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(IV) Edmund, eldest child of John and Mary (Chute) Cheney, was born June 29, 1696, in New- bury and was bred to the business of a miller and fuller. His father conveyed to him a house and land in the town of Newbury, but he was enter- prising and adventurous, and in 1723 sold this prop- erty and removed to the Squadron river in Weston (now Sudbury), Massachusetts, where he pur- chased land December 4, of the same year. Here he engaged in the inilling business, grinding farmers' grain, carding their wool and fulling their cloth for seven years. About 1730, he returned to his old home and there died "of a Consumptive Disorder, March 14, 1761." He lived an upright life, was in- dustrious and enterprising, and enjoyed the respect of his neighbors. He was married (first) Novem- ber 18. 1714. to Mary Plumer, of Rowley. His sec- ond wife, Ann ( Poor) Cheney, survived him more than a year and died July 15, 1762, "of Consumption and Dropsy."
(V) Moses, eldest child of Edmund and Mary ( Plumer) Cheney, was born November 26, 1715, in Newbury, and resided in that part of the town called Byfield, where he purchased a house and piece of land December 18. 1754. He did not long live to enjoy this possession, dying February 21, 1759. "of a consumptive disorder." Owing to his illness and comparative youth, his estate at death was not large. He was married October 23, 1740, to Sarah Whiton, of Rowley, who survived him. Their children were: Elias, Moses, Sarah (died young ). Jonathan. Sarah, Mary, Edmund and Rachael.
( VI) Elias, eldest child of Moses and Sarah ( Whiton) Cheney, was born April 16. 1769, in Row- ley. and was baptized when one week old. He set- tled in Thornton. New Hampshire, where he cleared up and developed a farm. He was an industrious and useful citizen and enjoyed the esteem of his fellows. He married (first) Sarah Burbank. of Campton. New Hampshire, daughter of Gershom and Anna (Pearson) Burbank. She was born No- vember 26, 1766, and died January 8. 1800. He mar- ried (second) widow Mary Prescott, of Thornton, who was born January 12. 1766, and died January 20, 1840. He had seven children, four born of the first wife, namely: Ruth. Moses, Sally, Eliza; by the second wife, Person. Gilman C., and Charles C. (VII) Moses (2), eldest son and second child of Elias and Sarah (Burbank) Cheney, was born Jan- uary 31, 1793, in Thornton, and grew up on the farm there. At the age of seventeen, in 1810. he com- mienced an apprenticeship in the art of making paper by hand. and thus continud until he was of age, at which time he became a journeyman and was em- ployed by his uncle and subsequently by Charles Hutchins and Company. In 1815, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Simeon L. Gordon, who married his sister Ruth, he rented a paper mill in Holder-
ness, which was conducted successfully for two years. At the end of that time they purchased the mill, and in 1818, Mr. Cheney sold out to Mr. Gordon, for whom he worked the next five years. At the end of that time, in partnership with a Mr. Morse, he bought a mill and for eleven years they conducted it, putting in the first machine about 1830. In 1835 Mr. Cheney removed to Peterboro, and in company with A. P. Morrison conducted business there ten years. In 1845 he returned to Holderness and settled in that part of the town which is now Ashland, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was one of the original members and a deacon of the Freewill Baptist Church in Ashland, and held various offices in the several towns in which he lived. He was highly respected for his business ability and integrity. and died while on a visit to his son in Lebanon, July 17, 1875. He was married June 23, 1816, to Abigail, daughter of Jonathan and Esther J. ( Perkins) Morrison, of Sanbornton. She was born March 25, 1796, and died August 6, 1881. Their children were: Oren Burbank. Esther M., Sarah Burbank, Moses. Abigail Morrison. Charles Gilman, Person Colby, Ruth Elizabeth, Elias Hutch- ins, Marcia Ann and Harriet Olivia.
