1677 - 1737 (60 years)
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Name |
Benjamin Cheney |
Born |
1 May 1677 |
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3] |
Land/House |
say 1690 [4] |
Benjamin had a share in the town of Ashburnham in the right of a younger brother who died in the campaign of 1690, but he never occupied it. |
Married |
22 Feb 1699 |
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
Martha Royal, the daughter of William and Mary Royal. She was born on 6 September 1679 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. On 17 January 1758, Martha, then a widow, sold the family homestead to her son, Jacob. She died on Friday 21 August 1767 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Mas, at age 87 years, 11 months and 15 days.
Issue:
1. John Cheney (1700-____)
2. Benjamin Cheney (1703-____)
3. Deborah Cheney (1704-____)
4. Benjamin Cheney (1706-____)
5. Jacob Cheney (1709-____)
6. Mary Cheney (1712-____)
7. Samuel Cheney (1716-____)
8. Jacob Cheney (1719-____) |
Occupation |
say 1700 [4] |
He was a cordwainer. |
Died |
17 Dec 1737 |
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [2] |
Buried |
Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [4] |
- Here Lyes
ye Body of
Benjamin Cheney
who died
Decr ye
17th 1737
in ye 61st year of his age
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Siblings |
6 siblings |
| 1. Deborah Cheney , b. 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts , d. 7 May 1663, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 1 years) | | 2. William Cheney , b. 30 Mar 1663/64, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts , d. 10 Jul 1664, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) | | 3. Deborah Cheney , b. 1 Nov 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  | | 4. William Cheney , b. 27 Jul 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  | | 5. John Cheney , b. 05 Jan 1673/74, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  | | 6. Benjamin Cheney , b. 1 May 1677, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. 17 Dec 1737, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years) | | 7. Abiel Cheney , b. 26 Nov 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. 17 Dec 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) | |
Person ID |
I15097 |
Last Modified |
5 Aug 2018 |
Father |
William Cheney, b. 1636/37, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. 22 Sep 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 44 years) |
Mother |
Deborah Wiswel, c. 30 May 1641, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts , d. 26 Feb 1717/18, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 76 years) |
Married |
say 1657 |
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
Family ID |
F163 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 1 May 1677 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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 | Married - 22 Feb 1699 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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 | Died - 17 Dec 1737 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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 | Buried - - Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S897] anonymous. "Marriages, Births, and Deaths in Dorchester, Mass. 1648-1683" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862), Secondary Source.
- [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897), Secondary Source.
- [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887), Secondary Source.
- [S1062] Trask, William B. "Inscriptions from the Old Burial Ground in Dorchester, Ms.", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VI, 1852).
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