Moses Cheney, SR. was born 1715 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts to Edmund Cheney (1696-1761) and Mary Plummer (1694-1748) and died 21 February 1759 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Whitten (1720-) 23 October 1740 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Biography
Moses Cheney, son of Edmund Cheney (1696-1761) and Mary Plummer (1694-1748), was born in Newbury MA on 26 Nov 1715, and died that part of Newbury called Byfield, 21 Feb 1759. He married 23 Oct 1740 to Sarah Shiton of Rowley.
On 18 Dec 1754 he bought a house and tract of land in Byfield. Of his childre, the first was born in Newbury and the otherw were baptized in Byfield.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Moses Cheney (1736-1793) | |||
| Elias Cheney (1741-1832) | 20 February 1741 Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts | March 1832 Thornton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire | Jane Plummer (1741-1767) Ruth Jackman (1741-1774) Hannah Pike (1742-1832) |
| Sarah Cheney (1745-) | |||
| Johnathan Cheney (1747-) | |||
| Mary Cheney (1750-) | |||
| Sarah Cheney (1750-1820) | |||
| Mary Cheney (1752-) | |||
| Edmund Cheney (1752-1758) | |||
| Rachel Cheney (1754-1761) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Moses Cheney (1715-1759) | 1715 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 21 February 1759 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | Sarah Whitten (1720-) |
| Mary Cheney (1719-) | |||
| Edmond Cheney (1719-1761) | |||
| Peter Cheney (1721-) | |||
| Martha Cheney (1724-) | |||
| John Cheney (1731-1818) | |||
| Sarah Cheney (1733-) | |||
| Mary Cheney (1722-) | |||
References
- New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 2, pg 620, by William R Cutter.
- Cheney Family Ancestry
- Elias Cheney Immigrant Ancestors
- John Cheney List of Famous Descendants