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Elijah Cheney



Birth14 September 1785Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database, FamilySearch, Elijah Cheney, 1863; citing Centerville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States; Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 110, n. 1382.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Elijah Chiny, folder "George A. Smith's company, report, 1849 September 24" (#87), image 1, line 22.

Death3 November 1863Centerville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Cheney, ID: KWVH-256.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database, FamilySearch, Elijah Cheney, 1863; citing Centerville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States; Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Burial6 November 1863Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Cheney, ID: KWVH-256.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database, FamilySearch, Elijah Cheney, 1863; citing Centerville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States; Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

FatherJohn Cheney
MotherElizabeth Granger

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   • Anna Partridge
MarriedOctober 1805United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), Entry for Elijah Cheney and Anna Partridge, ID; KWVH-256 and ID; KP7W-5SV.


   • Achsa Thompson
Married14 March 1811Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Cheney and Achsa Thompson, ID: KWVH-256 and ID: KWVH-25D.

          Children:
               David J Cheney
               Elizabeth Cheney
               James Cheney
               Zacheus Cheney
               Margaret Ann Cheney
               Erastus Cheney
               John Cheney
               Mary Delina Cheney
               Sarah Delina Cheney
               Joseph Thompson Cheney


   • Sarah Harmon
MarriedJune 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Elijah Cheney and Sarah Harmon, ID: KWVH-256 and ID: LZLV-7QG.


   • Anna Packet
Married4 December 1853Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 110, n. 1382.


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• 1840Mercer County, Illinois, United States
• 1845Hancock County, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Centerville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States

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• 1840 Population CensusMercer County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusCenterville, Davis, Utah TerritoryExtractImage

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Crossing the Plains

George A. Smith/Dan Jones CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

       Departure14 Jul 1849
       Arrival26-30 Oct 1849


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