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- Margaret had a breakdown after William died. In the Church records of thetime, it was noted that: "Margaret Cheany widow having been long bound bySatan under a melancholick distemper, (above 10 or 11 yeares) which madeher wholy neglect her Calling & live mopishly, this day (24 Mar 1673)gave thanks to God for loosing her chain & confessing & bewailing hersinful yielding to temptation"
Despite William's careful provision for Margaret in his will, herwidowhood was not without financial problems. She petitioned the courtregarding her son Thomas' treatment of her, to which it responded: "Inanswer to the petition of Margaret Cheeny, widdow: The Court Orders thatThomas Cheeny her Son pay unto his sd Mother Five pounds in mony everyquarter of the yeare, yearely
for the improvement of the Estate left by his Father & give her goodassurance of her living peaceably with him, otherwise that hee leave thehouse; the Estate being judged to bee worth twenty five pound in mony perannum (Suffolk County Court, 749, dated 31 October 1676)".
Two years later Margaret married Mr Burge (or Burges or Burdge) and movedto Boston. She was dismissed from the Roxbury church on April 9, 1682 andwas received by the old South Church, Boston on May 19, 1682 - each clerkrefered to her as the "widow Cheney."
She made a will on 9/23/1686, and died sometime later that year.According to an entry in the Roxbury church records, Margaret was buriedbeside her former husband at Roxbury.
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Abt 1604 - 1686 (~ 82 years)