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Samuel Fletcher Cheney 1829 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1829

Birth Location: Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Death Date: 30 Jun 1911

Death Location: Morrill County, Nebraska

Father: Elias Cheney

Mother: Lucy Fletcher

Spouse(s): Ella Phillips

Children(s): Lucy Cheney, Fred Cheney, Sherman Cheney, Thomas Cheney, Emerson Cheney, Ida Cheney

Samuel Fletcher Cheney was born in 1829 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, the child of Elias Eaton Cheney and Lucy Fletcher. In 1870, Samuel Fletcher Cheney resided in Noble, Defiance, Ohio. In 1880, Samuel Fletcher Cheney resided in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States. Samuel Fletcher Cheney married Ella A Phillips, and had children including Lucy Belle Cheney, Fred P Cheney, Sherman Crawford Cheney, Thomas Herbert Cheney, Emerson Fletcher Cheney, Ida M Cheney. Samuel Fletcher Cheney passed away in 1911 in Morrill County, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • Samuel Fletcher Cheney was born in 1829 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, the child of Elias Eaton Cheney and Lucy Fletcher.
  • In 1870, Samuel Fletcher Cheney resided in Noble, Defiance, Ohio.
  • In 1880, Samuel Fletcher Cheney resided in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States.
  • Samuel Fletcher Cheney married Ella A Phillips, and had children including Lucy Belle Cheney, Fred P Cheney, Sherman Crawford Cheney, Thomas Herbert Cheney, Emerson Fletcher Cheney, Ida M Cheney.
  • Samuel Fletcher Cheney passed away in 1911 in Morrill County, Nebraska.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Cheney
1829 – 1911
Birth Place: Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Parents
Elias Eaton Cheney
1793 – 1859
Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Lucy Fletcher
1803 – 1845
Thetford, Orange, Vermont
Grandparents
Ebenezer Cheney
1764 – 1850
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Hannah Eaton
1761 – 1832
Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
Joseph Fletcher
1777 – 1861
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Rachel Emerson
1781 – 1863
Dunstable, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1741 – 1803
Elizabeth Swett
1745 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cheney
1709 – 1776
Elizabeth Tucker
1712 – 1780

Samuel Cheney's Descendants

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Samuel (Fletcher) Cheney (12 Feb 1829 – 30 Jun 1911) m. Ella (A) Phillips (3 Feb 1840 – 29 Mar 1909)
  1. 1. Lucy (Belle) Cheney (15 Apr 1863 – 12 Nov 1948)
  2. 2. Fred (P) Cheney (May 1866 – 30 Nov 1958)
  3. 3. Sherman (Crawford) Cheney (30 Jul 1867 – 16 Jun 1953)
  4. 4. Thomas (Herbert) Cheney (10 Apr 1869 – 29 Mar 1947) m. Lillian S m. Margaret (Ellen) Tyler (16 Jun 1877 – 28 Apr 1961)
    1. 1. Mildred Cheney (Jun 1895 – )
    2. 2. Richard (Herbert) Cheney (26 Jan 1915 – 23 May 1999) m. Marjorie (Lorraine) Dickey (8 Jan 1918 – 26 Dec 1993)
      1. 1. Richard (Bruce) Cheney (30 Jan 1941 – )
      2. 2. Robert (W) Cheney (abt 1943 – )
  5. 5. Emerson (Fletcher) Cheney (23 January 1878 – 26 Feb 1957)
  6. 6. Ida (M) Cheney

Samuel Cheney's Timeline

6 Records

1829
12 Feb 1829
Birth of Samuel Fletcher Cheney in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
1870
1870
Age 41
Samuel Fletcher Cheney resided here in Noble, Defiance, Ohio
Noble, Defiance, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 51
Samuel Fletcher Cheney resided here in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
1900
1900
Age 71
Samuel Fletcher Cheney resided here in Logan, Buffalo, Nebraska
Logan, Buffalo, Nebraska
1910
1910
Age 81
Samuel Fletcher Cheney resided here in Eastwood, Morrill, Nebraska
Eastwood, Morrill, Nebraska
1911
30 Jun 1911
Age 82
Death of Samuel Fletcher Cheney in Morrill County, Nebraska
Morrill County, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1829
    Event Place: Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T9_1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 53.2000; Enumeration District: 232; Image: 0365.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Logan, Buffalo, Nebraska; Roll: 917; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0021
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eastwood, Morrill, Nebraska; Roll: T624_852; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 193; Image: 332.
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Noble, Defiance, Ohio
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T9_1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 53.2000; Enumeration District: 232; Image: 0365.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Logan, Buffalo, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Logan, Buffalo, Nebraska; Roll: 917; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0021

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eastwood, Morrill, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eastwood, Morrill, Nebraska; Roll: T624_852; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 193; Image: 332.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Morrill County, Nebraska
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut Township, Gallia, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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