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Elizabeth Cheney 1707–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1707

Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 September 1783

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Josiah Cheney

Mother: Hannah Mason

Spouse(s): Peter Taft

Children(s): Aaron Taft, Gershom Taft, Henry Taft, Peter Jr, Joel Taft, Thankful Taft

Elizabeth Cheney was born in 1707 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Josiah Cheney And Hannah Mason. Elizabeth Cheney married Peter Taft, and had children including Aaron Taft, Gershom Taft, Henry Taft, Joel Taft, Peter Taft Jr, Thankful Taft. Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1783 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Cheney was born in 1707 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Josiah Cheney And Hannah Mason.
  • Elizabeth Cheney married Peter Taft, and had children including Aaron Taft, Gershom Taft, Henry Taft, Joel Taft, Peter Taft Jr, Thankful Taft.
  • Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1783 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Elizabeth Cheney's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Cheney
1707–1783
Birth Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Josiah Cheney
1685–1754
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Mason
1686–1717
Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Cheney's Descendants

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Elizabeth Cheney (21 Sep 1707–21 September 1783) m. Peter Taft (1715–12 December 1783)
  1. 1. Aaron Taft 1743–1808 m. Rhoda Rawson 1749–1827
    1. 1. Peter (Rawson) Taft 1785–1867 m. Sylvia Howard 1793–1866
      1. 1. Alphonso (Taft) (1) 1810–1891 m. Louisa (Maria) Torrey 1827–1907 m. Fanny Phelps 1823–1852
        1. 1. William (Howard) Taft 1857–1930 m. Helen ("Nellie") Herron 1861–1943
        2. 2. Henry (Waters) Taft 1859–1945
        3. 3. Samuel (Davenport) Taft 1855–1856
        4. 4. Horace (Dutton) Taft 1861–1943
        5. 5. Frances (Louise) Taft 1865–1950
        6. 6. Peter (Rawson) Taft 1846–1889
        7. 7. Charles (Phelps) Taft 1843–1929
        8. 8. Mary Taft 1848–1848
        9. 9. Alphonso (Taft) (2a) 1850–1851
        10. 10. Alphonso (Taft) (2b) 1851–1852
  2. 2. Gershom Taft 1739–1813
  3. 3. Henry Taft 1736–1812
  4. 4. Peter (Taft) Jr 1741–1802
  5. 5. Joel Taft 1747–1758
  6. 6. Thankful Taft 1745–1837

Elizabeth Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1707
21 Sep 1707
Birth of Elizabeth Cheney in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1783
21 September 1783
Age 76
Death of Elizabeth Cheney in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1707
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Colonial Families of the United States of America, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 1783
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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