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William Cheney 1603 – 1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1603

Birth Location: Bennington, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 30 Jun 1667

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Lawrence Chesney

Mother: Julian Waldron

Spouse(s): Lady Cheney

Children(s): Eleanor Cheney

In 1603, William Cheney entered the world in Bennington, Berkshire, England, born to Lawrence de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney and Julian de Waldron. William Cheney married Lady Margaret Martha de Cule\ Cole Mason Cheney, and had children including Eleanor Ellen Cheney. William Cheney passed away in 1667 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1603, William Cheney entered the world in Bennington, Berkshire, England, born to Lawrence de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney and Julian de Waldron.
  • William Cheney married Lady Margaret Martha de Cule\ Cole Mason Cheney, and had children including Eleanor Ellen Cheney.
  • William Cheney passed away in 1667 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cheney's Ancestors

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William Cheney
1603 – 1667
Birth Place: Bennington, Berkshire, England
Parents
Lawrence de Cheney Cahaignes Cayneto Chesney
1566 – 1643
Lambourn, Hungerford, Berkshire, England
Julian (de) Waldron
1568 – 1643
Lambourn, Berkshire County, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cheney's Descendants

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William Cheney (31 Jul 1603 – 30 Jun 1667) m. Lady (Margaret Martha de Cule\ Cole Mason) Cheney (5 Apr 1605 – 03 Jul 1686)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Ellen) Cheney (1626 – 28 Sep 1678) m. Humphrey Johnson (5 Nov 1620 – 24 Jul 1693)
    1. 1. Mehitable Johnson (29 March 1646 – 4 August 1689) m. Samuel Hinsdale (1642 – 18 Sep 1675) m. John Root (23 December 1642 – 24 September 1687)
      1. 1. Thankful Root (12 February 1677 – November 1704) m. Captain (Thomas) Welles (29 Jul 1662 – 7 December 1711)

William Cheney's Timeline

5 Records

1603
31 Jul 1603
Birth of William Cheney in Bennington, Berkshire, England
Bennington, Berkshire, England
1603
31 Jul 1603
William Cheney was baptized in Lambourn,Berkshire,England
Lambourn,Berkshire,England
1603
31 Jul 1603
William Cheney was christened in Lambourne, Berks, England
Lambourne, Berks, England
1667
30 Jun 1667
Age 64
Death of William Cheney in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1667
30 Jul 1667
Age 64
William Cheney - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1603
    Event Place: Bennington, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1603
    Event Place: Lambourn,Berkshire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1603
    Event Place: Lambourne, Berks, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: 58

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: Genealogical and family history of northern New York

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Cheney genealogy
    [2] Prentiss, Hubbard and allied families : genealogical and biographical

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1667
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1667
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts

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