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CHENEY, WALES5 (William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Aug.
31, 1732; m. Sarah Whitney, Nov. 10, 1756; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, b., date not found. Their chn. were, -
JOSIAH, b. Aug. 9, 1757; untraced.
NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 1, 1758; m. Elizabeth Hudson, Hol., Feb. 19, 1789.
DAVID, b., no date found; m .; said to have set. in Orange.
NATHAN, b. May 4, 1765; m .; set., lived, and d. in Orange.
LYDIA, b. May 4, 1767; m. John Corbett, April 6, 1786.
ASA, b. Dec. 20, 1769; m. Roxana Pitman, June 16, 1799.
AMOS, b. Sept. 26, 1771; untraced.
ANNA, b. April 21, 1773; m. Otis Butterworth, Bell., March 25, 1798.
ALEXANDER, b. Oct. 8, 1780; a worthy man and citizen; lived and d. in Mil.
He was thrice m. See his family record, further on.
Wales Cheney is uniformly represented to have been a laborious, frugal, temperate, and most punctiliously upright man; sometimes stern and blunt- spoken, but a kind-hearted and accommodating neighbor. He lived just beyond the Whitney place, towards Hayden Row, where his son Alexander afterwards dwelt, except that the latter built him a new house farther south. He was an aged man when I came into town in 1824. He d. March 27, 1825; and I minis-
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tered at his funeral. He had attained to the venerable age of 92 yrs. His wf. d. at a date not ascertained, but several yrs. before himself.
CHENEY, NATHANIEL 5 (William, jun.,4 William,3 Williamn,2 William 1), b. Feb. 24, 1734. I have been baffled in all my attempts to ascertain the family record of this Cheney. Whom he m., or whether he m. at all, or had any chn., I cannot learn. He seems to have lived and d. in his native vicinage, and his bro. Caleb set. his small estate in 1759.
CHENEY, CALEB 5 (William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Jan. 12, 1738-39; m. Mary Wheelock, March 9, 1758; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Samuel and Hannah (Ammidown) Wheelock, b. Dec. 31, 1738. Their chn. were, -
TRYPHENA, b. Nov. 13, 1758; m. Oliver Smith, Holl., Sept. 24, 1778.
ARTEMAS, b. Oct. 12, 1760; m. Mary Albee, Feb. 1, 1781; he d. Dec. 29, 1804.
MARY, b. Sept. 28, 1762; m. Jonathan Kimball, July 7, 1781.
RELIEF, b. Aug. 12, 1764; m. Enos Beal, June 25, 1784.
CALVIN, b. April 26, 1766; m. Miriam -; untraceable. ELIZABETH, b. May 21, 1768; never m .; d. Jan. 4, 1810. CALEB, jun., b. April 3, 1770; lived and d. a citizen of Mil. OLIVE, b. April 14, 1772 ; m. Asa Beal, Sept. 2, 1790.
RACHEL, b. March 24, 1774; m. Samuel Wilson, Up., Oct. 4, 1810. CHARLES, b. Aug. 22, 1776; m. Sally Beal, Nov. 28, 1797.
HANNAH, b. Nov. 7, 1778; m. Elisha Carpenter, Attleboro'.
SARAH, b. Dec. 8, 1780; m. Samuel Lackey, Up., April 20, 1814.
The fr. appears to have been a highly respected man and citizen. He was the first town-clerk of Mil., and held various other positions of trust. If I have correctly understood, his homestead was the same owned afterwards by his son Caleb, afterwards by. John A. Clark, and more recently by George Hancock on Congress St. He d. July 5, 1800; and his wid., March 3, 1814.
CHENEY, EBENEZER5 (William, jun.,4 William,8 William,2 William 1), bap.
July 19, 1741; m. Abigail Thompson, March 18, 1760; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. Her ptge. and birth-date not traced. Their chn. were, -
ELIJAH, b. Sept. 14, 1760; not traced.
EBENEZER, jun., b. Sept. 7, 1761; m. Anna Nelson, Feb. 7, 1785; res. some time in Warwick.
