Elisha P. CHENEY & Frances METCALF

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Elisha P. CHENEY
Frances METCALF

Husband: Elisha P. CHENEY
Birth: 1810, Brandon, Rutland Co., VT
Occupation: farmer
Father: Elisha CHENEY
Mother: Phoebe HENDEE

Marriage:

Wife: Frances "Fanny" METCALF
Birth: 1810, MA
Occupation: homemaker
Parents: born in CT

Children:

— born in NY:
1. Orson CHENEY, b. 1829/30
2. Henry CHENEY, b. 1831/2
3. Jane CHENEY, b. 1833/4; m. Mr. RICE; issue: Estella RICE, b. 1855/6, MI
4. (Son A) CHENEY, b. 1830-35
5. Ann L. CHENEY, b. 1837/8; not married as of 1880
6. Mercy CHENEY, b. 1839/40
7. Alphonso CHENEY, b. 1841/2

— born in MI:
8. Uz CHENEY, b. 1847/8; m. Carrie __?__

Keywords in search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Vermont

Sources (n.b., in Genesee County, "Towns" are the equivalent of townships):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 12; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 NY Niagara Co. Somerset Roll M19_95 p. 344 Ln. 11 Elisha P. Cheeney 100 010 - 000 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Orson (b. 1829/30)

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Elisha P. (b. 1810)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Frances (b. 1810)

Listed next to his aunt, Abigail (CHENEY) HOLT GALUSHA, and four lines down from his uncle, Elijah CHENEY.

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #15-16 of 45; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 NY Genesee Co. Le Roy Twp. pp. 393-394 Ln. 9 Elisha P Cheney 030 001 - 300 001 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 5-9 1830-1835 = Son A
= Henry (b. 1831/2)
= Orson (b. 1829/30)

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Elisha P. (b. 1810)

3 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Mercy (b. 1839/40)
= Ann (b. 1837/8)
= Jane (b. 1833/4)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Frances (b. 1810)

1 person employed in agriculture

4. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #10 of 10): Easton Twp., Ionia Co., MI, p. 181A, 280/288, enumerated 9 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

Elisha Cheney 39 m Farmer 800 Vermont

Fanny    " 39 f Mass

Orson    " 20 m Laborer N. York

Henry    " 18 f "

Jane     " 16 f "

Ann      " 12 f "

Mercy    " 10 f "

Alphonso " 8 m "

Uz       " 2 m Mich

5. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #4 of 22): Ionia P.O., Orleans Twp., Ionia Co., MI, p. 731, PN 213, 1638/1570, enumerated 8 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

Elisha P Cheney 49 M Farmer 3000 750 Vermont

Fanny      " 53 F Massachusetts

Alphonso   " 18 M " New York

Uz         " 12 M Michigan

Jane Rice 26 F New York

Estella " 4 F Michigan

Jane appears to be their widowed daughter returned home.

6. Library of Michigan 1870 Census Index and Images (online at the Library of Michigan web site): Ionia P.O., Orleans Twp., Ionia Co., MI, p. 605B, PN 28, 221/221, enumerated 29 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

Cheeney Elisha P 59 M W Farmer 7000 1125 Vermont

_______ Fannie 65 F W Keeping house Massachusetts

_______ Uz 22 M W Farm Laborer Michigan

McKean William 12 M W Farm Laborer "

______ Rhoda 7 F W "

Grunhoe Sarah 19 F W House Keeper Ohio

7. LDS. Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):•

Census Place:Orleans, Ionia, Michigan

Source:FHL Film #1254583; NARA Film #T9-0583; Pg 42C

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo

Elisha P. CHEENEY Self M M W 69 VT Farmer VT VT

Fanny CHEENEY Wife F M W 73 MA Keeping House CT CT

Ann L. CHEENEY Dau F S W 42 NY Seamstress VT MA

Uz CHEENEY Son M M W 32 MI Farm Laborer VT MA

Carrie CHEENEY DauL F DauL W 23 IA NC NY

Rhoda MC CAIN GDau F S W 17 MI Housework (IN) NY

It appears Ann never married. Carrie is apparently Uz's wife.

8. Charles Henry Pope. 1897. The Cheney Genealogy. (Self-published) Barta Press, Boston, MA (online at GenealogyLibrary.com).

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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