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immigrant flag female ancestor  Eleanor  CHENEY

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abt. 1626 ,  England
Died
29 September 1678 ,  Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Born: abt. 1626 in England

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Eleanor  married  Humphrey JOHNSON 20 March 1642 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Humphrey JOHNSON  was born abt. 1620 in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England.  Humphrey died 24 July 1693 in Hingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay. 

Eleanor CHENEY died 29 September 1678 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Eleanor CHENEY

Eleanor CHENEY married immigrant flag male ancestor Humphrey JOHNSON
Marriage date: 20 March 1642
Marriage place: Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*

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marriage1642 Marriage / Partner
Eleanor CHENEY and Humphrey JOHNSON 20 March 1642, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
1646 Birth of Child
Mehitable JOHNSON was born 29 March 1646, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
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1666 Birth of Child
Nathaniel JOHNSON was born 19 January 1666, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
DeathDeath — 1678
29 September 1678
Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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