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Elam Cheney

Birth: 16 May 1825
Freedom, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
Death: 22 Mar 1912 (aged 86)
Pinedale, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Burial: Pinedale Cemetery

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Elam Cheney was a stone mason for the Nauvoo, Illinois Temple in 1845.

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Parents

Aaron Cheney

1787–1862
Mehitable Wells Cheney

1787–1869

Spouses

Hannah Compton Cheney

1804–1884 (m. 1845)
Margaret Wimmer Cheney

1829–1908 (m. 1851)
Talitha Cumi Garlick Avery

1824–1902 (m. 1854)
Martha Taylor Cheney

1828–1908 (m. 1855)
Harriet Edgheill Cheney

1847–1926 (m. 1866)

Siblings

Amasa F. Cheney

1809–1870
Orren Cheney

1813–1866
Olive Mehitable Cheney McBride

1817–1907
Ezekiel Wells Cheney

1828–1886

Children

Hannah Matilda Cheney Anderson

1849–1940
Elam Cheney Jr

1854–1926
Olive Mehitable Cheney Humble

1855–1938
Sarah Jane Cheney Jones

1857–1895
David Cheney

1857–1926
Elizabeth Ellen Cheney Sanders

1857–1940
Selar Cheney

1859–1922
William Wells Cheney

1859–1927
Aaron Elijah Cheney

1860–1903
Thomas Edward Cheney

1862–1901
John Elam Cheney

1864–1865
Peter Wimmer Cheney

1864–1928
Samuel Cheney

1866–1870
Samuel Cheney

1866–1870
John Robert Edgheill

1866–1922
Franklin Cheney

1866–1940
Abraham Cheney

1868–1868
Mehetable "Hettie" Cheney Brady

1868–1908
Theodore Franklin Cheney

1868–1939
Malinda Cheney

1869–1876
Orson Cheney

1871–1871
George H Cheney

1871–1906
Ezekiel Thomas Cheney

1872–1922
Moses Cheney

1873–1873
Melvina Cheney Fish

1873–1903
Orrin Cheney

1874–1874
Melvin E. Cheney

1875–1875
Margaret Ellen Cheney Brewer

1876–1968
Jacob Cheney

1878–1878
Isaac Cheney

1878–1878
Ezra Cheney

1880–1880
Juliaett Cheney

1880–1893
Charles Cheney

1887–1918

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Elam's grave is located in the Pinedale City Cemetery in Pinedale, Navajo Co., AZ.

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Elam Cheney

Family Members

Aaron Cheney

Mehitable Wells Cheney

Hannah Compton Cheney

Margaret Wimmer Cheney

Talitha Cumi Garlick Avery

Martha Taylor Cheney

Harriet Edgheill Cheney

Amasa F. Cheney

Orren Cheney

Olive Mehitable Cheney McBride

Ezekiel Wells Cheney

Hannah Matilda Cheney Anderson

Elam Cheney Jr

Olive Mehitable Cheney Humble

Sarah Jane Cheney Jones

David Cheney

Elizabeth Ellen Cheney Sanders

Selar Cheney

William Wells Cheney

Aaron Elijah Cheney

Thomas Edward Cheney

John Elam Cheney

Peter Wimmer Cheney

Samuel Cheney

Samuel Cheney

John Robert Edgheill

Franklin Cheney

Abraham Cheney

Mehetable "Hettie" Cheney Brady

Theodore Franklin Cheney

Malinda Cheney

Orson Cheney

George H Cheney

Ezekiel Thomas Cheney

Moses Cheney

Melvina Cheney Fish

Orrin Cheney

Melvin E. Cheney

Margaret Ellen Cheney Brewer

Jacob Cheney

Isaac Cheney

Ezra Cheney

Juliaett Cheney

Charles Cheney

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