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John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney 1540–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1540

Birth Location: Bennington, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 4 Aug 1608

Death Location: Bennington, Berkshire, England

Father: EARL Cheney

Mother: Joan Harrison

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In 1540, John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney entered the world in Bennington, Berkshire, England, born to Earl Robert Cheney And Joan Harrison. John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney passed away in 1608 in Bennington, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney entered the world in Bennington, Berkshire, England, born to Earl Robert Cheney And Joan Harrison.
  • John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney passed away in 1608 in Bennington, Berkshire, England.

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John Chesney's Ancestors

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John Chesney
1540–1608
Birth Place: Bennington, Berkshire, England
Parents
EARL Robert Cheney
1510–1569
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Joan Harrison
1515–1552
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Cheney
1500–1542
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Maria (Clara) Mueller
1492–1565
Berkshire, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lord (John Harrison Sr., Lord(Baron) of) Longham
1500–1551
Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth "Eliza" Agnes (Nynesor)) (Coson)
1500–1582
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cheney
1460–
Robert Cheney
1460–
Lord Harrison
1480–1550
Lady Blackwell
1482–1548
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Chesney's Timeline

2 Records

1540
27 Oct 1540
Birth of John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney in Bennington, Berkshire, England
Bennington, Berkshire, England
1608
4 Aug 1608
Age 68
Death of John de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney in Bennington, Berkshire, England
Bennington, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1540
    Event Place: Bennington, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1608
    Event Place: Bennington, Berkshire, England

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