1704 - 1756 (52 years)
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Name |
William Cheney |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
7 Feb 1703/04 |
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3] |
Occupation |
say 1724 (Age 20) [1] |
He was a joiner and farmer. |
Religion |
1741 (Age 37) [1, 2] |
He was dismissed from the church in Mendon to help form the church in Milford in 1741. |
History |
25 Nov 1741 [1] |
He signed a petition of the residents that lived east of the Mill River, to form a new town, which in 1780 was incorporated as Milford. |
Offices Held |
1742 to 1747 (Age 38) [1, 2] |
He was the clerk of the precinct of Milford from its inception until 1747. |
Religion |
say 1742 (Age 38) [2] |
According to Ballou (1882) , he and his wife "were original members of the Cong. ch.; though the fr[William] fell under serious censure toward the end of his days, on account of intemperate habits. He was a man of ability, a good penman for those times." |
Death |
18 Jul 1756 |
Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
Siblings |
5 Siblings |
| 1. Margaret Cheney, b. 30 Aug 1695, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 2. Sarah Cheney, b. 15 Feb 1698/99, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 3. Hester Cheney, b. 17 Jun 1701, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts | + | 4. William Cheney, b. 7 Feb 1703/04, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jul 1756, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years) ▻ Joanna Thayer, m. 20 May 1726 | | 5. Ebenezer Cheney, b. 20 Nov 1706, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years) | | 6. Abigail Cheney, b. 21 Sep 1709, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts | |
Person ID |
I134 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
5 Aug 2018 |
Father |
William Cheney, b. 3 Aug 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1 Jul 1753, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Margaret d. 1 Apr 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Marriage |
say 1694 |
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 27 years and 4 months - She : ??. |
Family ID |
F165 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Joanna Thayer, b. 18 Aug 1706, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
Marriage |
20 May 1726 |
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 22 years and 3 months - She : 19 years and 9 months. |
Children |
| 1. Joanna Cheney, b. 26 May 1728, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 2. Suzanna Cheney, b. 23 Jul 1730, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 5 Nov 1736, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 6 years) |
| 3. Wales Cheney, b. 31 Aug 1732, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 27 Mar 1825, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 92 years) |
| 4. Nathaniel Cheney, b. 24 Feb 1733/34, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1795, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years) |
| 5. Mary Cheney, b. 27 Jul 1736, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 4 Jun 1777, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 40 years) |
| 6. Caleb Cheney, b. 12 Jan 1738/39, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 5 Jul 1800, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 61 years) |
| 7. Ebenezer Cheney, b. 10 Jul 1741, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 14 Nov 1828, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 87 years) |
| 8. Abigail Cheney, b. 20 Nov 1743, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 9. William Cheney, b. 18 May 1746, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 10 Sep 1829, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) |
+ | 10. Levi Cheney, b. 23 Nov 1756, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Apr 1847, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 90 years) |
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Family ID |
F166 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
6 Aug 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 7 Feb 1703/04 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 20 May 1726 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Joanna Cheney - 26 May 1728 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Suzanna Cheney - 23 Jul 1730 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Wales Cheney - 31 Aug 1732 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Nathaniel Cheney - 24 Feb 1733/34 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Mary Cheney - 27 Jul 1736 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Caleb Cheney - 12 Jan 1738/39 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Ebenezer Cheney - 10 Jul 1741 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Abigail Cheney - 20 Nov 1743 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - William Cheney - 18 May 1746 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 18 Jul 1756 - Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Levi Cheney - 23 Nov 1756 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897).
- [S461] Ballou, Adin. History of the Town of Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts From its First Settlement to 1881, ( Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, & Co., 1882).
- [S1011] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 , (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1920).
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