Cynthia was a daughter of Thaddeus and Sarah Wakeman Morehouse.

She was born on December 17, 1810 in Ohio.

She married Isaac Chauncy in Lawrence County, Illinois, on May 6, 1825.
She and Isaac were parents of 13 children.

Cynthia Morehouse Chauncy died in Olney on August 7, 1902.

Information below provided by Grace #47325703

OBIT: Olney Times, Wednesday, August 13, 1902

Mrs. Cynthia Chauncy died at the 'old Chauncy homestead' last Thursday at the advanced age of ninety-two. She was born December 17, 1810, and became a resident of this county when she was five years old.
Her maiden name was Morehouse, a daughter of Thadeous Morehouse, one of the oldest settlers of this county.

Her husband, John I. Chauncy, whom she married at the age of fifteen years, was one of the few school teachers of this section at that time, settled on the site of the old homestead and where the deceased lived continuously for seventy-seven years.

(Note by Grace Adkinson: Cynthia's husband was Isaac Chauncy and he was a farmer. John Isaac, schoolteacher, is assumed to be the father of Isaac, but no confirmation of that can be found).

Mr. Chauncy died many years ago, leaving a large family of thirteen children, seven of whom under the watchful eye of the mother have grown to manhood and womanhood in this vicinity and are quiet, honourable citizens who enjoy the respect and esteem of the community, and were a comfort to her in her declining years.

She was of a bright and cheerful disposition, which with the constant practice of Christian virtue was the secret of her long and happy life.
She leaves surviving her seven children, William D. Chauncy and Mrs. Elizabeth Titus of Chicago, David Chauncy, Mrs. Mary Colvin, J.D. Chauncy, I.L. Chauncy, and George Chauncy of this city, all of whom were present at her bedside, except Mrs. Titus, who is an invalid and unable to come; and thirty two grandchildren, fifty-one great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren, a total of ninety descendants.

The funeral took place from the family residence on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the funeral procession that followed the remains to its last resting place was one of the largest ever witnessed here.

OBIT: Olney Semi-Weekly Republican Mail, Olney, Illinois, Tuesday, August 12, 1902

MRS. CHAUNCY'S FUNERAL
The funeral of Mrs. Cynthia Chauncy was held Friday at 2 o'clock at the home east of the city.
[NOTE: interesting that one newspaper says the funeral was on Thursday and the other reports it as Friday.


CHILDREN: William D (m. Clarison Grass), Sarah Margaret (m. William R. Combs), John Isaac (died at 8 weeks), Elizabeth Jane (m. Abram Becker Titus), Mary (m. Isaac Richard Colvin), David Wakeman (m. Rosetta Barney), Jeremiah D. (m. Minerva Hawley), Martha/Mattie, Thaddeus M., Isaac Levi (m. Lucinda Treadway), George W. (m. Pauline Emma Blanchard), Jesse M. (m. Mary E. Treadway & Anjeanette Sloan), Albert L (died at 3 yrs. 9 mo.)