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Wayne George Cheney 1941–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1941

Birth Location: Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 January 2021

Death Location: Milan, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Boyd Cheney

Mother: Ruth Schneider

Spouse(s): Sandra Dickson, Marion Wilson

Children(s):

Wayne George Cheney was born in 1941 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Boyd Newton Cheney And Ruth Lillian Schneider. In 1950, Wayne George Cheney resided in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1982, Wayne George Cheney resided in Colby, WI. Wayne George Cheney married Marion Jane Wilson, Sandra Caroline Dickson, and had children including Julie Lynn Cheney, Tara Dawn Cheney, Thomas Wayne Cheney. Wayne George Cheney passed away in 2021 in Milan, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Wayne George Cheney was born in 1941 in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Boyd Newton Cheney And Ruth Lillian Schneider.
  • In 1950, Wayne George Cheney resided in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1982, Wayne George Cheney resided in Colby, WI.
  • Wayne George Cheney married Marion Jane Wilson, Sandra Caroline Dickson, and had children including Julie Lynn Cheney, Tara Dawn Cheney, Thomas Wayne Cheney.
  • Wayne George Cheney passed away in 2021 in Milan, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wayne Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Wayne Cheney
1941–2021
Birth Place: Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Boyd Newton Cheney
1917–1991
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth (Lillian) Schneider
1917–1999
Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
James (Orville) Cheney
1886–1955
Tiverton, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Flossie (Leota) Kelley
1888–1953
Kings County, Nova Scotia
William (George) Schneider
1893–1952
Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Lillian (Bennett) Smith
1898–1983
Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cheney
1858–1916
Eva McKay
1862–1933
Isaiah Kelley
1868–1932
Mary Morine
1870–1942
John Schneider
1864–1930
Emma Herrmann
1869–1963
Harry Smith
1876–1952
Annie Bennett
1877–1961
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1813–1855
Catherine Wilcox
1831–1871
Robert McKay
1830–1906
Margaret Haines
1831–1868
Hanley Kelley
1839–1906
Jane Lightfoot
1827–1891
Samuel Morine
1827–1900
Elizabeth Morine
1837–1906
Ruel Smith
1846–1911
Jane Holbrook
1847–1930
Levi Bennett
1839–1908
Nancy Gay
1843–1902

Wayne Cheney's Timeline

9 Records

1941
2 Apr 1941
Birth of Wayne George Cheney in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 9
Wayne George Cheney resided here in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1982
1982
Age 41
Wayne George Cheney resided here in Colby, WI
Colby, WI
1986
Abt 1986
Age 45
Wayne George Cheney resided here in Abbotsford
Abbotsford
1987
1987-2007
Age 46
Wayne George Cheney resided here in Colby, Wisconsin, USA
Colby, Wisconsin, USA
1988
1988-2017
Age 47
Wayne George Cheney resided here in Colby, Wisconsin, USA
Colby, Wisconsin, USA
1993
1993-2002
Age 52
Wayne George Cheney resided here in Colby, Wisconsin, USA
Colby, Wisconsin, USA
2014
2014-2020
Age 73
Wayne George Cheney resided here in Spencer, Wisconsin, USA
Spencer, Wisconsin, USA
2021
29 January 2021
Age 80
Death of Wayne George Cheney in Spencer, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA
Spencer, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1941
    Event Place: Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] Massachusetts, Birth Index
    [4] Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards
    [5] Wisconsin, Marriage Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1982
    Event Place: Colby, WI
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1986
    Event Place: Abbotsford
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Marshfield News-Herald; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1986; Publication Place: Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; ,0.48496085,0.9685918,0.53201747&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987-2007
    Event Place: Colby, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988-2017
    Event Place: Colby, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993-2002
    Event Place: Colby, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Colby; State: Wisconsin; Year(s): 1993-2002

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2014-2020
    Event Place: Spencer, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clark
    Record Source: Wisconsin, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Colby, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Taunton, MA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 2021
    Event Place: Spencer, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milan, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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