Brief Life History of Horatio Nelson
When Horatio Nelson Cheney was born on 27 December 1805, in Rutland Town, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Timothy Cheney III, was 31 and his mother, Amity Submit Warner, was 25. He married Marsylva Jemima Chapman on 6 February 1833. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. In 1841, his occupation is listed as weighmaster of u.s. customs dept. in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States. He died on 20 August 1841, in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 35.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Reminscences of Syracuse
Spouse and Children
1805–1841 Male
1813–1891 Female
Children (4)
1834–1911 Male
1836–1840 Female
1838–1922 Female
1840–1843 Male
Parents and Siblings
1774– Male
1780–1827 Female
Siblings (8)
1799–1869 Female
1800–1823 Male
1802–1880 Male
1805–1841 Male
1808–1871 Male
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World Events (8)
1808
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1812
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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Name Meaning
English: variant of Chaney with the same etymology as in 2 below.
French: topographic name for someone who lived by or in an oak wood, from Old French chesnai ‘oak grove’ (from chesne ‘oak’), or a habitational name from any of several places called (Le) Cheney, e.g. in Haute-Savoie, named with this word. Compare Chesney .
French Canadian: altered form of French Chesnay or Chenay, topographic names with the same meaning and etymology as in 2 above, or habitational names from (Le) Chesnay or (Le) Chenay, names of several places in the northwestern part of France, based on Old French chesnai ‘oak grove’. Compare Chenette and Chenier 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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