(VIII) Elias Hutchins, fourth son and ninth child of Moses (2) and Abigail (Morrison) Cheney, was born January 28, 1832. in Holderness, now Ash- land, New Hampshire. He completed his education at Phillips Exeter Academy, and started on his busi- ness career as an apprentice in the office of the Peterboro Transcript, and at the close of his appren- ticeship, in 1853, he became proprietor and editor of the paper. Mr. Cheney possessed much talent for newspaper work and immediately found himself in his truc field of endeavor. In 1855. he removed to Concord and became publisher of the New Hamp- shire Phoenix. He was subsequently engaged in the office of the New Hampshire Sentinel at Keene and upon the Sullivan Republican at Newport. In 1861 he purchased the Granite State Free Press at Lebanon, and was its sole editor and proprietor about thirty years, his two sons, Fred. W. and Harry M., being succes- sively associated with him till he gave up the busi- ness management in 1900. He continues to write for it as its senior editor. In its active manage- ment he was eminently successful and it is now con- ducted by his younger son. Mr. Cheney has been foremost in the historical movements in New Hampshire, and has exercised an influence extend- ing far beyond his native state. He has always been fearless in championing the truth and his journal has stood for the right in many a political battle. He has achieved most gratifying triumphs of which any man might be proud. He has not been an office seeker and his influence has been the greater be- cause of this fact. At times he has accepted offi- cial responsibilities because they enabled him to ac- complish more. In 1867-68, he was a member of the house of representatives and in 1885 represented the third district in the state senate. On January 6, 1892, he received the appointment of consul of the United States at Matanzas, Cuba. which position he held three years. He was appointed consul at Curacoa, Dutch West Indies, February 2, 1899, which position he still holds. Mr. Cheney has always been controlled by the puritanical principles of his an- cestors, and has never considered any labor too great which might accomplish something for the gen- eral weal. Because of his breadth of conceptions and his great energy, he has exercised a great influence
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in the journalism and public conduct of his native state. As a man he is honored and respected : as a citizen he has been honest and useful. It is scarcely necessary to relate that Mr. Cheney has always sus- tained the political principles of the Republican par- ty. He was married January 22, 1852, to Susan W. Youngman, of Peterboro, New Hampshire, who was born April 11, 1831, daughter of Willard Youngman. Their children were: Fred. Willard. Harry Mor- rison, Susy Youngman and Helen Gray. The elder daughter died when six months old; the younger is the wife of George H. Kelly, now residing in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
(IX) Fred. Willard, elder son of Elias H. and Susan (Youngman ) Cheney, was born in Peter- boro, May 19, 1853. Received a thorough printing office education, graduated from New London Acad- emy, 1874. He was proprietor of the Free Press from 1875 to 1879, the father continuing as senior editor and having associated with him a part of the time Mark Richardson, now of Manchester. In 1881 he established the Republican Champion at Newport, New Hampshire, and continued its editor and proprietor. seven years, when he disposed of it and engaged in the insurance business. Is now assistant secretary of the Capitol Fire Insurance Company at Concord. Was a member of the house of representatives from Newport in 1891. He took a great interest in military affairs and was captain of Co. K. 2d Regiment, N. H. V. In 1897 Gov- ernor Smith appointed him inspector general of the N. H. N. G., but he declined to serve on account of madequate health. Married Nov. 1. 1876, Cora M. Mead, daughter of Nicholas S. and Jane ( Flanders) Mead, of Concord. They have but two sons, Morris Owen, died in infancy ; Morton Mead, born April 25. 1881, graduated from Concord High School and the George Washington University Law School, in Washington, and is practicing law in Newport. He was for three years an assistant in the Congressional Library at Washington, having been previously employed in the Concord City Li- brary.
(IX) Harry Morrison, younger son of Elias H. and Susan W. (Youngman) Cheney, was born March 8, 1860, in Newport, New Hampshire, and was but a child when taken by his parents to Leb- anon. His first beginning in the way of education was made in the public schools of Lebanon, and he fitted for college at Colby Academy, where he grad- uated in 1882. Four years later he was graduated from Bates College at Lewiston, Maine, and returned to his home in Lebanon, where he had previously served an apprenticeship to the trade of printer. in his father's office. He soon proved himself a worthy son of an honored sire. Because of his fath- er's failing health, the latter was compelled to leave the office and seek a milder climate. This led to his acceptance of the appointment of consul at Matanzas, Cuba, as before stated. His son then assumed charge of the newspaper which he has since conducted with gratifying results. Ile has shown himself a master in handling the editorial pen, and exercises a large influence in the affairs of the state. In December. 1906. he combined the establishment with the job printing office of William 11. Ilatton and the com- bined business is now conducted by Cheney and Hat- ton. Mr. Cheney has long been active in the con- duct of public affairs. Ile is an earnest and in- tense champion of Republican principles and policies. and is recognized by his fellow citizens throughout the state for his ability and worth. In the sessions
of 1893, 1895 and 1903, he represented the town of Lebanon in the state legislature, and during the last named session was speaker of the house, and be- cause of this fact was for some time acting governor during the absence of Governor Batchelder from the state, the president of the senate having resigned. At this time Mr. Cheney, as acting governor, signed the certificate of election of the electors who helped to choose Theodore Roosevelt as president. In 1897. Mr. Cheney was a member of the state senate and was active and useful as a member of that body. In 1899 and 1900 he was a member of the executive council under Governor Rollins. For twelve years or more he has acted as auditor of state printing accounts, and as such has rendered valu- able service to the commonwealth. Mr. Cheney par-
ticipates in and sympathizes with every broad-minded movement. He is an active supporter of the Uni- tarian Church, and is a progressive member of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has advanced through all the degrees, having attained the thirty- third degree in the summer of 1905 at Indianapolis. He is the only one in Lebanon who has attained this degree. He is a past grand master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire and also of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters. He is iden- tized with Sullivan Commandery of Claremont, and the lodge, chapter and council of Lebanon. He is also a member of the local lodge and encampment. and Rebecca lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Lebanon, being a past grand in the sub- ordinate lodge of that order. He is also connected with the local camp of the Improved Order of Red Men. In May. 1904, his wife was appointed post master at Lebanon and since that time he has been actively engaged in postoffice work. He was mar- ried December 19. 1893, to Mary E. Vose of Leb- anon, who was born December 29, 1859, in Pitts- field. Vermont, daughter of Hiram and Emeline (Gates) Vose. They have two daughters living, namely: Esther and Kathryn.
