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Peter Cheney 1638–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co. Massachusetts

Death Date: Jan 1695

Death Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma

Father: John Cheney

Mother: Martha Smithe

Spouse(s): Hannah Noyes

Children(s): Martha Cheney, Lydia Cheney, Huldah Cheney, Peter Cheney, Ichabod Cheney, Nathaniel Cheney, Mary Cheney, Jemina Cheney, John Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Nathaniel Cheney, Eldad Cheney, Nicholas Cheney

The story of Peter Cheney began in 1638 in Newbury, Essex Co. Massachusetts. Peter Cheney married Hannah Anne Noyes, and had children including Eldad Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Huldah Cheney, Ichabod Cheney, Jemina Cheney, John Cheney, Lydia Cheney, Martha Cheney, Mary Cheney, Nathaniel Cheney, Nicholas Cheney, Peter Cheney. Peter Cheney passed away in 1695 in Newbury, Essex Co., Ma.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Cheney began in 1638 in Newbury, Essex Co. Massachusetts.
  • Peter Cheney married Hannah Anne Noyes, and had children including Eldad Cheney, Hannah Cheney, Huldah Cheney, Ichabod Cheney, Jemina Cheney, John Cheney, Lydia Cheney, Martha Cheney, Mary Cheney, Nathaniel Cheney, Nicholas Cheney, Peter Cheney.
  • Peter Cheney passed away in 1695 in Newbury, Essex Co., Ma.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cheney
1605–1660
Birth Location: Roxburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland
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Martha Smithe
1608–1684
Birth Location: Roxburg, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Noyes
1643–1704
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Cheney
1673–1729
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Lydia Cheney
1687–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Huldah Cheney
1669–
Birth Location: –
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Peter Cheney
1663–1746
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Ichabod Cheney
1685–1714
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Nathaniel Cheney
1679–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Mary Cheney
1671–1729
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Jemina Cheney
1677–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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John Cheney
1666–1750
Birth Location: Rowley, Ma USA
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Hannah Cheney
1685–1722
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Nathaniel Cheney
1675–1677
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Eldad Cheney
1681–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Nicholas Cheney
1667–
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma, USA
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Peter Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Peter Cheney
1638–1695
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex Co. Massachusetts
Parents
John Cheney
1605–1660
Roxburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland
Martha Smithe
1608–1684
Roxburg, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Edward) Cheney
1568–1623
Lambourn, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth Cheney
1568–
Bennington, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cheney
1547–1574
Frances Cheney
1542–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Chesnay
1520–1567
Joan Harrison
1522–

Peter Cheney's Descendants

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Peter Cheney (1638–Jan 1695) m. Hannah (Anne) Noyes (31 Oct 1643–5 Jan 1704/1705)
  1. 1. Martha Cheney 1673–1729
  2. 2. Lydia Cheney 1687–
  3. 3. Huldah Cheney 1669–
  4. 4. Peter Cheney 1663–1746
  5. 5. Ichabod Cheney 1685–1714
  6. 6. Nathaniel Cheney 1679–
  7. 7. Mary Cheney 1671–1729
  8. 8. Jemina Cheney 1677–
  9. 9. John Cheney 1666–1750 m. Mary Chute 1674–1710
    1. 1. Martha Cheney 1700–
    2. 2. Edmund Cheney 1696–1761
    3. 3. Mary Cheney 1701–1755
    4. 4. John Cheney 1705–1753
    5. 5. Sarah Cheney 1703–1727
    6. 6. Judith Cheney 1707–
  10. 10. Hannah Cheney 1685–1722
  11. 11. Nathaniel Cheney 1675–1677
  12. 12. Eldad Cheney 1681–
  13. 13. Nicholas Cheney 1667–

Peter Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1638
1638
Birth of Peter Cheney in Newbury, Essex Co. Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex Co. Massachusetts
1695
Jan 1695
Age 57
Death of Peter Cheney in Newbury, Essex Co., Ma
Newbury, Essex Co., Ma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co. Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1695
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., Ma
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