Hannah
CHENEY
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Born: abt. 1738 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Hannah married William JANES 12 October 1757 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
William JANES was born 30 October 1726 in Lebanon, Connecticut, USA. William died 15 May 1810 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville).
Hannah CHENEY died 13 April 1806 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Hannah CHENEY
William JANESMarriage date: 12 October 1757
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of William JANES and Hannah CHENEY
Peleg Cheney JANESDied: 25 June 1834, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Simon JANESDied: 29 December 1849, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
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1757 Marriage / PartnerHannah CHENEY and William JANES 12 October 1757, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
1760 Birth of ChildPeleg Cheney JANES was born 2 December 1760, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)
1781 Birth of ChildSimon JANES was born 22 October 1781, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Marriage of ChildPeleg Cheney JANES married 24 January 1784, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to Martha "Patty" COY (COYE)
Death — 180613 April 1806
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Last updated: 2/24/2025 2:21:20 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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