(IV) John (2), younger son and fifth child of Jolin (1) and Mary ( Chute ) Cheney, was born May 23. 1705, in Newbury, and resided in that part of Weston now Sudbury. He was a large landhokler in that town and the adjoining one of Framingham. The record shows a purchase in the latter town of seventy-five acres. November 15. 1729. the consider- ation being four hundred pounds. January 14. 1732. he purchased for two hundred twenty pounds, ten shillings, a tract of forty-eight acres with buildings. November 8, 1729. he sold the land in Weston deeded to him by his father in 1724. Numerous sales are recorded in Sudbury, Weston and Framingham, indicating that he had a large estate. He was a sub- scriber to "The Land Bank," and paid his subscrip- tion before December 22, 1740. July 3. 1750, he sold to his son John his homestead in Sudbury, which had been the estate of his father-in-law. Noah Clap. Mr. Cheney was a member of Captain Josiah Brown's troop of horse, mustered June 4. 1739, and performed active service in quelling the Indians. In 1753 he was again in service, and was accidentally killed while loading a gun in garrison at George- town, Maine, July 31. 1753. He was married ( first) in Weston (intention published October 2, 1725) 10 Elizabeth, daughter of Simon and Elizabeth Dakin. She was born August 25. 1703, in Concord, and died June 13. 1730. They were received in the church at Framingham, February 4. 1728. Mr. Cheney mar- ried (second) December 25, 1730, Mary, daughter of Noah and Mary ( Wright) Clap. She was admit-
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ted to the church in Sudbury, October 3, 1731, and he was admitted January 31, 1733. Mary ( Clap) Cheney died January 2, 1745, and he married ( third) November 15. 1745, Keziah Kendall, of Lancaster. She was received in the Sudbury church October 26, 1745. After the death of Mr. Cheney she married John Tarp, and resided in Woolwich, Maine. Mr. Cheney's children were : Tristram, John. Eliza- beth, Elias, Hester, Ralph, Nathaniel and Carter. (V) Tristram, eldest son of John (2) and Eliza- beth ( Dakin) Cheney, was born October 14, 1726, in Weston, and grew up under the care of Deacon Noah Clap, the father of his stepmother, who re- garded him much as a son and made him his exec- utor. He was a very active and vigorous man, and accumulated a handsome property. Much of his life was passed on the frontier, and he was always a leader. He was foremost in the settlement of a tract in Worcester county, granted to Dorchester men who served in the military campaign of 1690. This settlement became the town of Ashburnham, in which Mr. Chency was the first selectman (1765) and moderator in 1767. He became a member of the church there by letter from Sudbury in 1663, and was on numerous important committees, and served as tithing man and deacon. After ten years of residence at Ashburnham he moved to Artrim, New Hampshire, and helped to organize the church at Hillsborough, October 12, 1769. He was one of its first deacons. In 1798 he went to Walpole, this state, and about 1805 to St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He bought a farm in West Concord. Vermont, on which he resided until his death, in December, 1816. He was married November 28, 1745, in Sudbury, to Margaret, daughter of Edward Joyner. Their chil- dren were: Elizabeth, John, William, Mary, Sarah. Susannah and Elias.
