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William Cheney 1604–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 30 Jun 1667

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Lawrence Cheney

Mother: Julia(n) Waldron

Spouse(s): Margaret Cule

Children(s): Joseph Cheney

In 1604, William Cheney entered the world in Derbyshire, England, born to Lawrence Cheney And Julia N Waldron. William Cheney married Margaret Cule, and had children including Joseph Cheney. William Cheney passed away in 1667 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1604, William Cheney entered the world in Derbyshire, England, born to Lawrence Cheney And Julia N Waldron.
  • William Cheney married Margaret Cule, and had children including Joseph Cheney.
  • William Cheney passed away in 1667 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cheney's Ancestors

Self
William Cheney
1604–1667
Birth Place: Derbyshire, England
Parents
Lawrence Cheney
1566–1643
Lambourne, Berks, England
Julia(n) Waldron
1568–1643
Lambourn, Berks, England
Grandparents
John (de) Cheney
1540–1574
Lambourn, Berkshire, England
Frances (Cheney of) Boston
1541–1604
Thorngumbald Manor,Thorngumbald,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cheney's Descendants

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William Cheney (1604–30 Jun 1667) m. Margaret Cule (1604–3 Jul 1686)
  1. 1. Joseph Cheney 1647–1704 m. Hannah Thurston 1650–1690
    1. 1. Margaret Cheney 1670–1770 m. Joseph Bullard 1665–1752
      1. 1. Abigail Bullard 1693–1732 m. Isaac Bolster 1693–1753
        1. 1. John Bolster 1727–1810 m. Abigail Keith 1730–1778

William Cheney's Timeline

4 Records

1603
31 Jul 1603
William Cheney was baptized in Lambourne, Berks, England
Lambourne, Berks, England
1603
31 Jul 1603
William Cheney was christened in Berks, England
Berks, England
1604
1604
Birth of William Cheney in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1667
30 Jun 1667
Age 63
Death of William Cheney in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 96.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1603
    Event Place: Lambourne, Berks, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1667
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1667
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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