ABNER, b. Nov. 10, 1765; not traced.
JOANNA, b. April 16, 1768; not traced.
SARAH, b. Feb. 9, 1770; not traced.
This family is understood to have emigrated to Orange in 1776, and the chn. to have increased to a large number. The fr. d. at the age of 82 yrs. A numerous posterity probably exists in Orange and its general vicinity. No further traced.
CHENEY, WILLIAM5 (William, jun.,4 William,8 William,2 William 1), b. May 18, 1746; m. Hannah Bowker of Hop., Dec. 6, 1770; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a sister of Dea. Edmund Bowker, and dr. of Micah. No further traced. Their chn. were, -
SILAS, b. Aug. 22, 1771; m. Sally Davis, Nov. 29, 1792.
COMFORT, b. Jan. 15, 1774; untraced.
CHLOE, b. Jan. 5, 1776; untraced.
JESSE, b. Jan. 15, 1778; m. Lydia Madden, Nov. 4, 1802.
WILLIAM, jun., b. Feb. 4, 1780; untraced.
CLARISSA, b. March 22, 1782; untraced.
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JOHN, b. Aug. 7, 1784; m. Susanna Kinney of Hop. See his record. CYRENE, b. Feb. 9, 1787; untraced.
The fr. had his good qualities, but did not rank so high in the moral scale as his elder bros. His wf. Hannah d. Sept. 21, 1827. He d. Sept. 10, 1829, a. 76.
CHENEY, LEVI, youngest son of William, jun., and Joanna; m. Mary Hill, dr. of John and Thankful; emigrated first, a yr., to Athol, and then to Orange in 1776; raised up a large family there, and d. in a prolonged old age. He must have a numerous posterity in Orange and elsewhere. No further traced. In a notice of a family gathering at the res. of Nathaniel Cheney, No. Orange, by L. W. Cheney Cramer, printed in "Milford Journal " for Feb. 3, 1872, it is stated that "Ebenezer and Levi Cheney, bros.," from Milford, " became extensive owners of the soil [in No. Orange] ; Ebenezer, the fr. of 23 chn., and Levi, of 14; Ebenezer dying at the age of 82 yrs., and Levi of 97." Here is room for genealogical inquiry by any Cheney interested.
CHENEY, ASA 6 (Wales,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Dec. 20, 1769; m. Roxana Pitman, June 16, 1799; cer. by Samuel Jones,
Esq. Her ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
CATHARINE SMITH, b. Sept. 3, 1799; untraced.
ELIZA JONES, b. Sept. 19, 1801; d. April 9, 1810.
MARY H., b. Aug. 4, 1804; m. Jairus Whiting; survived him; d. July 7, 1877.
DAVID, b. Feb. 9, 1807; set. in R.I .; res. not far from Providence.
WILLIAM PITMAN, b. March 23, 1811. No further traced.
LYDIA MELLEN, b. April 26, 1815; m., 1st, Sylvester Wales, Sept. 12, 1833; 2d, C. F. Blood.
NATHANIEL JONES, b. May 26, 1816.
JOSIAH, b. not recorded; d. Nov. 1, 1813.
Death-dates of the parents not ascertained further than that the fr. d. at the Eastward in Dec., 1830, a. about 61 yrs.
CHENEY, ALEXANDER6 (Wales,5 William, jun., 4 William, 3 William,2 William 1), b. Oct. 8, 1780; m., 1st, Lovice Bowker of Mil., Aug. 2, 1801; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was the eldest dr. of Dea. Edmund and Beulah (Stearns)
Bowker, b. March 22, 1799, and d. March 7, 1824. Their chn. were, -
PENELOPE, b. Sept. 7, 1801; m. Dana Knowlion, April 27, 1823; set. in Petersham.
SOPHIA, b. Feb. 9, 1803; m. Rufus Claflin, jun., Oct. 24, 1824; lived and d. Mil.
NATHAN, b. July 25, 1804; m. Susan Stone, April 5, 1827.
