In 17th-century Maryland, disease, childbirth, and the harsh conditions of frontier living claimed lives early and often.
Charity Cheney, wife of Richard, was an unfortunate victim.
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Author: Mark Jarvis
313 – An Archaeological Find
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, requires an archaeological survey before any new construction project begins.
In 1998, a routine survey for a housing subdivision near Riva Road uncovered something extraordinary: the remains of the 1658-era homestead of Richard and Charity Cheney.
What began as a compliance dig quickly evolved into a landmark discovery—Cheney Hill, perched atop a steep knoll overlooking the South River.
Continue reading312 – Life in South River Hundred
Richard and Charity Cheney lived near the South River in Anne Arundel County in the Province of Maryland.
In 1659, they had been granted one hundred acres of land, a grant named Cheney Hill.
Continue reading311 – Meet the Cheneys
We’ve written stories about three of our ancestor family pairs – Jarvis/Webb, Teply/Kloppenberg, and Gallagher/Riley. We’re exploring one more family pair – Cheney and Maninger.
In our last series, we followed our Maninger family from 1700s Germany to 1920 Kansas.
Now we’ll turn to stories of our Cheney family.
In this series, we’ll follow the Cheney family from their arrival in colonial Maryland in the mid-1600s, tracing their path through land grants, settlement records, and family trees. Their legacy begins on the banks of the South River, in a province founded on religious tolerance and new beginnings.
310 – Family Nibbles – Volume 11
Family Nibbles – Volume 11 is here! This book is about the lives of our Maninger ancestors from 1700 to 1920.
Continue reading309 – Maningers 1920
We’ve come to the end of this series of stories. We’ve followed our Maninger family from 1700s Germany to 1920 Kansas.
In our previous story, Emily Maninger graduated and became a registered nurse in 1920.
Here’s an update on the rest of the family, and some sneak previews of what’s to come.
Continue reading308 – Wichita School for Nurses
Emily Maninger enrolled in Wichita Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1917. She hoped to go to the front to care for the troops in World War I.
307 – Oil and War
Oil and war were interdependent. World War I was the first war to depend on submarines, tanks, airplanes and motorized transport. The American economy was also dependent on oil.
The Maningers got knee-deep in oil and war.
306 – School News
1916 had some significant school events. Mattie graduated in 8th grade. Other Maningers were off to college or vocational schools. Emily graduated from high school.
305 – Photos, Curly, Magdalena
Mabel Jennings had a photography studio in Harper. She’s the photographer of many of the photos of people and places in Harper.
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