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Thomas Cheney 1639 – 1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1639

Birth Location: Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1694

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Margaret Cule

Spouse(s): Jane Atkinson

Children(s): Mary (Cheiny), Margaret Cheney, Benjamin Cheney

The story of Thomas Cheney began in 1639 in Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas Cheney married Jane Atkinson, and had children including Mary Cheney (Cheiny), Margaret Cheney, Benjamin Cheney. Thomas Cheney passed away in 1694 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Cheney began in 1639 in Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Thomas Cheney married Jane Atkinson, and had children including Mary Cheney (Cheiny), Margaret Cheney, Benjamin Cheney.
  • Thomas Cheney passed away in 1694 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cheney
1603 – 1667
Birth Location: England
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Margaret Cule
1605 – 1686
Birth Location: Burton Latimer, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Atkinson
1635 – 1724
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Mary (Cheiny)
1665 – 1751
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Margaret Cheney
Birth Location: –
MC
Benjamin Cheney
Birth Location: –
BC

Thomas Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cheney
1639 – 1694
Birth Place: Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Cheney
1603 – 1667
England
Margaret Cule
1605 – 1686
Burton Latimer, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
William (Cule) Cole
1577 –
Elizabeth Deards
1579 – 1598
Great-Grandparents
William Cole
1541 – 1600
Ann Colles
1550 – 1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cheney's Descendants

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Thomas Cheney (29 Sep 1639 – 1694) m. Jane Atkinson (1635 – 1724)
  1. 1. Mary (Cheney) (Cheiny) (17 Apr 1665 – 24 Apr 1751) m. John (II) Holbrook (21 Jul 1664 – 26 Sep 1735)
    1. 1. Ebenezer Holbrook (28 Dec 1696 or 28 Feb 1693 – 6 Jan 1768) m. Mehetable Warner (22 Dec 1698 – 3 Feb 1789)
      1. 1. Capt. (Ebenezer) Holbrook (24 Jun 1724 – 19 Sept 1808) m. Sarah Griffin (5 Jul 1724 – 27 Oct 1748) m. Mary Osgood (4 Sep 1730 – 24 May 1808)
        1. 1. Ephraim Holbrook (6 Jul 1747 – Aft. 1787) m. Esther Johnson (10 Jan 1746 – 5 Feb 1795)
  2. 2. Margaret Cheney
  3. 3. Benjamin Cheney

Thomas Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1639
29 Sep 1639
Birth of Thomas Cheney in Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1694
1694
Age 55
Death of Thomas Cheney in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1639
    Event Place: Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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