JONATHAN BOWKER, b. Aug. 31, 1806; d. unm., Aug. 22, 1834, a. 28 yrs. EMILY, b. Aug. 26, 1808; m. Amos Wales, April 21, 1831; d. Oct. 6, 1850.
LYDIA BOWKER, b. Nov. 9, 1810; m. Alfred Warner; whole family dead.
The fr. m., 2d, Wid. Elizabeth W. Stone of Hop., June 6, 1827; cer. by the writer. She d. June 25, 1828. Their chn. were, -
LOVICE S., b. March 9, 1828; d. April 1, 1845, a. 17 yrs.
ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 9, 1828; d. June 18, 1850, a. 22 yrs.
The fr. m., 3d, Wid. Anna ( Whitney) Barnes of Mil., Jan. 21, 1829; cer. by the writer. They had 1 child : -
LAURA ANN, b. June 11, 1831; d. March 16, 1845, a. 13 yrs.
The fr. d. Nov. 2, 1843, a. 63 yrs. and nearly 1 mo. He was a kind neigh-
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bor, good citizen, and worthy man. All his wives, too, were of like moral character. Anna, his 3d wf., d. April 27, 1854.
CHENEY, ARTEMAS 6 (Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Oct. 12, 1760; m. Rachel Albee, dr. of Seth and Rebecca (Beal) Albee; cer. Feb. 1, 1781, by Rev. A. Frost. They had at least 1 child : -
EBENEZER, b. April 14, 1782.
Perhaps they had more chn. in Orange, whither, I understand, they re- moved. But be this as it may, Mrs. Rachel d. in 1787, a. 22 yrs. There are several Cheneys whose names appear casually on our records, about whose pedigree I am so much mystified that I shall have to throw them into a miscel- laneous table at the end of this series.
CHENEY, CALVIN 6 (Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b.
April 26, 1766; m. Miriam -; unable to trace pedigree, mge .- date, etc. Their chn. were, -
ALINDA, b. -; d. Aug. 25, 1798.
CALEB THAYER, b. -; d. Aug. 29, 1798.
SAMUEL F., b. -; d. Sept. 23, 1798.
SUSANNA RICHARDSON, b. Nov. 5, 1799; m. Rufus White, Charlton, Nov. 11, 1824.
LEVI, b. Feb. 6, 1801; untraced.
PAMELA, b. Aug. 29, 1802; untraced.
CALVIN JEFFERSON, b. Aug. 23, 1804; untraced.
ASA FOSKETT, b. Feb. 21, 1807; untraced.
RUSSELL, b. Jan. 5, 1810; untraced.
ELLIOT, b. Jan. 11, 1812; untraced.
Unable to trace this family further.
CHENEY, CALEB, jun.6 (Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. April 3, 1770; m. Sarah Hunting of Mil., April 28, 1791, by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Joseph and Hannah (Bond) Hunting, b. in Hol., March 5, 1754. Their chn. were, -
LINDA, b. -; d. in early infancy.
HOPIE, b. -; d. in early infancy.
CARMEL, b. Sept. 20, 1796; res. here many yrs. ; now in Bethany, Mo.
IRA, b. Sept. 23, 1798; res. here many yrs. ; d. several yrs. since.
RUFUS, b. Jan. 8, 1801; res. always here ; large family; d. May 25, 1872.
HANNAH BOND, b. Jan. 31, 1804; m. Orison Underwood, Sept. 2, 1827; survives.
SARAH, b. April 4, 1808; d. Dec. 30 same year.
Their family homestead was on Congress St., where George Hancock now dwells. The fr. d. Nov. 22, 1830. The mr. d. May 26, 1839.
CHENEY, CHARLES € (Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Aug. 22, 1776; m. Sarah Beal, Nov. 28, 1797; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was a dr. of Samuel and Sarah (Saunders) Beal (if I have not mistaken
the family), bap. June 14, 1778, just after the death of her father. Chn .: - CLARISSA, b. Sept. 5, 1798; m. Haskey Wight, April 5, 1821.