(VI) Elias, youngest child of Deacon Tristram and Margaret (Joyner) Cheney, was born October 14, 1760. in Sudbury. At the age of seventeen years, December 17, 1777, he enlisted for three years or during the war in Captain Elijah Clayes' company of the Second New Hampshire regiment, and served in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia, in the closing campaigns of the Revolution. On the march from Saratoga to Albany, he was overcome by fatigue and fell out of the ranks, on account of which he was reported as a deserter. He overtook his comrades, however, and shared their lot at Val- ley Forge. The payment of his wages as a soldier indicates that the imputation of being a deserter was wiped away by his subsequent service. On ac- count of the depreciation in value of continental money he received a bonus of one hundred twenty dollars and eighty cents, and the town of Antrim abated his tax to the amount of twenty dollars. Before his departure for the field of war, December 30. 1777. he purchased for one hundred pounds two hundred acres of land in Antrim, which he sold the same day. He bought July 3. 1780, of John McCoy. thirty acres in Antrim, and December to, 1785, pur- chased from Major Raley thirty-six acres near the Hillsborough line, in Antrim. The purchase price was sixty-nine pounds and he sold the same parcel in 1788 for seventy pounds. He bought January 6, 1786, of Samuel Symonds, for sixteen pounds ten shillings, forty-two and one-half acres, and subse- quently purchased several parcels. His residence was near "Cork Bridge," close to the junction corners of Antrim. Hillsborough and Deering. Late in life he moved to Cabot, Vermont, thence to Con- cord. Vermont, where he died in 1816. Hc mar-
ried (first) Lucy, daughter of Joshua and Sarah ( Burge) Blanchard. She was born June 4, 1760, in Hillsborough, and died in 1797-8. Mr. Cheney mar- ried (second) June 6, 1799, Deborah, daughter of Lemuel and Lydia ( Flint) Winchester of Antrim. She was born April 19, 1777, in Amherst north parish (now Mount Vernon), New Hampshire. and died January 30, 1854. in Albany, Vermont. Mr. Cheney's children were: William Elias, Jesse, John, Joel, Sarah, Lucy, Betsey, Clarissa, Hannah. Lem- uel, Roxana and Franklin.
(VII) Jesse. second son and child of Elias and Lucy (Blanchard) Cheney, was born October 3, 1788, in Antrim, and went to Boston when young to learn the trade of blacksmith. Returning to An- trim he continued to follow his trade, and in time operated shops on his own account in Hillsborough and Francestown. His later years were marred by ill health, and he was obliged to give up hard labor. He removed to Nashua, and thence in 1840 to Man- chester. He united with the Hanover Street Con- gregational Church, and was known as a kind. Christian man, of genial disposition and settled character. In early life he was a Democrat, but the issues which precipitated the civil war drove him from the party, and he was among the first Republi- cans of the state. He passed away in Manchester June 23, 1863, near the close of his seventy-fifth year. and having been a widower nearly fourteen years. His children were very kind to him, and his last days were made comfortable as possible. He was married November 25, 1813, to Alice Steele. daughter of James and Alice (Boyd) Steelc, of Antrim. She was born August 12, 1791, in Antrim, and died in Manchester July 28, 1849. She possessed a remarkably sweet disposition, was a true helpmeet to her husband, and active in all good works. A fine singer, she was very useful in the choir work of the church, and was beloved and respected wher- ever known. To her descendants she will ever be a tender memory. Her children are accounted for as follows: Benjamin Pierce was the founder of the great express business of the country, being among the proprietors of the United States and Canada Express, which was succeeded by the Amer- ican Express Company. He presented to his native state the fine statue of Daniel Webster which adorns the statehouse yard in Concord. James Steele died in Manchester. Jesse was a farmer in Goffstown, where he died in 1896. Gilman is a resident of Montreal, Canada. Lucy Ann became the wife of John Plummer, a merchant tailor of Manchester. Alice Maria died at the age of forty-seven years, unmarried. Charlotte is the wife of William Henry Plumer, who succeeded his brother John in business at Manchester (see Plumer). John. the youngest died at the age of thirty years, in Manchester.
MILLIKEN The name of Milliken is said to be of Saxon origin and to have been first written Millingas, being of date as early as the thirteenth century. The Sax- ons are said to have spread the name into France, England and Scotland. The name in Scotland is spelled Milliken; in Ireland, Milligan, and in Eng- land, Millikin and Millican. In the north of Scot- land it is sometimes found Mulliken. In the United States all these spellings are used.
