Phoebe Cheney was born in 1848, in Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of John William Cheney and Ann Lavender. She married John Crawley on 21 March 1868, in Great Gidding, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years.
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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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