Selah (Tyler) Cheney (1766 - 1823)

Born 31 Dec 1766 in Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Cheney — married 22 Jun 1784 in Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1823 at age 56 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States

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Biography

Selah (often Celia) Tyler was born in Windham Connecticut in 1767, the daughter of Zebulon Tyler and Betty Adams. She married Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Cheney in 1784. They had 11 children during their marriage. She died in 1823, leaving Joseph a widower until his death 8 years later.

Children

1. Ruby (1786-1849) m. Hosea Bronson and had issue.
2. Joseph (1788-1865) m. Rhoda Baker and had issue.
3. Chester (1789-1868) m. Mariah Law and had issue.
4. Mary (1791-1858) m. Homer Pelton and had issue.
5. William (1795-?)
6. Paschal Paoli (1797-1859) m. Abigail Culver and had issue.
7. Calvin (c. 1800-?)
8. Warren William (1801-1877) m. Lucy Maria Pelton and had issue.
9. Jervis (1805-1863) m. Sarah Sally Smith
10. Elizabeth (1807-?)
11. Emeline (1811-1847) m. Edward Pierce and had issue.

Homer Pelton and Lucy Pelton, spouses of Mary Cheney and Warren Cheney respectively, were siblings.

Sources

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJY-4X9 : 3 November 2017), Seley Cheeney in entry for William Cheeney, 17 Sep 1795, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,506.
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8L5-2F7 : 11 February 2018), Seley in entry for William Cheeney, 17 Sep 1795; citing WILLIAMSTOWN TWP,ORANGE,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8L5-2FH : 11 February 2018), Saley in entry for Pascal Paoli Cheeney, 27 Jul 1797; citing WILLIAMSTOWN TWP,ORANGE,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJY-46J : 3 November 2017), Seley Cheeney in entry for Pascal Paoli Cheeney, 27 Jul 1797, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,506.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2P-TX5R : 11 July 2016), Selah Tyler Cheney, 1823; Burial, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States of America, North Street Cemetery; citing record ID 78873821, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3NW-95Y : 10 March 2018), Cecilia Cheney in entry for Warren Cheney, 28 Apr 1877; citing p 173 rn 2486, Atlas, Genesee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,665.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHX5-RT1 : 10 February 2018), Cicelia Cheney in entry for Warren Cheney, 28 Apr 1877; citing Atlas, Genesee, Michigan, reference v 1 p 125; FHL microfilm 1,018,929.
• Re: Paschal Cheney of Penfield, NY-Mystery Solved! (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2019, from Genealogy.com Forum: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/cheney/1735/