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Penelope Cheney 1717–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 February 1717

Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 June 1791

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

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Spouse(s): Charles Lee

Children(s): Maj. Lee

Penelope Cheney was born in 1717 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander Cheney And Lovice Cheney. Penelope Cheney married Charles Lee, and had children including Maj Gen Charles Lee. Penelope Cheney passed away in 1791 in Middletown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Penelope Cheney was born in 1717 in Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander Cheney And Lovice Cheney.
  • Penelope Cheney married Charles Lee, and had children including Maj Gen Charles Lee.
  • Penelope Cheney passed away in 1791 in Middletown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA.

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Penelope Cheney's Ancestors

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Penelope Cheney
1717–1791
Birth Place: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Penelope Cheney's Descendants

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Penelope Cheney (18 February 1717–25 June 1791) m. Charles Lee (8 February 1718–31 May 1792)
  1. 1. Maj. (Gen. Charles) Lee 1758–1806 m. Mildred (Milly) Henning 1772–1828
    1. 1. Robert (H.) Lee 1785–1870 m. Mary (Polly) Lowry 1798–1870
      1. 1. Charles (Henry) Lee 1814–1915 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Dunbar 1822–1905
        1. 1. Dora (B Lee) Jackson 1865– m. Marron Jackson 1860–
        2. 2. Charles (McCager) Lee 1861–1954
        3. 3. Elder (Johnson) Lee 1878–1945
        4. 4. Hamilton (Monroe) Lee 1859–1923
    2. 2. Catherine Lee 1804–1844

Penelope Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1717
18 February 1717
Birth of Penelope Cheney in Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1791
25 June 1791
Age 74
Death of Penelope Cheney in Middletown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 February 1717
    Event Place: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1791
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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