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Ephraim Cheney 1696–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1696

Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 30 Oct 1759

Death Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Father: Joseph Cheney

Mother: Mehitable Plimpton

Spouse(s): Ann Clark

Children(s): Mary Cheney, Rachel Cheney, Mary Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Ephraim Cheney, Ann Cheney, Levi Cheney, Sarah Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Ephraim Cheney

Ephraim Cheney was born in 1696 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Joseph Cheney And Mehitable Plimpton. Ephraim Cheney married Ann Clark, and had children including Ann Cheney, Ephraim Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Levi Cheney, Mary Cheney, Rachel Cheney, Sarah Cheney. Ephraim Cheney passed away in 1759 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • Ephraim Cheney was born in 1696 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Joseph Cheney And Mehitable Plimpton.
  • Ephraim Cheney married Ann Clark, and had children including Ann Cheney, Ephraim Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Joseph Cheney, Levi Cheney, Mary Cheney, Rachel Cheney, Sarah Cheney.
  • Ephraim Cheney passed away in 1759 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Cheney
1641–1704
Birth Location: ROXBURY, SUFFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Mehitable Plimpton
1655–1725
Birth Location: Medfield, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Ann Clark
1706–1764
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Children(s)

Mary Cheney
1748–1753
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Rachel Cheney
1732–1750
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Mary Cheney
1746–1747
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Joseph Cheney
1741–1742
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Ephraim Cheney
1734–1749
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Ann Cheney
1736–1762
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Levi Cheney
1730–1806
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Sarah Cheney
1727–1806
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Hannah Cheney
1739–
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Joseph Cheney
1743–
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Ephraim Cheney
1750–
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Ephraim Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim Cheney
1696–1759
Birth Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Joseph Cheney
1641–1704
ROXBURY, SUFFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Mehitable Plimpton
1655–1725
Medfield, Massachusetts
Grandparents
William Cheeney
1604–1667
England
Unknown Margaret
1603–1686
John Plimpton
1620–1677
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ephraim Cheney's Descendants

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Ephraim Cheney (19 Oct 1696–30 Oct 1759) m. Ann Clark (04 Mar 1706–1764)
  1. 1. Mary Cheney 1748–1753
  2. 2. Rachel Cheney 1732–1750
  3. 3. Mary Cheney 1746–1747
  4. 4. Joseph Cheney 1741–1742
  5. 5. Ephraim Cheney 1734–1749
  6. 6. Ann Cheney 1736–1762 m. Lemuel Boyden 1735–
    1. 1. Rachel Boyden 1762–1790 m. Abel Guy –1813
      1. 1. Sarah Guy 1784–1796
      2. 2. Hannah Guy 1787–
      3. 3. Rocity Guy 1781–
      4. 4. Alpheus Guy 1779–
  7. 7. Levi Cheney 1730–1806 m. Mehitable Morse 1730–
    1. 1. Levi Cheney 1765–
    2. 2. Asse Cheney 1752–
    3. 3. Olive Cheney 1772–
    4. 4. Priscilla Cheney 1764–
    5. 5. Olive Cheney 1772–
    6. 6. Tryphena Cheney 1773– m. Samuel Tucker 1753–
    7. 7. Mary Cheney 1755–1825 m. James Allen 1756–1835
      1. 1. Nancy Allen 1781–1865
      2. 2. Alexander Allen 1784–1785
      3. 3. Olive Allen 1793–1874
      4. 4. John Allen 1786–1832 m. Sally Chickering 1795–1865 m. Amanda Learned 1792–1823
        1. 1. Harriet Allen 1818–1855
        2. 2. Abigail Allen 1820–
        3. 3. Mary Allen 1822–
        4. 4. Eliza (Wyeth) Allen 1819–
        5. 5. John (William) Allen 1826–
      5. 5. John Allen 1786–1832 m. Sally Chickering 1795–1865 m. Amanda Learned 1792–1823
      6. 6. Polly Allen 1782–1855
    8. 8. Mehitable Cheney 1757– m. Holland Wood 1737–
    9. 9. Tamar Cheney 1759–1848 m. Elihu Lawrence 1739–1817
    10. 10. Aquilla Cheney 1761–
    11. 11. Abigail Cheney 1754–1786 m. Holland Wood 1737–
  8. 8. Sarah Cheney 1727–1806 m. Nathaniel Stearns 1707–1774
    1. 1. Sarah Stearns 1765– m. Abel Partridge 1735– m. Abel Partridge 1735–
    2. 2. Nathaniel Stearns 1764–1848 m. Mary Turner 1763–
      1. 1. Keziah Stearns 1803–1822
      2. 2. Mary Stearns 1796–
      3. 3. Amos Stearns 1801– m. Chloe Cleaveland 1803–
        1. 1. Chloe (E.) Stearns 1831–
        2. 2. Cordelia Stearns 1828–1828
        3. 3. Willard (C.) Stearns 1826–
      4. 4. Lucy Stearns 1804– m. Lyman Darling 1803–
        1. 1. Lyman (Augustus) Darling 1830–
        2. 2. Susan (Stearns) Darling 1826–
        3. 3. George (Seth) Darling 1828–
        4. 4. James (Benson) Darling 1834–
      5. 5. Nabby Stearns 1793–
      6. 6. Rebecca Stearns 1797– m. Joel Boyden 1777–
        1. 1. Mary (R.) Boyden 1833–1833
      7. 7. Nathan Stearns 1795–1826 m. Susan Aiken 1795–
      8. 8. Nancy Stearns 1808–
      9. 9. Sarah Stearns 1799– m. Reuben Taft 1791–
        1. 1. Nathaniel Taft 1825–
        2. 2. General (Putnam) Taft 1836–
        3. 3. Reuben Taft 1830–
        4. 4. Amos Taft 1822–
        5. 5. Addison Taft 1833–
        6. 6. Cyrus Taft 1821–
        7. 7. Mary (Abigail) Taft 1827– m. Stephen (C.) Jillson 1826–
  9. 9. Hannah Cheney 1739– m. Abel Partridge 1739–1814 m. Abel Partridge 1739–1814 m. Daniel Wedge 1719– m. Daniel Wedge 1719–
    1. 1. Anne Wedge 1776–
    2. 2. Abel Partridge 1765–
    3. 3. Abel Partridge 1765–
  10. 10. Joseph Cheney 1743– m. Margaret Clark 1749–1776
    1. 1. Margaret Cheney 1776–
  11. 11. Ephraim Cheney 1750– m. Bathsheba Morse 1759–

Ephraim Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1696
19 Oct 1696
Birth of Ephraim Cheney in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1759
30 Oct 1759
Age 63
Death of Ephraim Cheney in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1696
    Event Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1759
    Event Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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