1818 - 1890

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• Birth	9 Mar 1818	Naseby, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Nov 1890	"Sunny Side Farm" Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan   [1]
  Buried	14 Nov 1890	Waterhouse Cemetery, Kinderhook, Branch, Michigan   [1]
  Person ID	I55167	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	John CHENEY, b. 1 Jan 1787, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
  Mother	Frances ADNITT, b. 6 Oct 1791, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
  Documents		Cheney, John and Adnitt, Frances This is FHL #6128131, the marriage record of John Cheney b. 1787 and Frances Adnitt.
  Family ID	F23019	Group Sheet
  Family	Jane WALLIS, b. 21 Jun 1818, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
  Married	10 Dec 1838	Naseby, Northamptonshire, England   [1]
  Children	> 1. Alfred CHENEY, b. 5 Jul 1839, Naseby, England   2. John CHENEY, b. 1841, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England > 3. Anna CHENEY, b. 14 Dec 1844, Naseby, England > 4. Sarah CHENEY, b. 1847, Naseby, England
  Family ID	F23761	Group Sheet

• Notes

  [JohnCheney.FTW] Eli Cheney, a farmer married Jane Wallis in 1838 in England. She was born about 1818 and died at age 99. They came to America in 1845 with family, settling at Avon, Ohio working for Joel Townsend, later going to Branch Co., Michigan. from Virginia Stickan Dec. 2001 Eli, Jane, Alfred and Anna sailed from Liverpool for four weeks and four days, arriving in NY probably in October, 1846. They traveled by steamboat from the Hudson River Wharf to Albany, eventually arriving in Avon, Lorain co., OH. Brothers, John, Eli, Luke and Reuben lived in Avon for several years. Eli and his family went to Coldwater, Branch co., MI in the spring of 1853. Eli was an avid farmer and was a deacon in his church. Eli was christened July 26, 1818 in Naseby. Marriage Notes: Source: Church of England - Northamptonshire Record Office, Marriages 1837-1935, No 6, "December 10, 1838: Eli Cheney, labourer of Naseby, father - John Cheney, laborerr, married to Jane Wallis, servant, father - Thomas Wallis, labourer" One witness was Charlotte Cheney. Eli could not write his name but Jane could.

• Sources

  [S611] JohnCheney.FTW. Date of Import: May 14, 2003