Person:Samuel Cheney (4)

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Samuel Armstrong Cheney
b.27 May 1823 Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
d.21 Apr 1900 Togus, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1804
  1. Thomas Cheney1804 -
  2. Lyman King Cheney1806 - 1883
  3. Orpha Cheney1808 - 1881
  4. Rebecca Washburn Cheney1810 - 1890
  5. Zerah Washburn Cheney1812 -
  6. Hannah Danforth Cheney1815 -
  7. Rachel Washburn Cheney1817 - 1902
  8. Stephen Cheney1819 - 1910
  9. Nancy Bell Cheney1821 - 1886
  10. Samuel Armstrong Cheney1823 - 1900
  11. Henry Cheney1826 -
  12. Salathiel Washburn Cheney1828 - 1895
  13. William Wallace Cheney1830 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Samuel Armstrong Cheney1823 - 1900
  • W.  Ann Forsyth (add)
m. 12 Jun 1848
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Facts and Events
Name Samuel Armstrong Cheney
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 May 1823 Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Marriage 12 Jun 1848 Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United Statesto Ann Forsyth (add)
Military[2] 14 Jan 1861 New Hampshire, United StatesPrivate, company E, 7th New Hampshire Infantry
Pension[3][4] 17 Jul 1865
Census 1880 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Stateswith Ann Forsyth (add)
Residence[2] Bef 1897 Togus, Kennebec, Maine, United StatesHome for Soldiers
Death[5] 21 Apr 1900 Togus, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Burial[5] Togus, Kennebec, Maine, United StatesTogus National Cemetery

According to this page he was a Private in company E of the 7th New Hampshire Infantry and was captured on 20 Feb 1864 in Olustee, Florida. He was exchanged and returned to Regiment December 15, 1864. Mustered out December 27, 1864.

References
  1. ↑ New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900. (New Hampshire Division of Vital Records Administration).

    Name Samuel
    Birth Date 27 May 1823
    Birthplace Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
    Father's Name Stephen Cheney
    Registration Place Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

    "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2P-BNY : accessed 26 August 2015), Stephen Cheney in entry for Samuel, 27 May 1823; citing Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,377.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 762, in Pope, Charles Henry. The Cheney Genealogy. (Boston, Mass.: Charles H. Pope, 1897)
    p. 498, 1897.

    SAMUEL ARMSTRONG, b. at Londonderry, N.H. May 27, 1823, m. Ann Maria Forsyth. She d. July 2, 1881. He resided in Pennacook and Hooksett, N.H. He served in the Mexican War, also the War of the Rebellion. Enlisted Jan 14, 1861 in the 7th N.H. Infantry and served three years; was nine months a prisoner at Andersonville. Is now in the Home for Soldiers in Togus, Me.

  3. ↑ United States. Bureau of Pensions. Index to pension application files of remarried widows based on service in the Civil War and later wars and in the regular Army after the Civil War. (Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration, 1993).

    Name Samuel Cheney
    Military Rank [BLANK]
    Military Company E
    Military Regiment 7
    State New Hampshire
    Military Unit Infantry
    Event Date 17 Jul 1865
    Affiliate Name National Archives and Records Administration
    Affiliate Record Type Civil War Pensions

    "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH8D-G23 : accessed 26 August 2015), Samuel Cheney, 17 Jul 1865; from "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); company E, regiment 7, New Hampshire, NARA microfilm publication T289.

  4. ↑ United States. Veterans Administration. General index to pension files, 1861-1934. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: NARA).

    The original shows he was part of company E, 7th N.H. Infantry. Filing date 17 July 1865. Listed as an invalid. Application number 78.1218, certificate number 106.837

    "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD53-F3J : accessed 26 August 2015), Samuel Cheney, 1865.

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Samuel Cheney, in Find A Grave.

    Birth: 1829 [sic]
    New Hampshire, USA
    Death: Apr. 21, 1900
    Chelsea
    Kennebec County
    Maine, USA

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