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Achsa Thompson Cheney was born 23 May 1789 in Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts to Joseph Thompson (1749-1774) and Margret Crossett (1746-1825) and died 1 December 1845 Camp Creek, Hancock County, Illinois of unspecified causes. She married Elijah Cheney (1785-1863) 14 March 1811 in Scott, Cortland County, New York.

Biography

Elijah and his family went through all the drivings and persecutions of the Saints. On the 5th of July 1836 he left Kirtland with brethren to go to Caldwell Co. His wife and some others members of his family were ill. They stopped in Coles Co., Ill. where they stayed the winter. In 1837 the brethren were forced to leave Missouri for Hancock Co. Ill, and Elijah continued to move his family from place to place, going from Coles Co. to Springfield, Lagamon Co. and in the latter part of the same summer, from Springfield to Mersy Co. Ill,

Here he bought 60 acres of land and established another farm where he and his family lived until about the year 1842. They then moved to Hancock Co. IL . located 15 miles from Nauvoo. They began to break ground and fence a new farm on the east side of Camp Creek, 7 miles west of La Harpe. They built a frame house 14 x 24 ft and fenced in 60 acres. Here they raised corn and wheat and were in a prosperous way until Achsa was taken sick and died on 1 Dec 1845. She was buried on the southeast corner of the farm. Elijah had lost 3 children and now his wife.




Children


Offspring of Elijah Cheney (1785-1863) and Achsa Thompson Cheney
Name Birth Death Joined with
David J Cheney (1812-1863)
Elizabeth Cheney (1814-1851)
James Cheney (1816-1833)
Zacheus Cheney (1818-1898) 22 April 1818 Sempronius, Cayuga County, New York, United States 8 March 1898 Centerville, Davis County, Utah, United States Mary Ann Fisher (1822-1851)
Amanda Miller Evans (1833-1917)
Margaret Cheney (1820-1897)
Erastus Cheney (1822-1822)
John Cheney (1824-1875)
Mary Delina Cheney (1826-1828)
Sarah Delina Cheney (1829-1899)
Joseph Thompson Cheney (1833-1897)



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