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Rev. John Cheney 1765–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1765

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Death Date: 19 October 1837

Death Location: Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Mary Gassaway

Mother: Joseph Chaney

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Margaret Cheney

Rev. John Cheney was born in 1765 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the child of Mary Gassaway And Joseph Chaney. Rev. John Cheney had children including Margaret Peggy Cheney. Rev. John Cheney passed away in 1837 in Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rev. John Cheney was born in 1765 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, the child of Mary Gassaway And Joseph Chaney.
  • Rev. John Cheney had children including Margaret Peggy Cheney.
  • Rev. John Cheney passed away in 1837 in Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Rev. Cheney's Ancestors

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Rev. Cheney
1765–1837
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Parents
Mary Gassaway
1736–1788
So River, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Joseph Chaney
1735–1808
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Elisabeth (Rachel HAWKINS) Gassaway
1698–1736
Anne Arundel, Maryland, BCA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hawkins
1671–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John IMMIGRANT
1633–1676
Mary Warner
1640–1690

Rev. Cheney's Descendants

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Rev. (John) Cheney (30 Aug 1765–19 October 1837)
  1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Cheney 1794–1886 m. James Chambers 1792–1886

Rev. Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1765
30 Aug 1765
Birth of Rev. John Cheney in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
1837
19 October 1837
Age 72
Death of Rev. John Cheney in Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1765
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1837
    Event Place: Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, United States of America

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