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CHAPMAN, NATHAN EVERETT4 (Nathan,8 Samuel,2 Comfort 1), b. in Mystic, Ct., Aug. 6, 1847; well educated at the Hopedale Home School; m. Hattie Edith Caldicott, dr. of George and Margaret (Laing) Caldicott, b. in Boston, March 20, 1858; cer. in Hopedale, May 16, 1875, by the writer. Their chn. : -
LOUIS NATHAN, b. Hopedale, Nov. 6, 1876.
EDITH, h. Hopedale, Sept. 9, 1878.
ADA, b. Mil., Oct. 6, 1879; d. Hopedale, Aug. 15, 1880.
Mr. Chapman commenced his studies in the Home School under Rev. Wil- liam S. and Mrs. Abbie B. Heywood in 1856, and continued them 4 yrs., the last of which boarding in his fr.'s family, they having removed from Mystic, Ct., to Hopedale in 1859. Since mge., Nathan E. has been pursuing various kinds of business, but is now employed as a machinist in Providence, R.I., whither he has recently removed his family.
"CHAPMAN, ALBERT H., machinist at straw-shop; house Upton."
" CHAPMAN, LORING B., carpenter, house 11 Grove St."
These two Chapmans appear in our Directory for 1880, but they have not informed me of their family records. Albert H., having his family res. in
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Upton, could not have been expected to do so. Doubtless a few others of this name may have dwelt transiently in town.
CHASE has been au infrequent name on our records. The first was -
CHASE, PHILIP,8 some time an innholder in Mendon, and who afterwards set. in Sutton. The history of Sutton, which gives the genealogy of numerous Chases in that town, makes him the son of John,2 and gd. son of Aquila,1 the immigrant ancestor of all, or certainly most, of our New-Eng. Chases. Philip was b. Sept. 23, 1688; m. Mary Follansbee, April 17, 1712, and became the fr. of 8 chn., -6 drs. and 2 sons. He d. July 11, 1764. He appears to have been a very enterprising man, and a large land-holder in various localities, continually buying and selling tracts here and there as oppor- tunity offered. Between 1730 and 1736 he had several parcels laid out to him in the No. Purchase, but I get no evidence that he ever dwelt there. Prob. not.
CHASE, DUDLEY,5 of Sutton, a descendant of Aquila1 (through Samuel,4 Daniel,8 Moses 2), b. Aug. 29, 1730; m. Alice Corbett, dr. of our Eld. Daniel Corbett and Sarah (Jones) his wf., b. Feb. 23, 1733; cer. Aug. 23, 1753, by Rev. A. Frost. They had 14 chn., and several of their descendants rose to high national dignity. If I mistake not, the late chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Salmon P. Chase, was a gd. son of Dudley and Alice. I - do not know that any of their offspring ever lived within our limits; thougli I presume Alice or her chn. shared in the large landed estate of her father. Passing over the few of this name who may have been transient residents here, I come to
CHASE, JOHN SMITH, foreman of the Hopedale Foundery. He is a son of Enoch Chase, b. in Edgecomb, Me., 1781, and his wf., Mary (Smith) Chase, b. in Wiscasset, Me., 1784, having been himself b. in Whitefield, Lincoln Co., Me., April 23, 1827. He m. Mary Elizabeth Follett, dr. of Robert and Mary R. (Walkup) Follett, b. Uxbridge, July 5, 1824; cer. Nashua, N.H., Jan. 1, 1852, by Rev. Leonard Swain. Issue : -
AN INFANT SON, b. Newcastle, Me., 1856; d. soon, unnamed.
FANNIE MARIA (adopted), b. Newcastle, Me., April 2, 1864; m. Atwood Marrill, Worcester, Sept., 1876.
Grand dr. : -
MARY ELIZABETH MARRILL, b. West Boylston, Oct. 31, 1878.
Mr. Chase gives me no trace of his ancestors, on either side, beyond gd. parents. His gd. fr. Chase bore the name John, and his wf.'s name was Edee. On the maternal side, his gd. fr.'s name was Abijah Smith, whose wf. was Lydia (Rogers), a descendant of the famous martyr, John Rogers. Enoch and Mary (Smith) Chase, of Edgecomb, Me., had no less than 12 chn .; Abijah and Lydia (Rogers) Smith had 11 chn .; and Capt. Rogers Smith, by wf. Martha (Spofford), had 9 chn. These last are cousins to our John Smith Chase; so the latter can but rejoice in the multitude of offspring granted to his pro- genitors. Our Mr. Chase and wf. are in good social standing. He is an expert master of the iron-moulding business, and is an approved foreman of the Hope- dale Foundery. The family have res. in Worcester, Newcastle, Me., North- bridge, and now for some yrs. in Hopedale.
CHASE, JOSEPH A., sole-leather cutter, appears in our Directories of 1872, '75, '78, and '80. No report from him. His pedigree to me unknown.