LYDIA, b. May 17, 1800; untraced.
JOSEPH WASHBURN, b. Sept. 24, 1807; d. Oct. 11, 1808.
ALFRED, b. Aug. 31, 1809; untraced.
The mr. d. July 30, 1811. The fr. no further traced.
CHENEY, SILAS 6 (William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Aug. 22, 1771; m. Sally Davis, Nov. 29, 1792; cer. by Amariah Frost,
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Esq. She was a dr. of Phinehas and Mary Davis, b. Jan. 29, 1767. Issue : -
NANCY, b. Feb. 4, 1793; prob. m. Reuben Gage, Jamaica, Vt., 1813.
I seem to find no more on our records. When or where this Silas d., eludes my search. The same of his wf. Perhaps they removed from town.
CHENEY, JESSE 6 (William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b.
Jan. 15, 1758; m. Lydia Madden, dr. of Michael and Mary (Bullard) Mad- den, b. Feb. 3, 1784; cer. Nov. 4, 1802, by Samuel Jones, Esq.
I have not found any record of chn. b. to this couple, nor of the hus.'s death. But on an outside private memoranda, kept by the Wid. Trial Andrews, I find this entry: "Aug. 30, 1840. Then died Lydia Cheney, wid. of Jesse Cheney."
CHENEY, JOHN 6 (William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Aug. 7, 1784; m. Susanna Kinney of Hop .; ptge., birth-date, cer., etc., not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
SILAS, b. Aug. 29, 1807; m., 1st, Mary S. Littlefield; 2d, Sarah A. Newhall. LOUISA, b. Feb. 14, 1809; m. Howland Tyler, 1839.
ZIBA, b. Dec. 1, 1810; m., 1st, Sarah Ormes, July 20, 1836; 2d, Ann Clark. SUSAN, b. Feb. 7, 1812; m. Richmond Stone, Aug. 14, 1836.
WILLIAM, b. Oct. 5, 1813; m. Susan A. Greenman, So. Kingston, R.I., 1838. ELBRIDGE, b. Sept. 13, 1815; m. Susan L. Allen, 1845.
JOSEPH, b. April 5, 1817; m. Almira B. Pond, Oct. 4, 1838.
ANGENETTE, b. Jan. 9, 1819; d. Oct. 8, 1828.
CHANDLER, b. March 31, 1822; m. Mary H. Greenman of Kingston, R.I., 1845.
WARREN, b. Feb. 24, 1824; m. Catherine Fletcher, 1845.
SAMUEL, b. June 5, 1826; m. Emma W. Dale, Oct. 6, 1848; res. Boston.
The parental family homestead was at and around the junction of Pur- chase and Camp Sts., now so named, long ago owned, wholly or in part, by Jonathan Bond, and afterwards by Samuel Wood. John Cheney and wf. were laborious, frugal, and economical people. They raised up a large family, made great improvements on their estate, and honestly accumulated considerable property, notwithstanding many disadvantages. They deserved well of their neighbors and townsfolk. He d. Sept. 15, 1872, at the age of 88 yrs. 1 mo. and 8 ds. His wf. d., date not ascertained.
CHENEY, NATHAN 7 (Alexander,6 Wales,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. July 25, 1804; m. Susan Stone of Hop., April 5, 1829; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of Abijah and Elizabeth Stone. Mrs. Elizabeth became his fr.'s 2d wife.
SARAH WHITNEY, b. Feb. 13, 1830; untraced.
EDWARD SHEPHERD, b. Jan. 26, 1833; m. Matilda B. Cole, Providence, R.I., March 25, 1856.
The married life of the parents began with fair promise; but a fatal decline seized on the fr., and he d. in Mil., Dec. 7, 1833. His wid. m. for her 2d hus. Sumner Eaton, May 19, 1835; cer. by William N. Green, Esq., of Worcester.
