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James Cheney 1817–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Vermont

Death Date: 1903

Death Location: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

Father: Roswell Cheney

Mother:

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Alice Cheney

In 1817, James Cheney entered the world in Vermont, born to Roswell Cheney And Abigail Willard. James Cheney married Nancy B Evans, and had children including Alice S Cheney. James Cheney passed away in 1903 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, James Cheney entered the world in Vermont, born to Roswell Cheney And Abigail Willard.
  • James Cheney married Nancy B Evans, and had children including Alice S Cheney.
  • James Cheney passed away in 1903 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cheney's Ancestors

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James Cheney
1817–1903
Birth Place: Vermont
Parents
Roswell Cheney
1789–1846
New Hampshire
Grandparents
John Cheney
1749–1805
Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Tristram Cheney
1726–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1705–1753

James Cheney's Descendants

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James Cheney (1817–1903)
  1. 1. Alice (s.) Cheney 1852–1930
    1. 1. Elizabeth (jayne) Knight 1876–1942
      1. 1. Jane (Alice) Peters 1908–1942

James Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of James Cheney in Vermont
Vermont
1903
1903
Age 86
Death of James Cheney in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Vermont

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA

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