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Abiel Cheney

Birth	:	21 Mar 1695 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	20 Mar 1785 Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	South Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8725014, -71.9638977
Description	:	Genealogy: Charles Henry Pope, The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston : C.H. Pope, 1897), p. 60-62. "Abiel (William, Thomas, William) born in Roxbury May 21, 1795, married in Pomfret, Conn. May 3, 1720, Marah Waldo, b. in 1696; d. Dec. 2, 1787. He learned the trade of blacksmith, probably under his quardian, Daniel Holbrook. He worked some time in Boston; then removed to Pomfret, Conn. After the death of his brother Thomas in 1714, he joined William in a sale to Jonathan Draper of some land near Dedham line which Thomas bequeathed tothem. Feb. 8, 1716/17,... Read More	Genealogy: Charles Henry Pope, The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston : C.H. Pope, 1897), p. 60-62. "Abiel (William, Thomas, William) born in Roxbury May 21, 1795, married in Pomfret, Conn. May 3, 1720, Marah Waldo, b. in 1696; d. Dec. 2, 1787. He learned the trade of blacksmith, probably under his quardian, Daniel Holbrook. He worked some time in Boston; then removed to Pomfret, Conn. After the death of his brother Thomas in 1714, he joined William in a sale to Jonathan Draper of some land near Dedham line which Thomas bequeathed tothem. Feb. 8, 1716/17, he sold to his brother, William Cheney of Roxbury, carpenter, for L300 his share in a dwelling house and other buildings and 30 acres of land in Roxbury; one half of 5 1/2 of fresh meadow in Roxbury ' being half of elevenacres of salt marsh in similar co-partnership, also all his rights in Woodstock. Hailing from Boston, he purchased of Samuel Waldo for L130, a messuage and a tract of land in Pomfret and land adjoining the line of Woodstock Nov. 13, 1716.He purchased another tract of Anthony and William Stoddard, Nov. 9, 1719. His brother, Wm. of Roxbury, bought 30 acres of land in Pomfret from his step-father, Josiah Sabin for L300, and presented it to his namesake, Abiel's son William. Hesold Abiel all his property in that vicinity in 1746. Abiel resided south of the Mashamoquet, on land bought of Major Fitch, east of Newichewanna Brook. Chosen a town officer in 1724, one of the founders of the United English Library for thePropagation of Christian and Useful Knowledge in Pomfret, Sept. 25, 1739 to which his subscription was Abiel Cheney, blacksmith, ten pounds."

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Abiel Cheney's memorial is located at: South Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham County, USA.
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Abiel Cheney death on 20 Mar 1785 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 41.8725014
Longitude: -71.9638977

Family Members:

Parent

William Cheney

(1663 - 1695)

Rebecca Newell Sabin

(1663 - 1717)

Spouse

Mary Waldo Cheney

(1696 - 1787)

Children

Lucy Cheney Grosvenor

(1721 - 1792)

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