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John Cheney 1788 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1788

Birth Location: Naseby, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 09 Aug 1866

Death Location: Ovid, Branch Co., Michigan, USA

Father: Roger Cheney

Mother: Elizabeth Watson

Spouse(s): Frances Adnitt

Children(s): Reuben Cheney

John Cheney was born in 1788 in Naseby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Roger Cheney and Elizabeth Watson. John Cheney married Frances Fanny Adnitt, and had children including Reuben Charles Cheney. John Cheney passed away in 1866 in Ovid, Branch Co., Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • John Cheney was born in 1788 in Naseby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Roger Cheney and Elizabeth Watson.
  • John Cheney married Frances Fanny Adnitt, and had children including Reuben Charles Cheney.
  • John Cheney passed away in 1866 in Ovid, Branch Co., Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Cheney
1763 – 1814
Birth Location: Naseby, Northamptonshire, , England
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Elizabeth Watson
1767 – 1790
Birth Location: Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Adnitt
1791 – 1833
Birth Location: Naseby, Northamptonshire, , England
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Children(s)

Reuben Cheney
1824 – 1888
Birth Location: Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
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John Cheney's Ancestors

Self
John Cheney
1788 – 1866
Birth Place: Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Roger Cheney
1763 – 1814
Naseby, Northamptonshire, , England
Elizabeth Watson
1767 – 1790
Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Jonah Cheney
1720 – 1778
Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
ELIZABETH HACKETT
1726 – 1779
Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
William Watson
1730 –
Wolfhamcote, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
JONAH CHENEY
1686 – 1744
Mary Guilthorpe
1692 – 1745
Edward Watson
1687 – 1760
Elizabeth Rastell
1703 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas Cheney
1647 – 1709
Katherine Fryer
1651 – 1722
John Watson
1631 –
Ann Robbins

John Cheney's Descendants

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John Cheney (5 Nov 1788 – 09 Aug 1866) m. Frances (Fanny) Adnitt (6 Oct 1791 – 8 Dec 1833)
  1. 1. Reuben (Charles) Cheney (11 Aug 1824 – 27 Apr 1888) m. Martha Lovejoy (abt 1827 – Sep 1861)
    1. 1. Frances (Ann) Cheney (06 Dec 1858 – 03 Sep 1918) m. Stephen (Idehken) Zeller (13 DEC 1851 – 27 OCT 1933)
      1. 1. Glenn (Harry) Zeller (26 Nov 1880 – 24 Dec 1951) m. Emma (Olive) Peck (03 Oct 1880 – 12 Feb 1962)
        1. 1. Lilah (Elizabeth Zeller) Gustine (13 Dec 1904 – 14 Feb 1983) m. Lester (Denny) Gustine (28 JUL 1898 – 1957)
      2. 2. Gertrude (Maude) ZELLER (26 Nov 1882 – 3 Feb 1959)
      3. 3. Ruth (Louise) Zeller (3 Aug 1895 – 25 Feb 1963) m. Claude (Richard) Peavey (30 Sep 1892 – 3 Jul 1978)
        1. 1. Jeanette (May) Peavey (25 May 1922 – 7 Dec 2016) m. Donald (J.) Dauber (8 Sep 1920 – 25 Aug 1999)
        2. 2. Donald Peavey m. Doris
        3. 3. Margorie (Lucille) Peavey (9 Jan 1920 – 24 Sep 2010) m. Emery (C) Traver (27 Mar 1919 – 9 Jun 2009)
        4. 4. Wayne (Lenard) Peavey (11 Sep 1924 – 22 Oct 2004) m. Sarah (Gertrude) Irwin (1933 – 2008)
        5. 5. Kenneth (C) Peavey (13 Jun 1928 – ) m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Rossman (3 May 1926 – 15 Feb 2018)
        6. 6. Frances (A.) Peavey (1931 – ) m. Kenneth (E) Roe

John Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1788
5 Nov 1788
Birth of John Cheney in Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
1866
09 Aug 1866
Age 78
Death of John Cheney in Ovid, Branch Co., Michigan, USA
Ovid, Branch Co., Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1788
    Event Place: Naseby, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Aug 1866
    Event Place: Ovid, Branch Co., Michigan, USA
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