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Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.134, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Matilda Delano Cheney
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.134, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Matilda Delano Cheney

1922 - 2016
BiographyMatilda Cheney was the only child of Gen. Sherwood Alfred Cheney (1873-1949) and Louise Delano (1891-1923). She was born on 2 November 1922 in Peking (Beijing), China, where her father served in the military.

She married Tully Robinson Wise (1912-1981) in 1952. After his death, she married William John Millard (1918-1994) in 1988.

Matilda died on 4 April 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia.
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