Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Henry  AMIDON

  (b. 8 February 1699 Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 5 March 1778 Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Henry AMIDON was born 8 February 1699 in Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Henry AMIDON was the child of ?   and   ?

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Henry  married  Melitiah CHENEY 31 March 1718 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Melitiah CHENEY  was born 14 October 1690 in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA (Harding).  Melitiah died 17 May 1780 in Ashford, Connecticut, USA.  Melitiah was the child of Joseph CHENEY and Hannah THURSTON.

Henry AMIDON died 5 March 1778 in Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Henry AMIDON married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Melitiah CHENEY-- Date: 31 March 1718 Place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Melitiah CHENEY was the child of Joseph CHENEY and Hannah THURSTON




Children of Henry AMIDON and Melitiah CHENEY:

flag male ancestor Jacob AMIDON (AMIDOWN) (b.28 February 1720, Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay  d. 20 October 1790, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Grave has been locatedAmerican Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor Joseph AMIDON (b.20 April 1725, Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay  d. 27 November 1810, Navarino, Onondaga, New York, USA)
m. Patience CHAFFEE 1762 in Ashford, Connecticut, USA



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birth1699 Birth
8 February 1699
Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1718 Marriage / Partner
Henry AMIDON and Melitiah CHENEY 31 March 1718, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

He was 19 years old.
1720 Birth of Child
Jacob AMIDON (AMIDOWN) was born 28 February 1720, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 21 years old.
1725 Birth of Child
Joseph AMIDON was born 20 April 1725, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 26 years old.
death1778 Death
5 March 1778
Ashford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 79.

Henry is buried at: Windham Center Cemetery Windham Windham County Connecticut, USA
Added: 7/6/2016 6:21:57 PM - Updated: 3/16/2025 12:54:28 AM
Did You Know?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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