Cherney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cherney family

Early History of the Cherney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cherney research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1791, 1793, 1800, 1857 and 1880 are included under the topic Early Cherney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cherney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cherney, Chernay, Cherne, Czerne, Czerney, Czerny, Czernay, Chernie, Chernee, Charnie, Charnee, Charney, Charnay, Czarny, Charni, Charny, Czarni, Cerney and many more.

Early Notables of the Cherney family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Cherney were Karl Czerny (1791-1857), who was a student of Beethoven and who afterward became a great pianist and teacher. He was an excellent pianoforte teacher and prolific composer, born at Vienna Feb. 21, 1791. His father, a cultivated musician, taught him the pianoforte when quite a child, and at the age of ten he could play by heart the principal compositions of all the best masters. He gained much from his intercourse with Wenzel Krumpholz the violinist, a great friend of his parents, and a passionate admirer of Beethoven. Having inspired him...
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Migration of the Cherney family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Cerney, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1848. M. Charney settled in Texas around the middle of the nineteenth century; while John Czerny settled in America in 1871..