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James J. Chaney 1751–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1751

Birth Location: Brunswick Co. Virginia

Death Date: 1 May 1792

Death Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Father: Jacob Chaney

Mother: SARAH MIDKIFF

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James J. Chaney was born in 1751 in Brunswick Co. Virginia, the child of Jacob Chaney And Sarah Midkiff. James J. Chaney passed away in 1792 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James J. Chaney was born in 1751 in Brunswick Co. Virginia, the child of Jacob Chaney And Sarah Midkiff.
  • James J. Chaney passed away in 1792 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.

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James Chaney's Ancestors

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James Chaney
1751–1792
Birth Place: Brunswick Co. Virginia
Parents
Jacob Chaney
1715–1801
South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
SARAH MIDKIFF
1727–1801
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Charles Chaney
1703–1781
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Jones
1706–1780
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cheney
1616–1685
Eleanor Pindell
1640–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Chaney's Timeline

2 Records

1751
24 Dec 1751
Birth of James J. Chaney in Brunswick Co. Virginia
Brunswick Co. Virginia
1792
1 May 1792
Age 41
Death of James J. Chaney in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1751
    Event Place: Brunswick Co. Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1792
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

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