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John Glenn

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John Glenn

First American to orbit Earth

    Richard Cheney

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    • 9th Great-grandfather of John Glenn — 12th Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • 3058 
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    • Birth Date:
    • ABT 1625 
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    • Death Date:
    • from 06 MAR 1685/1686 to 16 AUG 1688 
    • Death Location:
    • Anne Arundel County, Maryland 
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    • Marriage Date:
    • BEF 1649 
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    • Notes: 

    • Richard Cheney's surname is also seen as Cheyney.

      There seems to be some disagreement as to the names of Richard Cheney's wives. One of his wives appears to have been named Elizabeth, but other sources give Charity and Elinor as his wives.

  • Additional marriages for Richard Cheney

    • Spouse:
    • Eleanor Pindal
    • Marriage Date:
    • ABT 1668

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  • Sources for Richard Cheney

    • 1 Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Baltimore, Maryland: Reprinted for Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing Company (2007), Vol. 3, pp. 657-658.
    • 3 Cheney, Lynne, Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family, New York: Threshold Editions (2009), Chart on pages 308-309.
    • 4 Doliante, Sharon J., Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (1991), 105-108.
    • 5 Hall, Thomas John, 3rd, The Hall Family of West River and Kindred Families, Denton, Maryland: Rue Publishing Co. (1941), 245.
    • 6 Newman, Harry Wright, Mareen Duvall of Middle Plantation: A Genealogical History of Mareen Duvall, Gent., of the Province of Maryland . . ., Washington: Published by the author (1952), 148.
    • 7 Orrell, Reverdy Lewin, III, Descendants of Richard Cheney of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Catonsville, Maryland: Reverdy Lewin Orrell, III (1997), 1.