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William Franklin CHENEY 1818 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 OCT 1818

Birth Location: Cheneyville, , , Louisiana, United States, Rapides

Death Date: 15 SEP 1883

Death Location: In Or Near Rapides, , , Louisiana, United States,

Father: William CHENEY

Mother: Elizabeth BEALER

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In 1818, William Franklin CHENEY entered the world in Cheneyville, , , Louisiana, United States, Rapides, born to William Fendin CHENEY and Elizabeth Rivers BEALER. William Franklin CHENEY passed away in 1883 in In Or Near Rapides, , , Louisiana, United States,.

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Biography

  • In 1818, William Franklin CHENEY entered the world in Cheneyville, , , Louisiana, United States, Rapides, born to William Fendin CHENEY and Elizabeth Rivers BEALER.
  • William Franklin CHENEY passed away in 1883 in In Or Near Rapides, , , Louisiana, United States,.

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William CHENEY's Ancestors

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William CHENEY
1818 – 1883
Birth Place: Cheneyville, , , Louisiana, United States, Rapides
Parents
William Fendin CHENEY
1778 – 1860
Edgefield County, , , South Carolina, Usa,
Elizabeth (Rivers) BEALER
1787 – 1833
Saint- Helena Parish, , Beaufort, South Carolina, United States,
Grandparents
John CHANEY
1732 – 1811
New Bern, , Craven, North Carolina, ,
Martha (Susan) FENDIN
1749 – 1795
Saint-Helena Island, , Beaufort, South Carolina, United States,
Great-Grandparents
James CHANEY
1706 – 1751
Mary JOHNSON
1710 – 1752
John FENDIN
1721 – 1765
Elizabeth THOMAS
1727 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William CHENEY's Timeline

2 Records

1818
24 OCT 1818
Birth of William Franklin CHENEY in Cheneyville, , , Louisiana, United States, Rapides
Cheneyville, , , Louisiana, United States, Rapides
1883
15 SEP 1883
Age 65
Death of William Franklin CHENEY in In Or Near Rapides, , , Louisiana, United States,
In Or Near Rapides, , , Louisiana, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1818
    Event Place: Cheneyville, , , Louisiana, United States, Rapides

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1883
    Event Place: In Or Near Rapides, , , Louisiana, United States,

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