CHENEY, EDWARD SHEPHERD 8 (Nathan,7 Alexander,6 Wales,5 William, jun., 4
William,3 William,2 William1), b. Jan. 26, 1833; res. Providence, R.I .; m. Matilda B. Cole, March 25, 1856. Their chn .:-
EDWARD COLE, b. Providence, R.I., Feb. 26, 1857.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Providence, R.I., March 14, 1865.
FRED SHEPHERD, b. Providence, R.I., Aug. 20, 1870.
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CHENEY, CARMEL 7 (Caleb,6 Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 Wil- liam 1), b. Sept. 20, 1796; m. Ursula Richardson, dr. of Amos Richardson and (Keziah Kibbey), b. Medway, May 17, 1797; cer. Med., Dec. 2, 1817, by Abner Morse, Esq. Their chn. were, -
SARAH HUNTING, b. Jan. 6, 1819; m., and has had 6 chn.
CORDELIA CLAFLIN, b. June 27, 1820; in., and has had 7 chn.
JOHN CORBETT, b. Nov. 11, 1821; has now 2d wf., and had 9 chn.
MARY KEITH, b. July 25, 1823; m., and had 13 chn.
ALBERT BYRON, b. Aug. 22, 1827; has now his 4th wf., and had 4 chn.
ANDREW JACKSON, b. Feb. 19, 1829; m., and has had 4 chn.
ADALINE URSULA, b. May 31, 1831; m. William Walker; has had 5 chn .; res. in Mil.
WILLIAM CARMEL, b. May 19, 1833; has now his 4th wf., and had 4 chn.
HANNAH JANE, b. Mina, N.Y., June 10, 1835; m., and has had 6 chn.
DAVID IRA, b. Mina, N.Y., June 9, 1837; m., and has had 7 chi.
ROSELA ANN, b. Jackson Co., Io., March 5, 1840; m. W. H. Robinson, and has had 5 chn.
Grandchn. : -
68 births; 18 deaths; living, 50.
Worthy family. Moved from Mil. to Mina, N.Y., 1834; to Andrew Jack- son Co., Io .; to Bethany (Yankee Ridge P.O.), Mo. He is almost 84 yrs. old ; she 83. [After the foregoing was written, news came that Mrs. Ursula d. June 24, 1881, a. 84 yrs. 1 mo. and 7 ds.]
CHENEY, IRA 7 (Caleb,6 Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1),
b. Sept. 23, 1798; m. Juliana Nelson, April 3, 1818; cer. by Rev. Isaac Bon- ney. She was the youngest dr. of Josiah Nelson, jun., and Anna (Warren) his wf., b. April 22, 1798. Their chn. were, --
MARY ANNA, b. Jan. 30, 1821; m. Lorenzo Chapin, March 18, 1841.
ARMENIA, b. Jan. 27, 1823; m. Aaron Bolcom, 1845; she d. St. Louis, Mo., 1846.
SAMUEL JONES, b. Sept. 19, 1824; m. Laura S. Ide, 1850; res. Mil.
FRANCES MARION, b. Oct. 28, 1832; m., 1st, Charles Stewart; 2d, Dr. Trusse; both of St. Joseph, Mo.
Frances Marion had 3 chn. by her 1st. hus. and 2 by her 2d. She res. Savannah, Mo., where Dr. Trusse d. Mrs. Juliana, her mr., d. with her in Savannah, Mo., 1867, a. about 69 yrs. Mr. C., having m. a 2d wf., who belonged in Durham, N.H., d. in that town June 24, 1872. He had no chn. by this 2d mge.
CHENEY, ·RUFUS7 (Caleb,6 Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,8 William,2 Wil-
liam 1), b. Jan. 8, 1801; m., 1st, Cynthia Alexander of Upton, birth-date not given ; cer. probably by Rev. Benjamin Wood; banns pub. March 1, 1825. This mge. was dissolved by an early death. She d. June 19, 1825.
He m., 2d, Ruth Staples of Mendon, April 1, 1829; cer. by the writer. She was a dr. of Lendall and Ruth (Daniels Wheelock) Staples, b. 1806. Their chn. were, -
EVERETT, b. Dec. 29, 1829; m., 1st., Emeline A. Rand, 1850; 2d, Rebecca E. Ellis.
