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Sir John Cheney 1423–1489 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1423

Birth Location: Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jul 1489

Death Location: Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Sir Cambridge

Mother: Lady Cockayne

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In 1423, Sir John Cheney entered the world in Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Sir Lawrence Cheney Sheriff Of Cambridge And Lady Elizabeth Countess Cockayne. Sir John Cheney passed away in 1489 in Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1423, Sir John Cheney entered the world in Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Sir Lawrence Cheney Sheriff Of Cambridge And Lady Elizabeth Countess Cockayne.
  • Sir John Cheney passed away in 1489 in Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Sir Cheney's Ancestors

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Sir Cheney
1423–1489
Birth Place: Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Sir Lawrence Cheney Sheriff of Cambridge
1396–1461
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Countess) Cockayne
1403–1427
Cockayne Hatley, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Cheney
1365–1399
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Catherine Pabenham
1372–1436
Thenford, Northamptonshire, England
Sir (John) Cokayne
1370–1439
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Lady (Edith DeGrey) Baroness
1386–1426
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1423
1423
Birth of Sir John Cheney in Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
1489
14 Jul 1489
Age 66
Death of Sir John Cheney in Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1423
    Event Place: Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1489
    Event Place: Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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