Benjamin Cheney was born 6 January 1698 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts to Peter Cheney (1663-1746) and Mary Holmes (1667-1746) and died 17 June 1760 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Long (1696-1759) 12 November 1724 in Hartford County, Connecticut.
Biography
Benjamin Cheney {b,e,wb} was born 6 Jan 1697/98 {b} or 1698/99 {e} in Newbury (Essex) Massachusetts, and died in 1760. The death date is unknown, but adminstration of the estate was given to sons Benjamin and Timothy on 17 Jun 1760. Benjamin married 12 Nov 1724 in Hartford (Hartford) Connecticut, Elizabeth Long, daughter of Thomas Long and Sarah Elmer. Elizabeth was born in 1696 in Windsor (Hartford) Connecticut, and died 3 Nov 1759 in East Hartford (Hartford) Connecticut.
Benjamin and Elizabeth had six children:
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Banjamin Cheney (1725-) | |||
| Elizabeth Cheney (1728-1798) | |||
| Timothy Cheney (1731-1795) | 10 May 1731 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | 17 September 1795 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | Mary Olcott (1734-1786) |
| Asahel Cheney (1737-1763) | |||
| Silas Cheney (1742-1791) | 1742 South Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut | 5 September 1791 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | Sarah Ely (1746-1813) |
| Asahel Cheney (1751-1763) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nicholas Cheney (1692-1774) | |||
| Rhoda Cheney (1695-) | |||
| Benjamin Cheney (1698-1760) | 6 January 1698 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 17 June 1760 East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | Elizabeth Long (1696-1759) |
