Alexander Cheney

1797 - 1882  (85 years)

• Name	Alexander Cheney
  Birth	17 Aug 1797	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 8]
  Census	1830 (32 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1830 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 2 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 4 - Total Free White Persons 4 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
  Census	1840 (42 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1840 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1 - Persons Employed in Agriculture 5 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 7 - Total Free White Persons 7 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
  Census	1855 (57 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 55, living in Orange, Massachusetts with his children, Sarah, Joseph, and Juliette.
  Census	1865 (67 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census he was recorded, age 67, living in Orange, Massachusetts as a widower.
  Census	1870 (72 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 73, living in Orange, Massachusetts. He no longer worked.
  Census	1880 (82 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 83, living in Orange, Massachusetts. He was on the Pauper and Indigent Inhabitants in Institutions, Poor-Houses or Asylums, or Boarded at Public Expense in Private Houses as living in the almshouse.
  Death	27 Nov 1882	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9, 10]
  He died old age. [9, 10]
  	Death Record of Alexander Cheney
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Esther Cheney,   b. 2 Oct 1779, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Jun 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years) + 2. Mary Cheney,   b. 29 Jul 1784, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Jun 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years) ▻ Stephen Mayo,  m. Apr 1804   3. Levi Cheney,   b. 29 Apr 1787, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. Peter Cheney,   b. 5 Sep 1789, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Jul 1856, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years)   5. Stephen Cheney,   b. 30 Jan 1795, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Mar 1873, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   6. Lois Cheney,   b. 30 Jan 1795, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1876, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) > 7. Alexander Cheney,   b. 17 Aug 1797, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Nov 1882, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years) ▻ Tapha Streeter,  m. 24 Apr 1825
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Levi Cheney and Sarah Ballou)
  1. Asula Parkhurst Cheney,   b. 11 Jan 1821, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Apr 1893, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years)   2. Presson Cheney,   b. 7 Jul 1823, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Oct 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 32 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John Cheney of Fen Ditton   d. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   (9 x Great Grandfather)  Susanna  (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I15195
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Levi Cheney,   b. 23 Nov 1756, Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 18 Apr 1847, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Hill,   c. 18 Jan 1756, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 May 1819, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Tapha Streeter,   b. 5 Jan 1805, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Feb 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1825	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8, 11]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 8 months - She : 20 years and 3 months.
  Children	From 1826 to 1848  [8]
  1. Harriet Emeline Cheney (1826-1849) 2. Alexander Cheney (1828-____) 3. Adams Cheney (1831-1855) 4. Tapha Ann Cheney (1834-1890) 5. Joseph Chase Cheney (1842-____) 6. Juliette E. Cheney (1848-____)
  Family ID	F8469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Alexander Cheney(1797 – 1882) 2Levi Cheney(1756 – 1847) 4William Cheney(7 Feb 1703/04 – 1756) 8William Cheney(1666 – 1753) 16William Cheney(1636/37 – 1681) 17Sarah Daniels(1638 – ) 9Margaret( – 1740) 18 19 5Joanna Thayer(1706 – ) 10Nathaniel Thayer(1680 – 1752) 20Nathaniel Thayer(1 Jan 1657/58 – 1726) 21Hannah Hayden(1661 – ) 11Sarah Wales(1680 – 1707) 22Elder Nathaniel Wales(1650 – 1718) 23Joanna Faxon(1661 – 1704) 3Mary Hill(1756 – 1819) 6John Hill(1717 – ) 12David Hill(1694 – 1745) 24Ebenezer Hill(Abt 1656 – 1734) 25Mary White(Abt 1672 – ) 13Sarah Thayer(11 Feb 1694/95 – ) 26Lt. Samuel Thayer(1669 – ) 27Mary Bass(1672 – ) 7Thankful Underwood(8 Feb 1718/19 – ) 14Lt. Joshua Underwood(1683 – 1727) 28Joseph Underwood(1650 – ) 29Elizabeth 15Mercy Fairbanks(1688 – 1742) 30Eliezer Fairbanks(1655 – 1741) 31Martha Lovett(4 Jun 1654/55 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Aug 1797 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 24 Apr 1825 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1830 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1840 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1855 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1865 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 27 Nov 1882 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S505] Bureau of the Census, 1830 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1830; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 62; Page: 129; Family History Library Film: 0337920. [S281] Bureau of the Census, 1840 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1840; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 183; Page: 129; Family History Library Film: 0014677. [S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S275] New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1865 Massachusetts, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_615; Page: 348A; Family History Library Film: 552114. [S1923] 1880 U.S. Federal Census - Schedules of Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). [S458] Eldredg, Ruth DeFonda, compiler. Transcription of Early Handwritten Records of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Volume 1, (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Reserach Publishing Corp, 2001). [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897). [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Death Record of Alexander Cheney. [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Death Record of Alexander Cheney. [S1071] Streeter, Milford B. A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Stephen and Ursula Streeter of Gloucester, Mass. 1642, (Salem, Massachusetts: Eben Putnam, 1896).