CORTES, b. Aug. 31, 1831; m. Sarah M. Armstrong, 1853; he d. April 21, 1869. CYNTHIA, b. Aug. 11, 1833; untraced.
EDWIN, b. June 17, 1835; m. Mary J. Clark, Potsdam, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1874. MILTON, b. Oct. 30, 1837; bootmaker; m. Sally Cushing, Nov. 27, 1864; d. Nov. 23, 1869.
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LAURINDA, b. April 28, 1841; m., 1st, Giles E. Fletcher, jun., March 13, 1865; 2d, C. L. Pond, March 13, 1875,
. The mr. d. April 11, 1845, a. 39 yrs. The fr. m., 3d, Lucretia Burr of Men- don, dr. of Ezekiel and Esther (Johnson) Burr, b. Dover, Vt., Oct. 7, 1808; cer. May 27, 1846, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. :-
ALBERT RUFUS, b. Feb. 17, 1847; m. Emma F. Chase, Oct. 6, 1870.
ORISON UNDERWOOD, b. April 14, 1849.
Rufus Cheney was an ingenious mechanic, a musician by natural gift and persistent practice, a frugal and provident business man in unrisky ways, an orderly citizen, and a well-disposed man in the various relations of life. He had his full share of casualties, afflictions, and discomforts, and finally d. of heart disease while sojourning in Madrid, N. Y., May 25, 1872, a. 71 yrs.
CHENEY, EVERETT 8 (Rufus,7 Caleb,6 Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 Wil- liam,2 William 1), b. Mil., Dec. 29, 1829; mr.'s maiden name, Ruth Staples; m., 1st, Emeline Amelia Rand, dr. of William T. and Catherine (Allen) Rand, b. Wendell, May 15, 1833; cer. May, 1850, where and by whom not specified.
ISSUE, b. 1854; d. a. 5 wks.
AN INFANT SON, b. 1857; d. at birth.
Mrs. Emeline d. Aug., 1857, a. 24 yrs. The hus. m., 2d, Rebecca E. Ellis, dr. of Manoah and Sarah (Chase) Ellis, b. Waldo, Me., 1837; cer. Walpole, Mass., Oct. 19, 1861, by Rev. Mr. Merrick. Issue : -
A. LENA, b. Mil., Feb. 5, 1867; d. Dec. 3, 1872, a. 5 yrs. 10 mos.
ALICE MAUD, b. Mil., Sept. 1, 1872.
Respectable family. Mr. Cheney keeps a thrifty newspaper and variety store at 136 Main St .; res. 111 do.
CHENEY, SILAS 7 (John,6 William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 Wil- liam 1), b. Aug. 29, 1807; m. Mary S. Littlefield, Hop .; cer. by Rev. Nathaniel Howe. She was a dr. of David and Lucy (Everett) Littlefield, b. Hop., June 15, 1813. Their chn. were, -
CHARLES, b. May 6, 1833; m. Joanna Bowers of Franklin, April 12, 1857.
CORDELIA, b. June 3, 1834; m., 1st, Asa I. Slayton, 1854; 2d, Charles McWales, 1864.
LYMAN, b Sept. 1, 1835; m. Mary Connor, March 17, 1856.
LOUISA JANE, b. Feb. 2, 1837; m. Orimanandel Quimby, Nov. 9, 1854.
JOHN HENRY, b. Oct. 26, 1838; d. June 11, 1843.
GEORGE OTIS, b. Feb. 20, 1840; d. Aug. 1, 1842.
GEORGE W., b. Aug. 9, 1842; d. June 2, 1843.
ADIN BALLOU, b. April 30, 1845.
ALVIN J., b. Sept. S, 1850; d. June 18, 1876.
WALDO E., b. June 5, 1853; m., name not given, Plymouth, Aug. 30, 1874. MARY E., b. Nov. 2, 1857.
The grandchn. of this family are as follows :-
Chn. of Charles Cheney, - ALTON, b. June 19, 1859; IDA, March 15, 1865.
