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William Cheney 1717 – 1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1775

Death Location: Bunker Hill, , Massachusetts, USA

Father: Benjamin Cheney

Mother: Mary Harbert

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In 1717, William Cheney entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Benjamin Cheney and Mary Harbert. William Cheney passed away in 1775 in Bunker Hill, , Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1717, William Cheney entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Benjamin Cheney and Mary Harbert.
  • William Cheney passed away in 1775 in Bunker Hill, , Massachusetts, USA.

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William Cheney's Ancestors

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William Cheney
1717 – 1775
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Cheney
1675 – 1718
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Harbert
1681 – 1760
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Cheney
1633 – 1695
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Atkinson
1635 – 1724
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1603 – 1667
Margaret Cule
1604 – 1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of William Cheney in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1775
17 Jun 1775
Age 58
Death of William Cheney in Bunker Hill, , Massachusetts, USA
Bunker Hill, , Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1775
    Event Place: Bunker Hill, , Massachusetts, USA

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