William Cheney

1704 - 1756  (52 years)

• Name	William Cheney
  Birth	7 Feb 1703/04	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Occupation	say 1724 (19 years)  [1]
  He was a joiner and farmer.
  Religion	1741 (36 years)  [1, 2]
  He was dismissed from the church in Mendon to help form the church in Milford in 1741.
  History	25 Nov 1741 (37 years)  [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 (37 years)  [1, 2]
  He was the clerk of the precinct of Milford from its inception until 1747.
  Religion	say 1742 (37 years)  [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, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Siblings	1 brother and 4 sisters
  1. Margaret Cheney,   b. 30 Aug 1695, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Sarah Cheney,   b. 15 Feb 1698/99, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Hester Cheney,   b. 17 Jun 1701, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 4. William Cheney,   b. 7 Feb 1703/04, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jul 1756, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 52 years) ▻ Joanna Thayer,  m. 20 May 1726   5. Ebenezer Cheney,   b. 20 Nov 1706, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 33 years)   6. Abigail Cheney,   b. 21 Sep 1709, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John Cheney of Fen Ditton   d. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret   d. 1 Apr 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I134	Roy Line
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	William Cheney,   b. 3 Aug 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Jul 1753, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Margaret   d. 1 Apr 1740, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Joanna Thayer,   b. 18 Aug 1706, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   Other Partners: Deacon Nathan Peniman  m. 28 May 1760
  Marriage	20 May 1726	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 3 months - She : 19 years and 9 months.
  Children	6 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Joanna Cheney,   b. 26 May 1728, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Suzanna Cheney,   b. 23 Jul 1730, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Nov 1736, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 6 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Wales Cheney,   b. 31 Aug 1732, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Mar 1825, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 92 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Nathaniel Cheney,   b. 24 Feb 1733/34, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1795, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Mary Cheney,   b. 27 Jul 1736, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Jun 1777, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Caleb Cheney,   b. 12 Jan 1738/39, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Jul 1800, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Ebenezer Cheney,   b. 10 Jul 1741, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Nov 1828, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Abigail Cheney,   b. 20 Nov 1743, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. William Cheney,   b. 18 May 1746, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Sep 1829, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 10. Levi Cheney,   b. 23 Nov 1756, Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 18 Apr 1847, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years) ▻ Mary Hill  m. After 4 Jun 1772;   Sarah Ballou  m. 20 Jan 1820
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1William Cheney(7 Feb 1703/04 – 1756) 2William Cheney(1666 – 1753) 4William Cheney(1636/37 – 1681) 8William Cheney(5 Feb 1598/99 – 1667) 16John Cheney of Bennington(Abt 1568 – 16 Mar 1623/24) 17Elizabeth( – 1614) 9Margaret Cule(1612 – 1686) 18 19 5Sarah Daniels(1638 – ) 10Robert Daniels(Abt 1592 – 1655) 20 21 11Elizabeth Morse(6 Mar 1605/06 – 1643) 22Samuel Morse(1576 – 1654) 23Elizabeth Jasper(30 Jan 1579/80 – 1655) 3Margaret( – 1740) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Feb 1703/04 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 20 May 1726 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 18 Jul 1756 - Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [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).