Chn. of Cordelia Wales, - EvA, b. June 3, 1865; CORA, June, 1867.
Chn. of Louisa J. Quimby, -CAROLINE, b. 1856; IDELLA C., 1860; GEORGE E., 1866; LEON H., 1871; JESSIE, 1878.
Chn. of Lyman Cheney, - NORA, b. 1856; BESSIE, 1875.
Chn. of Waldo E. Cheney, - FREDDIE, b. 1876.
In all, 12 grandchn.
Here is a family of the good old-fashioned size. The fruitful mother of
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these 11 chn. wore out with patient service at last, and d. June 28, 1875. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah A. Newhall, dr. of Morton and Matilda (Thayer) Newhall, b. Mendon, Aug. 13, 1835; cer. in Lynn, July 1, 1878, by Rev. A. C. Robinson. Silas is a bootmaker by trade, and has always res. in Mil., formerly in No. Pur- chase, but for many yrs. in the Centre. He furnishes me the following remi- niscences : -
"I am in my 74th yr., and in good health; never was so sick as to call a physician. When I and my bros. were boys, we were obliged to wear pants to school in winter made of bed-ticking colored with maple bark. At noon I had to sew a birch mat, and work evenings. The first clothes we had for meeting were some that Isaac and Willard Haven had outgrown -nankeen pants and checkered coats. We had but one hat each for working-days and Sunday, and wore the same to meeting. I did not go to a military training till obliged to do duty in my 19th yr. I was born in Hopkinton, lived there 3 yrs., and ever since in Milford."
No wonder that his father brought up a large family, and d. at the age of 88 yrs. with a handsome competency; and no wonder that Silas has multiplied his race without making himself or them a town charge. Industry, sobriety, and frugality do not increase pauperism. Habits of this sort do not lead to the poorhouse. Let the idle, wasteful, and prodigal be instructed.
CHENEY, ZIBA 7 (John,6 William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 Wil-
liam1), b. Dec. 1, 1810; m. Sarah Ormes, July 20, 1836; cer. by Rev. Nathan- iel Spindel. She was of Hop .; ptge. not ascertained. Their chn. : -
AMANDA MALVINA, b. Dec. 18, 1837; no further traced.
. HENRY C., b. Nov. 10, 1842; d. Jan. 5, 1843.
Mrs. Sarah d. Nov. 18, 1842. The hus. was published to Ann Clark of Mil., March 1, 1845; and I suppose they were m. soon afterwards, though I have not traced the particulars. I have not been informed of their subse- quent history.
CHENEY, WILLIAM7 (John,6 William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William2, William 1), b. Oct. 5, 1813; m. Susan A. Greenman of So. Kingston, R.I .; cer. 1838; ptge., particulars of cer., etc., not ascertained. They moved to the West a few yrs. after mge., and I suppose have chn. But circumstances have prevented my acquiring desired information concerning the family.
CHENEY, JOSEPH7 (John,6 William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 Wil- liam 1), b. Oct. 5, 1817; m. Almira Bragg Pond, dr. of Jones and Hopestill (Corbett) Pond, b. Mil., March 27, 1819; cer. Oct. 9, 1838, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
AUGUSTA MARION, b. Oct. 26, 1839; d. Oct. 9, 1843.
ONSLOW JOHN, b. Sept. 7, 1844; d. Sept. 7, 1844.
JOHN ONSLOW, b. July 26, 1849; d. Jan. 16, 1862.
JONES POND, b. June 9, 1853; d. Dec. 17, 1854.
CHARLIE BION, b. Aug. 17, 1859.
The family res. in Mil. till 1870; since in Lincoln County, Kan.
CHENEY, CHANDLER7 (John,6 William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William, 2
William 1), b. March 31, 1822; bootclick; m. Mary H. Greenman of So. Kingston, R.I., dr. of Silas P. and Anne (Gardiner) Greenman, b. Jan. 17, 1822; cer. Wrentham, Sept. 3, 1845, by Rev. Mr. Sears. Always res. in Mil. Their chn. : -
ALMOND F., b. Nov. 22, 1846; m. Martha J. Burns, June 23, 1866.
