Maria CHENEY

Born

8 January 1807 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Died

29 November 1854 , Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

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Joel CHENEY Naomi BATCHELLER

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Born: 8 January 1807 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joel CHENEY

Mother: Naomi BATCHELLER

Paternal grandparents: Thomas CHENEY , Eunice GLEASON

Maternal grandparents: Elijah BATCHELLER (BATCHELDER) , Elizabeth MUNGER

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Maria married John Ward WELLS 28 January 1826 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
John Ward WELLS was born 8 November 1794 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. John Ward died 4 November 1872 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA.

Maria CHENEY died 29 November 1854 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA.
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Maria CHENEY married

John Ward WELLS
Marriage date: 28 January 1826
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of John Ward WELLS and Maria CHENEY

Louisa M WELLS

Born: 7 November 1826, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 5 October 1831, , Connecticut, USA

Harriet Cheney WELLS

Born: 2 October 1828, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 26 October 1832,

Hiram Cheney WELLS

Born: 8 September 1830, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 21 November 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Phebe WELLS

Born: 30 January 1833, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 18 August 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Caroline A WELLS

Born: 26 June 1835, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 June 1837, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Lewis Judson WELLS

Born: 29 March 1837, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 28 April 1904, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Albert Warren WELLS

Born: 9 May 1839, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 5 March 1897, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA

John Wesley WELLS

Born: 29 October 1842, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 15 March 1868, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

George Washington WELLS

Born: 15 April 1846, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Died: 30 September 1912, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Eliza MCGREGORY 25 September 1869 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Birth — 1807
8 January 1807
Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Maria CHENEY and John Ward WELLS 28 January 1826, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 19 years old.

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1826 Birth of Child
Louisa M WELLS was born 7 November 1826, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 19 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Birth of Child
Harriet Cheney WELLS was born 2 October 1828, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 21 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1830 Birth of Child
Hiram Cheney WELLS was born 8 September 1830, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 23 years old.

1831 Death of Child
Louisa M WELLS died 5 October 1831, , Connecticut, USA

Maria was 24 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Phebe WELLS was born 30 January 1833, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 26 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Caroline A WELLS was born 26 June 1835, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 28 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Lewis Judson WELLS was born 29 March 1837, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 30 years old.

1837 Death of Child
Caroline A WELLS died 16 June 1837, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 30 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Albert Warren WELLS was born 9 May 1839, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 32 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
John Wesley WELLS was born 29 October 1842, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 35 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Birth of Child
George Washington WELLS was born 15 April 1846, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Maria was 39 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

Death — 1854
29 November 1854
Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 47.