911. (772.) ASA KNEELAND17 (Timothy16, Joseph15, Edward14, Edward13, Edward12, John11, William10, James9, Alexander8, William7, William6, John5, John4, John3, James2, Alexander1 ). Son of Timothy and Hannah (Stone) Kneeland, b. at Gardner, Mass., Sept. 20, 1771; m. Hannah Cheney, of Orange, Mass., Jan. 5, 1797. [missing paragraphs can be found on Asa Kneeland's page]
Hannah (Cheney) Kneeland was the daughter of Ebenezer and Hannah (Gould) Cheney, and was born Aug. 18, 1777, at Orange, Mass, her father, Ebenezer Cheney, was the son of William and Joanna (Thayer) Cheney. He was born in Mendon, Mass., July 10, 1741, and served as Sergeant in Capt. Wen Jones' company in the French and Indian War, and was at Ticonderoga under Gen. Amherst. The gun, cartridge box and powder horn which he carried are now in the possession of one of his descendants — Hon. Henry E. Turner, of Lowville, N. Y. Upon the horn is cut "Ebenezer Cheney, Ticonderoga." He also served in the War of the Revolution, in Capt. Moses Harvey's company, of Col. David Wells' regiment, enlisting May 10, 1777. His father, William Cheney, was the last of five successive generations of William Cheneys, the first of which came to America from Stafford, England, prior to 1635.
Name: Ebenezer Cheney.
Given Name: Ebenezer.
Surname: Cheney.
Source:
APID 1,3599::2175816.
Source:
APID 1,7853::140661.
Source:
APID 1,70582::218059.
[5][6][7][8][9][10]Born
19 JUL 1741.
Massachusetts
Source:
APID 1,3599::2175816.
Source:
APID 1,70582::218059.
[5][8]Died Y.
14 November 1828.
Orange, Massachusetts.
Source:
APID 1,70582::218059.
[5][8]Residence
1790
Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
[7]
1800
Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
[10]
Massachusetts
[6]
Massachusetts, United States.
[6]Buried
North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.
Source:
APID 1,70582::218059.
[8]
Sources
↑
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Page: v 7; Digital film/folder number: 007011111; FHL microfilm: 855377; Image number: 13; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I11741-7
FamilySearch Record: Q29P-MNC1 (accessed 4 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-6FMC
Ebenezer Cheney born on 10 Jul 1741, son of William Cheney & Joanna, in Mendon, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
↑
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007725627; FHL microfilm: 599198
FamilySearch Record: VQX8-6R2 (accessed 4 November 2023)
Ebenezer Cheney born on 10 Jul 1741, son of William Cheney & Joanna, in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay.
↑
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007821602; FHL microfilm: 874025
FamilySearch Record: FCG3-YHJ (accessed 4 November 2023)
Ebenezer Cheeney baptism on 19 Jul 1741, son of William Cheeney & Joanna, in Milford, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7Y-5NY : 17 October 2017), Ebenezer Cheney and Hannah Gould, 18 Oct 1776; citing Marriage Notice, Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, various town clerks and local churches, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 007579490.
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Ebenezer Cheney
Application State: Massachusetts
Second Applicant Name: Abigail Cheney
Archive Publication Number: M804
Archive Roll Number: 530
Total Pages in Packet: 19
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Ebenezer Cheney
Marriage: 18 Oct 1776 Warwick, Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Hannah Gould - 2nd wife
U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
Ebenezer Cheney Gender: Male
Military Date: 22 Jan 1778
Military Place: Massachusetts, USA
State or Army Served: Massachusetts
Regiment: Brook's Regiment
Rank: Private
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Ebenezer & Hannah (Gould)Cheney children of:
Hannah 8 Aug 1777 • Warwick
Beulah 26 Jan 1784 • Warwick 3 Apr 1853 • Warwick
Susanna 10 May 1785
Mark 29 Sep 1788
Luke 13 Jul 1790
Lydia 13 Jul 1793
Matthew 13 Feb 1798
Silence 5 Dec 1800
Mary 7 Aug 1803
1790 United States Federal Census
Ebenr Cheney
Home in 1790: Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 2
Free White Persons - Females: 6
Number of Household Members: 10
1800 United States Federal Census
Ebenezer Cheney
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Orange, Hampshire, MA
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 10
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Mendon Births, Marriages and Death
Franklin County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1812-1910 Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) Case 866: Will
Source: S_750540607 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1999 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 4110
Source: S_750540705 1800 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 7590
Source: S_751190218 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 60525
Source: S_787455916 1790 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 5058
Source: S_787659232 U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 1995
Source: S_789830429 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2011 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 2495
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