1787 - 1866

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• Birth	1 Jan 1787	Naseby, Northamptonshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  IMMI	1866	Via St. Lawrence River, Montreal and Detroit.   [1]
  Died	9 Aug 1866	Coldwater,, Michigan   [2]
  Buried	Lockwood Cemetery, south of Coldwater, Mi   [1]
  Person ID	I55641	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Roger CHENEY, b. 1763, Naseby, England
  Mother	Elizabeth WATSON
  Family ID	F23658	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Frances ADNITT, b. 6 Oct 1791, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England
  Married	4 Jan 1813	Naseby, Northamptonshire, England   [2]
  Children	1. Phoebe CHENEY, b. 9 Apr 1815, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England   2. Charlotte CHENEY, b. 1816, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England > 3. Eli CHENEY, b. 9 Mar 1818, Naseby, England   4. Elizabeth (Betsy) CHENEY, b. 11 Feb 1821, Naseby, England > 5. John CHENEY, b. 18 Sep 1821, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England > 6. Luke CHENEY, b. 28 Feb 1827, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England > 7. Sarah CHENEY, b. 1823, Naseby, England or Market Harborough, Leics. Eng > 8. Reuben CHENEY, b. 21 Apr 1824, Naseby, , England   9. Job Adnitt CHENEY, [infant], b. 11 Jan 1827, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England > 10. Mary CHENEY   11. Job CHENEY, b. 30 Jan 1830, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England or Market Harborough, Leics., Eng   12. unknown CHENEY
  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 2	Elizabeth BURDETT, b. Abt 1786, Northamptonshire, England
  Married	1 Aug 1835	Naseby, Northamptonshire, England   [2]
  Documents		Cheney, John and Elizabeth Burdette Marriage certificate
  Family ID	F23965	Group Sheet

• Notes

  [COLBYRCKassenttoMargaret8Nov2002.ftw] Posted by Margaret Cheney on February 08, 1999 at 04:53:09: Our 1st Cheney ancestor of record is JOHN CHENEY b. 1781 in Naseby Northamptonshire England. He married Frances 'Fanny Haddon (Hednet) who was born and died in England. JOHN came to US in 1866 with his married daughter Sarah Gibbs and family via St Lawrence River, Montreal and Detroit. They settled in Ovid Twp. west of Owosso, Mich. He is buried in Lockwood Cemetery south of Coldwater, MI. His known children are: ELI b. 5-9-1818 Naseby, Eng d. in Michigan JOHN b. 9-18-1821 Naseby, Eng d. 3-26-1910 Coldwater Twp., MI REUBEN b. 4-21-1824, Naseby, Eng d. 4-26-1888 Bethel Twp., MI (our ancestor) LUKE b. 2-28-1827 Naseby, Eng d. 7-1-1908 Dundas, Minnesota SARAH b. d. d. near Owossso, MI ELIZABETH (Betsy) b. Naseby, Eng d. 7-1-1908 Dundas, MINN PHOEBE MARY CHARLOTTE JOB - died as a youth Unknown - died at birth. Have a limited amount of information on this line but would like more - as would we all! Thanks for any help you can give out there.[JohnCheney.FTW] John Cheney born in 1787 in England, married Frances (Fanny) Adnitt who died in England. He was a farmer and resided at Naseby, Northamptonshire, England where the family had lived for some time. He came to America with his married daughter, Sarah Gibbs, and family in 1866 by way of the St Lawrence River, Montreal and Detroit. They settled in Ovid Twp. west of Owosso, Shiawassee Co., Mich.. He died August 9, 1866 at the age of 79 years, 7 months 8 days and was buried in Lockwood Cemetery south of Coldwater, Mich. The family is believed to have come from France to England with William the Norman in 1066 and subsequently resided in England. From Virginia Stickan Dec, 2001 John and his daughter's family arrived in Quebec, Canada on June 10, 1866 on the ship "Hibernian". They came to the U.S. by way of the St Lawrence Seaway, Montreal and Detroit. They settled in Ovid Twp, west of Owosso, Clinton Co., MI. According to his monument, he died August 9, 1866 at age 79 yrs, 7 mos. 8 days and was buried in Lockwood Cemetery south of Coldwater, Branch Co., MI It has been said by some that John and Frances had 17 children, but others, eleven children. John Cheney, a widower, and Elizabeth Burdett, a widow, were married at the church in Naseby, Northamptonshire, England on August 1, 1835. Witnesses were Luke Wilford and Ann Adnitt. (Northamptonshire Record Office, Naseby Marriages, Fiche #6128131 - 2nd fiche). According to the 1841 Naseby census, John was 44 and Elizabeth was 49 when they married. Witness for the marriage of John and Frances were George Adnitt and Jane Haddon. Official Temple Record Deceased - Mormon Church, US/CAN film #1985502, at Temple Manti, the marriage of JOHN and FRANCES was sealed on Mar. 23, 1995.

• Sources

  [S687] COLBYRCKassenttoMargaret8Nov2002.ftw. Date of Import: May 14, 2003 [S611] JohnCheney.FTW. Date of Import: May 14, 2003