(I) Hugh Mulliken may be designated as the head of the family known as the Alger-Millikens, settled in Scarborough, Maine. He was no doubt a Scotchman. as the records show him to have been
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a member of the Scots Charitable Society of Bos- ton in 1684. It will be observed that the name in the records was Mulliken, an orthography peculiar to the northern countries of Scotland. The early clerks would spell the name as pronounced by those who bore it, and a Scotchman would give the latter form.
(II) John Milliken, whom tradition makes the son of Hugh, of Boston, may have been born in Scotland, as no record of such event has been found in New England. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary Wilmot Alger, of Boston, who was born in 1669 and baptized in 1687 at the first church of Charlestown, where she was living with her uncle, Nathaniel Adams. No record of this union has been found. They resided for many years in Boston, and their children were born there. In old documents he was styled "John Milliken, house carpenter of Boston." After the death of John Alger, John Milliken became possessed. in right of his wife, of extensive lands at Dunston, in Scarborough, Maine, and his name appears there in 1719. Mr. Milliken seemed to have had broad ideas of farming, and carried forward his agricultural undertakings on a scale of considerable magnitude for the times. In a letter written by him in 1746 he states : 1 have cleared a great deal of land; have made several miles of fence : this year I have plant- ed as much land as three bushels of corn would plant sowed as much as seven bushel of peas would sow, and as much as thirteen bushels of oats and barley would sow." In the year 1720 he and his son John were present at the re-organization of the Scar- borough town government, when he was chosen for one of the selectmen. He was in Boston as late as 1732. John Milliken died in 1749, aged about eighty- six, and must have been born as early as 1664-65. His widow died February 9, 1754, aged eighty-five years. It has been assumed that buit four of the sons of John and Elizabeth were living at the time of their settlement at Scarborough. The ten chil- dren of this couple were: John, Thomas. James, Josiah, Benjamin, Samuel, Joseph, Edward, Nathan- iel and Elizabeth. (Samuel and descendants re- ceive mention in this article. )
(III) Edward, son of John and Elizabeth (Al- ger) Milliken, was baptized at Brattle Street Church, Boston, July 6, 1706, and settled in Scarborough about 1729. he was admitted to the First Church in Scarborough. October 31. 1736. He was known as "Justice Milliken," having been appointed a judge of the court in 1760, and continued in that office un- til 1771. He was widely known as a man of sound judgment and sterling integrity; as a useful towns- man of public spirit, who was consulted as a wise counselor. He was a grantce of Trenton. His name appears on a petition to His Excellency, Francis Benard, dated January 3, 1762, in which the peti- tioners stated: "We, the subscribers, having been soldiers at Fort Pownal, and now settled at a place called Nagebaggadence on the eastern side of Penobscot Bay," etc. He acted an important part in the settlement of Trenton; was appointed by the general court to receive the bonds of the grantees. He was moderator of a meeting held by the pro- prietors of the townships on Union river. August I, 1764. at the tavern of Captain Samuel Skillings in Falmouth. There is no known record of his death. He married Abigail Norman. They had a family of fourteen children with names as follows: Ben- jamin, died voung, Benjamin, Joseph, Abigail, Wil- liam. Daniel, Edward, Susanna, John M., Re-
becca. Rachael, Lemuel, Samuel and Jeremiah. (IV) Samuel, ninth son and thirteenth child of Edward and Abigail (Norman) Milliken. was born February 25, 1747, and died at Mount Desert, July 26, 1841, aged ninety-four. He was a grantee at Union river, and settled there about 1765, and re- moved to Pretty Parsh about 1783. He married in Scarborough, October 31, 1769, Susanna Beal, who was born in the fort between York and Kit- tery, September 14, 1751, and died at Mount Desert. Maine, January 18, 1852, aged a little over one hun- dred years. This couple lived together seventy-two years, and were the parents of ten children: Ed- ward, Joanna, Martha, Samuel, Deacon Simeon, Stt- sanna, Phebe, Abigail. Mary and Prudence.
(V) Deacon Simeon, fifth child and third son of Samuel and Susanna (Beal) Milliken, was born at Scarborough. June 26, 1779, and died at Mount Desert Island. December 22, 1864, aged eighty-five. He was for many years a justice of the peace, was a man of good character and locally influential, and was called "esquire." He married Rachel Wasgatt, February 12, 1805. She died November 21. 1864, aged eighty-eight years. They lived together fifty- nine years. Their children were: Simeon J., Mel- atiah, Rachel A., Cummings, William W., Phebe M., Rufus W., Isephena, Samuel F., and Cornelius WV., the subject of the next paragraph.
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