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William Tenney 1723–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1723

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1783

Death Location: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Father: William Tenney

Mother: Mehitable Pearson

Spouse(s): Anna Jewett

Children(s): Benjamin Sr

In 1723, William Tenney entered the world in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Rowley Tenney And Mehitable Pearson. William Tenney married Anna Jewett, and had children including Benjamin Tenney Sr. William Tenney passed away in 1783 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1723, William Tenney entered the world in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Rowley Tenney And Mehitable Pearson.
  • William Tenney married Anna Jewett, and had children including Benjamin Tenney Sr.
  • William Tenney passed away in 1783 in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Tenney
1698–1784
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mehitable Pearson
1695–1774
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Jewett
1726–1794
Birth Location: Rowley, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Benjamin Sr
1746–1790
Birth Location: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
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William Tenney's Ancestors

Self
William Tenney
1723–1783
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Rowley Tenney
1698–1784
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mehitable Pearson
1695–1774
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Mary Hardy
1671–1715
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Hannah (Thurston (m.) Pearson)
1659–1731
Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr.
1635–1716
Mary Jackman
1648–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1611–1694
Joanna James
1620–1700

William Tenney's Descendants

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William Tenney (19 Jul 1723–22 Mar 1783) m. Anna Jewett (9 July 1726–1 July 1794)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Tenney) Sr 1746–1790 m. Ruth (Blanchard) Hudson 1751–1831
    1. 1. Lucy TENNEY 1779–1828 m. Joshua (FOSTER) III 1757–1823
      1. 1. Benjamin (Tenney) Foster 1813–1868 m. Abigail Howard 1815–1885
        1. 1. Addison (Howard) Foster 1838–1906 m. Susan (Morton) Houghton 1838–1924

William Tenney's Timeline

3 Records

1723
19 Jul 1723
Birth of William Tenney in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1745
7 Nov 1745
Age 22
William Tenney was married in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1783
22 Mar 1783
Age 60
Death of William Tenney in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1723
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1745
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1783
    Event Place: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
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