Levi Cheney

M, #418, (23 November 1756 - 18 April 1847)
Gravestone of Levi Cheney
Last Edited=13 May 2023
     Levi Cheney was born on 23 November 1756 at Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of William Cheney and Joanna Thayer. Levi Cheney was christened on 2 January 1757 at Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.2,6 Levi and an unknown person filed marriage intentions on 4 June 1772 at Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts.7

Levi Cheney married Mary Hill, daughter of John Hill and Thankful Underwood, after 4 June 1772 at Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts.3,2,7 In 1777, he purchased 800 acres of land in what was to be the northern part of Orange, Massachusetts.8 Levi served in the 4th Regiment of Militia during the Revolutionary War in 1777.8 From 1788 to 1800, Levi was a Selectman for the District of Orange.8 On 26 December 1788, Livi Cheney and Joseph Metcalf, represented the District of Orange in the first perambulation of the town line of Orange and Warwick.8 Levi, appeared on the US Census of 1790 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over
3 - Free White Persons - Females
7 - Number of Household Members.9


Levi, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
1 - Number of Household Members Under 16
3 - Number of Household Members Over 25
4 - Number of Household Members.10


Levi, appeared on the US Census of 1810 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

2 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
1 - Number of All Other Free Persons
3 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
8 - Number of Household Members.11


In 1816, he became the Town Clerk of the Town of Orange.2 Levi, appeared on the US Census of 1820 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

3 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
3 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
2 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
3 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
5 - Free White Persons - Under 16
4 - Free White Persons - Over 25
9 - Total Free White Persons
9 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other.12




Levi Cheney, age 63, married Sarah Ballou on 20 January 1820 at Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts.2,3,7 Levi, appeared on the US Census of 1830 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49
1 - Free White Persons - Under 20
1 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
1 - Total Free White Persons
1 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored.)13


He died on 18 April 1847 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, at age 90.14,15,2,5,16 He was buried at North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Levi's epitaph reads:

Levi Cheney
d. Apr. 18, 1847
æ 96.14,17,18,5




Complier's Notes:
Birth: Ballou (1882) give his birth as in 1850.
Death: Ballou (1882) gives his death as 1846. Pope (1897) gives his death as 11 April 1847.2,3

Children of Levi Cheney and Mary Hill

Citations

  1. Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants. Rutland, Vermont:: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965.
  2. Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy. Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897.
  3. Ballou, Adin. History of the Town of Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts From its First Settlement to 1881. Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, & Co, 1882.
  4. Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1920.
  5. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  6. Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Milford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1917.
  7. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  8. Ward, Martha E. History of North Orange, Massachusetts. Orange, Massachusetts: North Orange Reunion Association & Enterprise and Journal, 1924.
  9. Census Bureau. 1790 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  10. Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  11. Census Bureau. 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  12. Census Bureau. 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  13. Census Bureau. 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  14. Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass.. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963.
  15. Eldredg, Ruth DeFonda. Transcription of Early Handwritten Records of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Volume 1, Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Reserach Publishing Corp, 2001.
  16. Gravestone Inscription.
  17. Amidon, Ryan M. North Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Gardner, Massachusetts: manuscript, 2003.
  18. Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, Texas: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.