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John Cheney 1416–1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1416

Birth Location: Brook, Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1487

Death Location: St Thomas, Devon, England

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Cecelia Streeche

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hill

Children(s): John Cheney

In 1416, John Cheney entered the world in Brook, Westbury, Wiltshire, England, born to William Cheney And Cecelia Streeche. John Cheney married Elizabeth Hill, and had children including John Cheney. John Cheney passed away in 1487 in St Thomas, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1416, John Cheney entered the world in Brook, Westbury, Wiltshire, England, born to William Cheney And Cecelia Streeche.
  • John Cheney married Elizabeth Hill, and had children including John Cheney.
  • John Cheney passed away in 1487 in St Thomas, Devon, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cheney's Ancestors

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John Cheney
1416–1487
Birth Place: Brook, Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William Cheney
1374–1430
Westbury, Wiltshire, , England
Cecelia Streeche
1371–1430
, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
Ralph Cheney
1338–1400
Somerset, England
Joan Paveley
1353–1400
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Decheyny
1305–1346
Joan Georges
1309–
John Depavely
1315–1361
Agnes Delamere
1325–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Degorges
1284–1324
Alianore Deferrers
1273–1300

John Cheney's Descendants

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John Cheney (1416–20 Jan 1487) m. Elizabeth Hill (1422–1459)
  1. 1. John Cheney 1439–1499 m. Margaret Kirkham 1431–1531
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cheyney 1462–1505 m. Edward Walgrave 1464–1501
      1. 1. John Waldegrave 1487–1543 m. Lora Rochester 1495–1522
        1. 1. Edward Waldgrave 1517–1561 m. Frances Neville 1516–1623

John Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1416
1416
Birth of John Cheney in Brook, Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Brook, Westbury, Wiltshire, England
1487
20 Jan 1487
Age 71
Death of John Cheney in St Thomas, Devon, England
St Thomas, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1416
    Event Place: Brook, Westbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1487
    Event Place: St Thomas, Devon, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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