THEODORE F., b. July 26, 1849; d. Dec. 7, 1854.
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HERBERT C., b. March 26, 1852; d. Dec. 1, 1854.
ELLA G., b. July 17, 1854; d. June 14, 1859.
JOSEPHINE G., b. April 27, 1858; music teacher. MARY ELLA, b. June 10, 1860; d. Jan. 28, 1864.
HARRY B., b. Dec. 11, 1871; a gd. child, son of Almon F. and Martha J.
Worthy family, sadly thinned by the angel of death.
CHENEY, WARREN7 (John,6 William,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. Feb. 24, 1824; bootcutter; m. Catharine Fletcher, dr. of Na- than and Catherine (Morse) Fletcher, b. Mil., July 19, 1843; cer. Mil., Nov. 25, 1845, by Rev. Benjamin H. Davis. Always res. in Mil. Their chn :- LEANDER JOHN, b. May 22, 1847; m. Mary E. Waite of Worcester, Nov. 23 1867.
ANNETTE R., b. Sept. 13, 1849; d. Jan. 3, 1854.
WARREN E., b. Oct. 6, 1851; d. Feb. 20, 1853.
IDA, b. May 14, 1853; d. June 15, 1858.
ANNA R., b. Feb. 23, 1855; d. Jan. 9, 1868.
ARTHUR W., b. June 27, 1859.
WALTER, b. May 2, 1862; d. Sept. 2, 1863.
FRANK E., b. Nov. 18, 1864.
ELLA U., b. Nov. 23, 1867; d. Aug. 9, 1868.
Reputable family, thinned on earth for heaven. Leander J. and Mary E. Cheney have 3 chn .; viz., Sarah N., b. Feb. 13, 1872, Willie W., Jan. 11, 1878, and Herbert L., June 24, 1879. These are of the 9th gen.
CHENEY, SAMUEL 7 (John,6 William,5 William, jun.,4 William,8 William,2 William 1), b. June 5, 1826; m. Emma Warner Dale, dr. of Rev. John and Sabina (Warner) Dale, b. Feb. 21, 1829; cer. Oct. 6, 1848, by whom not given. Their chn .: -
GEORGE R., birth-date not given ; goldfinisher in Boston.
ALLISTON G., birth-date not given; clerk in Boston.
The family are of good repute, and have res. in Boston now for several yrs. CHENEY, SAMUEL JONES 8 (Ira,7 Caleb,6 Caleb,5 William, jun., 4 William, 3 William,2 William1), b. Mil., Sept. 19, 1825; mr.'s maiden name Julia Anna Nelson ; m. Laura S. Ide, dr. of Kalloch and Sarah (Frost) Ide, b. Wrentham, Oct. 7, 1826; cer. in Cincinnati, O., 1850, by Rev. Mr. Jewell. Their chn. : -
ERNEST H., b. Cincinnati, O., 1851; d. Nov. 5, 1853.
FLORENCE, b. Mil., 1854; d. Aug. 13, 1856.
FLORA LOUISA, b. Mil., 1857; m. Oct. 16, 1879, to Melvin N. Dow; res. Hop. MINNIE ESTELLE, b. Mil., 1863.
A worthy family. Res. Cincinnati, O., and now in Mil. for many yrs.
A gd. child later b., Fannie B., dr. of Melvin N. and Flora L. Dow, b. Hop., Feb. 17, 1881; d. at the a. of 6 ds.
CHENEY, EDWIN 8 (Rufus,7 Caleb,6 Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,3 William,2 William 1), b. June 17, 1835; mr.'s maiden name Ruth Staples; m. Mary J. Clark, dr. of Reuben and Susan (Flint) Clark, b. in North Lawrence, N.Y., Oct. 23, 1849; cer. at Potsdam, N.Y., Aug. 26, 1874, by Rev. A. Blackman. No chn. reported.
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