Alexander Cheney b. 17 Aug 1797 Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Nov 1882 Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Roy Family Genealogy

1797 - 1882 (85 years)

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Name Alexander Cheney

Relationship with Robert Alan Roy

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

Last Full Review 8 Aug 2020

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Sir John Cheney of Fen Ditton d. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

(9 x Great Grandfather)

Susanna (4 x Great Grandmother)

Siblings 6 Siblings

	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 "Polly" Cheney, b. 29 Jul 1784, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts 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 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 (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 (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

Person ID I15195

Last Modified 19 Aug 2021

Father	Levi Cheney, b. 23 Nov 1756, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Apr 1847, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 90 years) Other Partners: Sarah Ballou m. 20 Jan 1820
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Mary "Molly"Hill, c. 18 Jan 1756, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 12 May 1819, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 63 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	After 4 Jun 1772	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Age at Marriage	He : 15 years and 7 months - She : 16 years and 5 months.
Family ID	F169	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Tapha Streeter, b. 5 Jan 1805, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA 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

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.

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Sources

[S505] 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] 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] 1865 Massachusetts, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
[S192] 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] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Death Record of Alexander Cheney.
[S188] 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).