov 1620 – 24 Jul 1693)
  1. 1. Mehitable Johnson (29 March 1646 – 4 August 1689) m. Samuel Hinsdale (1642 – 18 Sep 1675) m. John Root (23 December 1642 – 24 September 1687)
    1. 1. Thankful Root (12 February 1677 – November 1704) m. Captain (Thomas) Welles (29 Jul 1662 – 7 December 1711)

Eleanor Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1626
1626
Birth of Eleanor Ellen Cheney in Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1678
28 Sep 1678
Age 52
Death of Eleanor Ellen Cheney in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1678
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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