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William Cheney 1637–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1637

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 SEP 1681

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Cheney

Mother: Margaret Cule

Spouse(s): Deborah Wiswell

Children(s): William III

William Cheney was born in 1637 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Cheney And Margaret Martha De Cule. William Cheney married Deborah Wiswell, and had children including William Cheney Iii. William Cheney passed away in 1681 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Cheney was born in 1637 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Cheney And Margaret Martha De Cule.
  • William Cheney married Deborah Wiswell, and had children including William Cheney Iii.
  • William Cheney passed away in 1681 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Cheney's Ancestors

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William Cheney
1637–1681
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Cheney
1604–1667
England
Margaret (Martha De) Cule
1604–1686
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cheney's Descendants

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William Cheney (1637–22 SEP 1681) m. Deborah Wiswell (24 MAY 1641–)
  1. 1. William (Cheney) III 1670–1753 m. Margaret 1674–1740
    1. 1. Margaret Cheney 1695– m. Thomas White 1688–1746
      1. 1. Thomas White 1721– m. Priscilla Bishop 1725–1782
        1. 1. Jonathan White 1749–1803 m. Sarah Shepardson 1754–1822

William Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1637
1637
Birth of William Cheney in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1681
22 SEP 1681
Age 44
Death of William Cheney in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 SEP 1681
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 16 July 2019, 17:00), entry for William Cheney(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2XM-KSZ
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), William Cheny in entry for William Cheny, 30 Mar 1663; citing MEDFIELD,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 3.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), William Cheney in entry for William Cheney, 27 Jul 1670; citing MEDFIELD,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 3.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), William Cheney in entry for John Cheney, 05 Jan 1673; citing MEDFIELD,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 3.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), William Cheney in entry for William Cheney, 03 Aug 1666; citing MEDFIELD,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 3.
    [6] Millennium File

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