About Abbey Perkins Cheney
Lived 1851 – 1970 (aged 118). Abbey Perkins Cheney was an American pianist.
Abigail Perkins Cheney (November 18, 1851 – April 3, 1970) was an American musical educator.
Early life Abbey (also Abigail or Abbie) Perkins was born on November 18, 1851, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In her old age, she still enjoyed the musical and literary pleasures of her daughter's San Francisco home.
Cheney is the author of What It Is That Heals.
Personal life In 1876, when Abbey Perkins returned to America from Germany, she was courted by a young musician, poet and litterateur, John Vance Cheney (born December 29, 1848, in Groveland, New York), whom she married and went to live together in California in 1876. They had two daughters, Janet Vance Cheney (born December 30, 1876) and Evelyn Hope Cheney (born September 19, 1881) and divorced in 1894.
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Who was Abbey Perkins Cheney?
American musical educator
When was Abbey Perkins Cheney born?
Abbey Perkins Cheney was born on 18 November 1851 in Milwaukee.
When did Abbey Perkins Cheney die?
Abbey Perkins Cheney died on 3 April 1970.
What was Abbey Perkins Cheney's occupation?
Abbey Perkins Cheney was a pianist.
What nationality was Abbey Perkins Cheney?
Abbey Perkins Cheney was American.
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