William Cheever (abt. 1752)

Born about 18 Oct 1752 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Holmes) Cheever — married 10 Nov 1775 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia

Died [date unknown] in Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

William Cheever was born October 18, 1752^{[1] [2]}

On November 10, 1775, he married Rebecca Holmes, the daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Holmes of Liverpool^[2][3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880, John Alden, Volume 16, Part IV, page 46. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-<2015>.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia THE LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP BOOK, LIVERPOOL, QUEENS COUNTY, NOVA SCOTIA BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS; TRANSCRIPTION COMPILED AND EDITED BY ROBERT KIM STEVENS, which states:
   • on page 18 The children of the Rev. Israel Cheever and Esther, his wife: William Cheever was born in Darthmouth in New England [Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts], October the 18th, 17[blank].
   • on page 84 William Cheever, son of the Rev. Israel Cheever and Esther, his wife, was married to Rebecka Holmes, daughter of Benjamin Holmes and Rebecka, his wife, at Liverpool, the tenth day of November, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five.
3. ↑ The Diaries of Simeon Perkins, 1766-1780 (volume I) The Publications of the Champlain Society, Volume 29; AuthorSimeon Perkins; EditorHarold A. Innis; Published: 2013; eISBN: 9781442618602. See page 84 of Volume 1.1 for the marriage of Rebecca Holmes to Benjamin Cheever
4. ↑ "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5D-HZT : 13 February 2020), William Cheever, 1775.