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Joanna Thayer 1706–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1706

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 Feb 1766

Death Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathaniel Thayer

Mother: Sarah Wales

Spouse(s): William Cheney

Children(s): Mary Cheney, Levi Cheney, Joanna Cheney, Susanna Cheney, William Cheney, Nathaniel Cheney, Abigail Cheney, Caleb Cheney, Wales Cheney, Ebenezer Cheney

Joanna Thayer was born in 1706 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nathaniel Thayer And Sarah Wales. In 1600, Joanna Thayer resided in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Joanna Thayer married William Cheney, and had children including Abigail Cheney, Caleb Cheney, Ebenezer Cheney, Joanna Cheney, Levi Cheney, Mary Cheney, Nathaniel Cheney, Susanna Cheney, Wales Cheney, William Cheney. Joanna Thayer passed away in 1766 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joanna Thayer was born in 1706 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nathaniel Thayer And Sarah Wales.
  • In 1600, Joanna Thayer resided in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joanna Thayer married William Cheney, and had children including Abigail Cheney, Caleb Cheney, Ebenezer Cheney, Joanna Cheney, Levi Cheney, Mary Cheney, Nathaniel Cheney, Susanna Cheney, Wales Cheney, William Cheney.
  • Joanna Thayer passed away in 1766 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joanna Thayer's Ancestors

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Joanna Thayer
1706–1766
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Thayer
1681–1752
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Wales
1680–1707
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joanna Thayer's Descendants

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Joanna Thayer (18 Aug 1706–14 Feb 1766) m. William Cheney (07 Feb 1704–18 Jul 1756)
  1. 1. Mary Cheney 1736–1777
  2. 2. Levi Cheney 1756–1874
  3. 3. Joanna Cheney 1728–1797
  4. 4. Susanna Cheney 1730–
  5. 5. William Cheney 1746–1829
  6. 6. Nathaniel Cheney 1734–1759
  7. 7. Abigail Cheney 1743–1810
  8. 8. Caleb Cheney 1738–1800 m. Mary Wheelock 1738–1814
    1. 1. Relief Cheney 1764–1852
    2. 2. Olive Cheney 1772–1820 m. Asa Beals 1765–1849
      1. 1. LUCINDA BEAL 1801–1859
      2. 2. LORENA BEAL 1801–
      3. 3. Sabra (Ann) Beals 1810–
      4. 4. Sara Beals 1790–1798
      5. 5. Betsy Beals 1791–1883
      6. 6. Asa Beals 1804–1872 m. Mary (Ann) Stone 1804–1875
        1. 1. Eugenia (Arthur) Beals 1844–
        2. 2. Olive (Anjanette) Beals 1827–1920
        3. 3. Asa Beals 1829–
        4. 4. Ozanna (Eugene) Beals 1838–
        5. 5. Frances (Elexzene) Beals 1841–1920 m. Daniel (O) Todd 1831–1895
        6. 6. Joseph (Mason) Beals 1835–
        7. 7. Mary (Jane Taft) Beals 1832–
        8. 8. Lorana (Matilda) Beals 1825–
      7. 7. Sally (Cheney) Beals 1812–
      8. 8. Nathan Beals 1797–1798
      9. 9. Samuel (Russell) Beals 1793–1859
      10. 10. Sophiah Beals 1796–
      11. 11. Bathsheba Beal 1794–1880
      12. 12. Nathan (Thayer) Beals 1807–1878
      13. 13. Mary (Wheelock) Beals 1806–
      14. 14. Lorana Beals 1801–
      15. 15. Adolphos Beals 1803–
      16. 16. Hannah Beals 1798–1865
      17. 17. JOSHUA BEAL 1800–
      18. 18. Olive Beals 1800–
    3. 3. Charles Cheney 1776–
    4. 4. Hannah Cheney 1778–
    5. 5. Artemas Cheney 1760–1804
    6. 6. Tryphena Cheney 1758–
    7. 7. Mary Cheney 1762–1842
    8. 8. Calvin Cheney 1766–1863
    9. 9. Caleb Cheney 1770–1830
  9. 9. Wales Cheney 1732–1825 m. Sarah Whitney 1735–1822
    1. 1. Nathaniel Cheney 1758–1844
  10. 10. Ebenezer Cheney 1741–1828

Joanna Thayer's Timeline

3 Records

1600
Bet. 1600–1881
Joanna Thayer resided here in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1706
18 Aug 1706
Birth of Joanna Thayer in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1766
14 Feb 1766
Age 60
Death of Joanna Thayer in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1706
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Braintree; Birth state: MA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1600–1881
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History of the town of Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts : from its first settlement to 1881

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1766
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1706; Birth city: Braintree; Birth state: MA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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