CHENEY. The Cheneys were among our early settlers. (See Chap. III., Part I.) This reference will save me the repetition of the facts there stated
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relating to our first settler of this name, the locality where he dwelt, etc. This was William Cheney, whose wf.'s name was Margaret. I have taken much pains to ascertain her maiden name, ptge., birth-date, and time of mge. ; but all my attempts have been baffled. Nor could I for a long time trace his family chain to the immigrant ancestor. At length, after a deal of research, I suc- ceeded. The ancestral immigrant was William Cheney of Roxbury. He and his bro. John came from Eng., perhaps in 1635. His will in Suffolk Probate Registry, B. I. p. 528, made in 1667, shows that he had 4 sons; viz., John, Wil- liam, Joseph, and Thomas; also 2 gd. sons, Thomas and William, children of Thomas. It shows that he was a landholder in Medfield, and that he willed a farm there to his son William on condition that he should become reconciled to his wife Deborah, and they should live together. This condition was prob- ably complied with; for the Medfield records show that William and Deborah had 5 chn. b. there, the 2 youngest after the date of the first William's will. Our William was born July 27, 1670, and his bro. John, Jan. 5, 1673. Their fr. d. soon after, and subsequently his wf. Deborah m. Ebenezer Williams of Dorchester. Our William and one or two bros. seem to have been under the care of Williams for a time, who gave bonds to secure to them the property left them by their fr. The next we hear of our William, he and wf. Margaret became inhabitants of Mendon, about 1695. There they began to have chn .; and thence, in 1706 or thereabouts, they came over on to the rocky high land between Hopedale Corner and Elm St., and made them a home. It stood on the opposite side of the road to where the late Sylvanus Adams converted his son's large carpentry-shop into two dwelling-houses. The chn. of William 3 and Margaret Cheney were, -
MARGARET, b. Aug. 30, 1695; untraced.
SARAH, b. Feb. 15, 1699; m. John White, Mendon, April 28, 1720.
HEASTER, b. June 17, 1701; untraced.
WILLIAM, jun., b. Feb. 7, 1704; lived and d. in near proximity to his fr. See his record.
EBENEZER, b. Nov. 20, 1706; lived at first on a part of his fr.'s homestead; moved to Bruce farm.
ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 21, 1709; untraced.
The fr. was probably a ch. member somewhere in his youth, removed his relation to the First Ch. in Mendon, and in 1741 joined with Elder Jones in forming the Second here, now our Cong. ch. in Mil. He was then getting to be an elderly man. In 1725 he sold 26 acres of his farm to Seth Chapin, jun. This was on the southerly side of the road, and comprised all that portion lying easterly from his house, including the Obed Daniels place and the lands adjoin- ing it in a southerly direction. In the spring of 1730 he deeded away all the residue of his homestead to his sons Ebenezer and William, jun., -20 acres to Ebenezer, and 32 to William, with the buildings; probably taking some form of security for the maintenance of himself and wf. during the remainder of life. It was not very long, however, before most, if not all, his originally laid-out estate passed into the possession of the Chapins dwelling in the vicinity. I do not find any record of his death, or his wf.'s, but infer that both d. not far from 1756, perhaps a little later.
CHENEY, WILLIAM, jun.4 (William,8 William,2 William 1), b. Mendon, Feb. 7, 1704; m. Joanna Thayer of Braintree, May 20, 1726. She was a dr. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Wales) Thayer; named after her gd. mr., Joanna Wales, and b. in Braintree, 1706. Their chn. were, -
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JOANNA, b. May 26, 1728; m. Benjamin Atwood, March 13, 1754.
SUSANNA, b. July 23, 1730; not traced.
WALES, b. Aug. 31, 1732; a long-lived, worthy, and respected citizen.
NATHANIEL, b. Feb. 24, 1734; imperfectly traceable.
MARY, b., not found; m. Jesse Whitney, Sept. 22, 1757.
CALEB, b. Jan. 12, 1738-39; a prominent citizen; first town-clerk of Mil.
EBENEZER, bap. July 19, 1741; several yrs. a citizen, then emigrated to Orange, 1776.
ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 20, 1743; m. John Jones, Dec. 9, 1762.
WILLIAM, b. May 18, 1746; mostly, if not always, a citizen here.
LEVI, b. Nov. 23, 1750; m. Mary Hill; emigrated to Orange; d. 1846.
The fr. and mr. were original members of the Cong. ch .; though the fr. fell under serious censure toward the end of his days, on account of intem- perate habits. He was a man of ability, a good penman for those times, and for some yrs. clerk of the Precinct. He d. probably about the yr. 1756. His wid. subsequently m. Dea. Nathan Penniman, May 28, 1760.
CHENEY, EBENEZER4 (William,8 William,2 William1), b. probably on our ter.
Nov. 20, 1706; m. Hannah Bigelow, date not ascertained. She was a dr. of Joshua and Hannah (Fisk) Bigelow, and b. in Weston, 1704. She was sis- ter to Mrs. Isaac Parkhurst and Mrs. James Sumner. Their chn. were, - JOHN, b. Nov. 27, 1737; d. young.
SILENCE, b. July 27, 1740; m. Seth Nelson, Oct. 28, 1756.
The parents appear to have been energetic, capable, and prosperous in their family concerns ; but he did not long survive. The birth of his dr. Silence must have occurred a little after his decease; for his inventory was rendered to Pro- bate Ct., July 21, 1740. Its total was £400. His real estate comprised 100 acres of land, with the buildings. The wid. settled the estate, and, being em- powered by General Ct., sold the farm to Nathan Tyler, Esq. He subsequently sold it to Ichabod Thayer in 1744, who meantime had become the 2d husband of Mrs. Hannah (Bigelow) Cheney. That Ebenezer Cheney farm, in part, if not wholly, was owned by Justin E. Eames, lately deceased.
CHENEY, WALES 5 (William, jun., William,8 William,2 William1), 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. Ang. 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,8 William,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 Kimhall, 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,8 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, 8 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 Knowlton, 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, ARTEMAS6 (Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William, 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,& 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, juu.6 (Caleb,6 William, jun.,4 William,8 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,8 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 William1), 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. Ang. 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, NATHAN7 (Alexander,6 Wales,5 William, jun.,4 William,8 William,2 William1), 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 Williamn, jun., 4
William,8 William,2 William 1), 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 FAMILIES.
CHENEY, CARMEL 7 (Caleb,6 Caleb,5 William, jun.,4 William,8 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; m., 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.
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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,8 William,2 William I), 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, -
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