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Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney 1628–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 November 1628

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America

Death Date: 29 Sep 1678

Death Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sir School

Mother: Margaret Cule

Spouse(s): Sgt. Johnson, Deacon Sr

Children(s): Dr. Jr., Mehitabel Johnson, Benjamin Hastings, John Sr, Joseph Hastings, Hepzibah Hastings, Samuel Hastings, William Hastings, Nathaniel Hastings, Elizabeth Graves, Jiamanett Hastings, Jiamanett Hastings, Hepzibah Hastings

In 1628, Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America, born to Sir William De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney Immigrant 1630 Planter Freeman 1666 Selectman 1656 57 Assessor Town Officer And One Of The Founders Of The Roxbury Latin School And Margaret Cule. Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney married Deacon Thomas Hastings Sr, Sgt Humphrey Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Hastings, Dr Thomas Hastings Jr, Elizabeth Graves, Hepzibah Hastings, Jiamanett Hastings, John Hastings Sr, Joseph Hastings, Mehitabel Johnson, Nathaniel Hastings, Samuel Hastings, William Hastings. Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney passed away in 1678 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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  • In 1628, Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America, born to Sir William De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney Immigrant 1630 Planter Freeman 1666 Selectman 1656 57 Assessor Town Officer And One Of The Founders Of The Roxbury Latin School And Margaret Cule.
  • Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney married Deacon Thomas Hastings Sr, Sgt Humphrey Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Hastings, Dr Thomas Hastings Jr, Elizabeth Graves, Hepzibah Hastings, Jiamanett Hastings, John Hastings Sr, Joseph Hastings, Mehitabel Johnson, Nathaniel Hastings, Samuel Hastings, William Hastings.
  • Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney passed away in 1678 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Margaret Chesney's Ancestors

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Margaret Chesney
1628–1678
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America
Parents
Sir William de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney Immigrant 1630-Planter-Freeman 1666-Selectman 1656-57-Assessor, town officer and one of the founders of the Roxbury Latin School
1603–1667
Lambourne, Berkshire county, England
Margaret Cule
1604–1686
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Margaret Chesney's Descendants

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Margaret (Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto) Chesney (26 November 1628–29 Sep 1678) m. Sgt. (Humphrey) Johnson (5 November 1620–24 July 1693) m. Deacon (Thomas Hastings) Sr (21 May 1604–28 Aug 1685)
  1. 1. Dr. (Thomas Hastings) Jr. 1652–1712 m. Mary Burt 1676–1734
    1. 1. Silence Hastings 1707–1770 m. Josiah Hadlock 1702–1792
      1. 1. Josiah (Hadlock) Junior 1748–1835 m. Lydia Arms 1762– m. Phebe Reed 1748–1814
        1. 1. Silence Hadlock 1778–1820 m. Elizur Hall 1781–1893
  2. 2. Mehitabel Johnson 1646–1689
  3. 3. Benjamin Hastings 1659–1711
  4. 4. John (Hastings) Sr 1653–1718
  5. 5. Joseph Hastings 1657–1695
  6. 6. Hepzibah Hastings 1663–1701
  7. 7. Samuel Hastings 1665–1723
  8. 8. William Hastings 1655–1669
  9. 9. Nathaniel Hastings 1661–1694
  10. 10. Elizabeth Graves 1661–1695
  11. 11. Jiamanett Hastings 1661–1718
  12. 12. Jiamanett Hastings 1661–1718
  13. 13. Hepzibah Hastings 1663–1701

Margaret Chesney's Timeline

2 Records

1628
26 November 1628
Birth of Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America
1678
29 Sep 1678
Age 50
Death of Margaret Eleanor De Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 November 1628
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1678
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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