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Cheney Genealogy & History

Cheney stems from the Old French chesne or chesnai, from medieval Latin casnetum, meaning oak tree or grove. The name is both locational and a nickname, denoting either someone who lived near a oak or had a heart of oak. Cheney family history tells that the first known recording of the name is of Radulfus de Caisned in the Domesday Book in Sussex, England, in 1086. Some members of Cheney genealogy are motorcycle designer and manufacturer Eric Cheney and clergyman, abolitionist, and Bates College founder Oren Burbank Cheny.


Cheney Birth Records

NameBirth DateDeath DateLocation
A Morelle Cheney-- --, 1931July 12,2009NY
Barbara Cheney-- --, 1918March 21,2007ME
Caddo Cheney-- --, 1897September 5,1990OK
Daisy Cheney-- --, 1912April 21,2001NY

Cheney Death Records

NameBirth DateDeath DateLocation
E Adele Cheney-- --, 1922June 14,1990Newfield,NY
Fannie Cheney-- --, 1886March ,1977Minneapolis,MN
Gabrielle Cheney-- --, 1912February 18,1995Wethersfield,CT
H Brewin Cheney-- --, 1925July 7,2006Laguna Niguel,CA

Cheney Marriage Records

NameSpouseMarriage DateLocation
Bryan CheneyHolland FairchildJune 25,2005Wake, NC
Donald CheneyAnnette SneadJune 15,2002Wake, NC
Floyd CheneyDonna TidwellAugust 10,2001Angelina, TX
John CheneyGerry LilesFebruary 15,1969Wake, NC

Most Common Surnames After Cheney

2085th: Driver2086th: De Marco
2087th: Greenfield2088th: Parrott
2089th: Hein2090th: Churchill
2091st: Akins2092nd: Castaneda
2093rd: Bouchard2094th: McKinnon

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