Person:William Cheney (52)

Watchers
William Cheney
b.Abt 1784
m. 3 Jun 1779
  1. Stephen Danforth Cheney1781 - 1865
  2. Sally CheneyAbt 1782 -
  3. William CheneyAbt 1784 - 1850
  4. Thomas Cheney1789 - 1864
  5. Eliza CheneyAbt 1790 -
Facts and Events
Name William Cheney
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] Abt 1784
Death[1][2] 26 Oct 1850 Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Burial[2] Forest Hill Cemetery, East Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 463, in Pope, Charles Henry. The Cheney Genealogy. (Boston, Mass.: Charles H. Pope, 1897)
    p. 415, 416.

    WILLIAM, b.1784, m. Aug. 3, 1811, Sophey Boyes of Londonderry, b. in 1790. She d. Oct 26, 1846. Sept. 30, 1808, Joseph Danforth and William Cheney bought land in Londonderry. He resided in Derry, N.H. Was a famous dealer in horses. The name "Cheney Village" was given to a group of buildings near Derry depot where he and others of the name dwelt. He d. Oct. 26, 1850. In his will probated Nov. 13, 1850, he made bequests to his sons, George W. and Barrett H. Cheney and his daughters, Adaline, wife of William Crombie, and Sophia, wife of John L. Pollard, of Nashua, N.H.

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 William Cheney, in Find A Grave.

    Birth: unknown
    Death: Oct. 26, 1850

    Age 66. Husband of Sophia
    Note: stone broken & on ground.