Edward CHENEY & Amanda TERRILL.

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Edward CHENEY
Amanda TERRILL

Husband: Edward CHENEY / CHEENEY
Birth: 3 Aug 1813, Brandon, Rutland Co., VT
Death (æ 78y): 21 Jan 1892, Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY
Disposition: buried Maplewood Cemetery, Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY
Occupation: farmer
Father: Elijah CHENEY
Mother: Ms. __?__

Marriage said to be: 11 Apr 1834
It's hard to believe Amanda could have married so young, unless she was consistently fibbing about her age as an adult, which is a definite possibility.

Wife: Amanda / Amelia TERRILL
Birth: 6 Nov 1819, Covington [now Pavilion], Genesee Co., NY
Death (æ 81y): 7 Apr 1901, Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY
Disposition: buried Maplewood Cemetery, Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Ezra TYRELL / TERRILL (1788-1875), of Bennington, Bennington Co., VT
Mother: Roxanna "Roxey" ELLIOT (1791-1884), of Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., NY

Child — born in Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY:

1. Emerette L. CHENEY, b. 1842; d. 17 Nov 1866; bur. Maplewood Cem.; m. James Sprague NOBLES (1828-1882); issue: two children

Grandchildren:

. Lillie NOBLES, b. 3 Dec 1864, Perry, Wyoming Co., NY; d. 1941
. Edward Terrill NOBLES, b. 20 Oct 1866, Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY; d. 18 Aug 1963, Hamilton, MT

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Sources (n.b., in Genesee County, "Towns" are the equivalent of townships; Pavilion was formed in 1841 from part of Covington — the rest of Covington went to Wyoming County):

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17-18 of 29; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 NY Genesee Co. Covington [now Pavilion] Roll 286 (Book 1) pp. 325-326 Ln. 26 Edward Cheney 000 010 - 000 010 _______

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Edward (b. 1813)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Amanda (b. 1819)

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #18 of 40): Town[ship] of Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY, Roll M432_508, p. 193B, enumerated 7 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

129 146 Edward Cheney 37 M F 11,250 Vt

Amanda Cheney 30 F NY

Emerette L Cheney 7 F NY

William Allen 18 M NY

147 Ezra Tyrell 61 M F Vt

Roxa Tyrrell 59 F NY

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25-26 of 44): Pavilion P.O., Town[ship] of Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY, Roll M653_756, pp. 790-791, PN 24-25, enumerated 21/23 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

195 196 Ezra Terrill 72 M Farmer 8000 1000 Vermont

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Roxy Terrill 69 F New York

197 Edward Cheney 47 M Farmer 2000 Vermont

Amanda Cheney 40 F New York

Emeret L Cheney 17 F Teacher of Music New York

Clinton Mack 19 M Farm Laborer New York

George Lay 24 M Farm Laborer New York

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27-28 of 41): Stafford P.O., Town[ship] of Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY, Roll M593_939, pp. 687A-687B, PN 27-28, 239/232, enumerated 20 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

Cheeney Edward 58 M W Farmer 20,000 3130 Vermont

" Amelia 51 F W Keeping house New York

Tyrell Ezra 82 M W Ret. Farmer 4650 Vermont

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Murphy Maggie 24 F W Domestic Servt Ireland

Demase? William 24 M W Farm Laborer Canada

Listed next to Edward's half-sister, Laverna (CHENEY) ALLEN.

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #31 of 38): Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY, Roll T9-0835, p. 639C, PN 31, SD 10, ED 14, enumerated 17 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 21 24 25 26

287 292 Cheeney Edward W M 67 / Farmer VT VT VT

_______ Amanda W F 60 Wife / Keeping house NY VT NY

Terrill Roxey W F 90 Mother in law / None NY NY NY

Nobles Edward W M 13 Grandson / at school / NY NY NY

Listed five households from Edward's half-sister, Laverna (CHENEY) ALLEN.

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

8. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 31): Pavilion Twp., Genesee Co., NY, Roll T623_1038, p. 301A, SN 2, SD 18, ED 15, 36/38, enumerated 4 Jun 1900: Amanda CHENEY (æ 80, b. Nov 1819, widow) is boarding with the HUTCHINSON family.

9. Maplewood Cemetery, Pavilion, Genesee, New York (online in the FTP files of USGenWeb; submitted by Leilani Spring):

Surname; Given; Maiden; DOB; DOD; Birthplace; Age; Grave; Remarks

CHENEY Edward 21 Jan 1892 78y A-34

CHENEY Amanda Terrill 7 Apr 1901 Pavilion NY 81y A-34 Wife of Edward Cheney; Dtr of Ezra & Roxanna Terrill

NOBLES Emerette Cheney 1842 17 Nov 1866 24y A-34 Wife of James Nobles; Dtr of Edward & Amanda Cheney

NOBLES James Sprague 1 Sep 1828 27 Nov 1882 Pavilion NY 54y A-34 Husband of Emerette Nobles; Son of John & Mary Nobles

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

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