"Hannah Tenney, born in Rowley, Mass., 4 April, 1695, daughter of James and Abigail (Lambert); married in Newbury, Mass., 1 December, 1717, Nicholas Cheney, by Rev. Moses Hale. This was the year of 'the great snow'; many one-story houses were covered (Coffin). 'Love laughs at locksmiths' and 'will disregard a snow drift.'