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Jane Foster Cheney 1811–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1811

Birth Location: Brooklyn Nvay Yard

Death Date: 04 Aug 1887

Death Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Rebecca Richards

Spouse(s): Ripley Adams

Children(s): John Adams, Eugenie Adams, Benjamin Adams, Eugene Adams, James Adams

The story of Jane Foster Cheney began in 1811 in Brooklyn Nvay Yard. Jane Foster Cheney married Ripley Eleazer Wheelock Adams, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Adams, Eugene B Adams, Eugenie Cheney Adams, James B Adams, John Quincy Adams. Jane Foster Cheney passed away in 1887 in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jane Foster Cheney began in 1811 in Brooklyn Nvay Yard.
  • Jane Foster Cheney married Ripley Eleazer Wheelock Adams, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Adams, Eugene B Adams, Eugenie Cheney Adams, James B Adams, John Quincy Adams.
  • Jane Foster Cheney passed away in 1887 in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cheney
1818–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Rebecca Richards
1816–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Ripley Adams
1810–1869
Birth Location: Anson, Somerset County, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

John Adams
1832–1904
Birth Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois
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Eugenie Adams
1847–1931
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
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Benjamin Adams
1834–1891
Birth Location: Illinois
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Eugene Adams
1842–1847
Birth Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois
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James Adams
1840–1917
Birth Location: Joliet, Will, Illinois
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Jane Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Jane Cheney
1811–1887
Birth Place: Brooklyn Nvay Yard
Parents
William Cheney
1818–
Ohio
Rebecca Richards
1816–
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Cheney's Descendants

1.
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Jane (Foster) Cheney (1 Apr 1811–04 Aug 1887) m. Ripley (Eleazer Wheelock) Adams (29 Mar 1810–15 Dec 1869)
  1. 1. John (Quincy) Adams 1832–1904 m. Sarah (Ann) Reed 1838–1909 m. Annie (Ellen) Thomas 1852–1916
    1. 1. Kathrine (Ann) Adams 1875–1931 m. Louis (Phillip) Jordy 1865–1946
      1. 1. Averil (Alice) Jordy 1908–1978 m. Seymour (Grant) Howard 1906–1962
        1. 1. Grant (Jordy) Howard 1935–1967
        2. 2. Donald (Louis) Howard 1940–1990
        3. 3. Deanette (June) Howard 1945–1985
        4. 4. Baby (Male) Howard 1929–1929
      2. 2. Lucille (Belle) Jordy 1895–1936 m. Ernest (Alva) Mutch 1893–1972
        1. 1. Dean (J) Mutch 1918–
        2. 2. Kathryn Mutch 1922–
      3. 3. Gladys (Ellen) Jordy 1897–1980 m. Robert (James) Sugden 1886–1968
        1. 1. Robert (James Sugden) Jr. 1919–2001
        2. 2. Virginia (Phyllis) Sugden 1924–1995
        3. 3. Dale (Harrison) Sugden 1930–2001
        4. 4. Gerald (Jordy) Sugden 1921–2009
      4. 4. Phillys (Delta) Jordy 1912–1975
    2. 2. Maude (Edith) Adams 1877–1930
    3. 3. Ripley (Edward) Adams 1875–1914
    4. 4. Mamie (E) Adams 1879–1971
    5. 5. Delta (Addie) Adams 1882–1903
    6. 6. John (Quincy) Adams 1884–1964
    7. 7. Orion (Morris) Adams 1886–1969
    8. 8. Eugenia (Elvira) Adams 1858–1936
  2. 2. Eugenie (Cheney) Adams 1847–1931
  3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Adams 1834–1891
  4. 4. Eugene (B.) Adams 1842–1847
  5. 5. James (B.) Adams 1840–1917

Jane Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1 Apr 1811
Birth of Jane Foster Cheney in Brooklyn Nvay Yard
Brooklyn Nvay Yard
1887
04 Aug 1887
Age 76
Death of Jane Foster Cheney in Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1811
    Event Place: Brooklyn Nvay Yard

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
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