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Cheney E. Luce Jr.

Birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Death
17 Sep 1901 (aged 73)
Machias, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Burial
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Cheney E. Luce son of Cheney Luce and Polly Darrow Luce of New York and Wisconsin.

Snohomish County, WA. Obituary
Cheney Luce, an old resident of Machias, Snohomish Co., WA., died Tuesday and was buried Thursday of last week, Rev. Fahs officiating. Deceased was born in Rochester, Monroe Co., N.Y., Nov. 19, 1827. After several years spent in Ohio and Wisconsin, he started for California with ox teams and arrived in Sacramento in 1851. From there he went to Salt Lake and thence to Seattle. Six years ago he came to Machias, here he married the devoted wife who survives him. He leaves two brothers in Everett, one in Seattle and one in Wisconsin. A sister lives in South Dakota and another in Indiana. He toiled early and late to build up a little home in which he could end his life peacefully, but let in unfinished. He rests from his labors.

Birth date from his obituary differs from Book Reference:
The American Descendants of Henry Luce of Martha's Vineyard 1640-1985.

His father Cheney Luce (Sr.) Tavern/Keeper in 1827 Rochester, Monroe Co., NY., Source: New York Genealogical
Record of 1675-1928 Ancestry.com

1860 Federal Census 3-List, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA.
under Jon. G. Collins, Blacksmith household, Cheney Luce
Teamster.
1870 Federal Census, Chas. Luce age 45 b.Ohio
and wife Louisa Luce age 48 b. Tennessee
1880 can't find Cheney Luce
1900 can't find Cheney Luce

1900 Philchuck Precinct, Snohomish Co., WA
4 June 1900 N. Clarence Miller age 57 b. NY. Farmer,
J. Jessie his wife, Mother, Miller, P. Emily b. Aug. 1831 age 68 Widow. Under the spelling of Miller you see Lu..
which I think was Luce.

Voter Registration 1866-1882 Sacramento, CA.
Cheney Luce.(1866, 1868, 1874, 1882)

Six Marriage Records
1. Cheney Luce to Lydia Orcutt 21 Jan. 1849 Montrose,
Dane Co., Wisconsin
2. Chancy Luce to Angelina Terry 2 May, 1860 Madison,
Dane Co., WI.
3. Cheney Luce to Louisa Hancock 26 Apr 1863 Sacramento,
Sacramento Co., CA.
4. Cheney Luce to Mrs. Lydia Maria (Day) Mitchell
10 Sep. 1882 Salt Lake City, Utah (Widow of Benjamin
Thomas Mitchell who died in 1880)
5. Cheney Luce of Ogden,Weber Co., Utah to Mrs. Emma
Clark (widow) 13 Jan. 1889 Ogden, Weber Co., Utah
married by Rev. Josiah McCain Pastor of Presbyterian
Church
6.Snohomish County Marriage Index
Cheney Luce to Mrs. Emily P. Miller 10-1-1892

No children found from any of the marriages.

I am guessing but I think possibly buried in Snohomish Pioneer Cemetery or Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery.
Not confirmed.
Cheney E. Luce son of Cheney Luce and Polly Darrow Luce of New York and Wisconsin.

Snohomish County, WA. Obituary
Cheney Luce, an old resident of Machias, Snohomish Co., WA., died Tuesday and was buried Thursday of last week, Rev. Fahs officiating. Deceased was born in Rochester, Monroe Co., N.Y., Nov. 19, 1827. After several years spent in Ohio and Wisconsin, he started for California with ox teams and arrived in Sacramento in 1851. From there he went to Salt Lake and thence to Seattle. Six years ago he came to Machias, here he married the devoted wife who survives him. He leaves two brothers in Everett, one in Seattle and one in Wisconsin. A sister lives in South Dakota and another in Indiana. He toiled early and late to build up a little home in which he could end his life peacefully, but let in unfinished. He rests from his labors.

Birth date from his obituary differs from Book Reference:
The American Descendants of Henry Luce of Martha's Vineyard 1640-1985.

His father Cheney Luce (Sr.) Tavern/Keeper in 1827 Rochester, Monroe Co., NY., Source: New York Genealogical
Record of 1675-1928 Ancestry.com

1860 Federal Census 3-List, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA.
under Jon. G. Collins, Blacksmith household, Cheney Luce
Teamster.
1870 Federal Census, Chas. Luce age 45 b.Ohio
and wife Louisa Luce age 48 b. Tennessee
1880 can't find Cheney Luce
1900 can't find Cheney Luce

1900 Philchuck Precinct, Snohomish Co., WA
4 June 1900 N. Clarence Miller age 57 b. NY. Farmer,
J. Jessie his wife, Mother, Miller, P. Emily b. Aug. 1831 age 68 Widow. Under the spelling of Miller you see Lu..
which I think was Luce.

Voter Registration 1866-1882 Sacramento, CA.
Cheney Luce.(1866, 1868, 1874, 1882)

Six Marriage Records
1. Cheney Luce to Lydia Orcutt 21 Jan. 1849 Montrose,
Dane Co., Wisconsin
2. Chancy Luce to Angelina Terry 2 May, 1860 Madison,
Dane Co., WI.
3. Cheney Luce to Louisa Hancock 26 Apr 1863 Sacramento,
Sacramento Co., CA.
4. Cheney Luce to Mrs. Lydia Maria (Day) Mitchell
10 Sep. 1882 Salt Lake City, Utah (Widow of Benjamin
Thomas Mitchell who died in 1880)
5. Cheney Luce of Ogden,Weber Co., Utah to Mrs. Emma
Clark (widow) 13 Jan. 1889 Ogden, Weber Co., Utah
married by Rev. Josiah McCain Pastor of Presbyterian
Church
6.Snohomish County Marriage Index
Cheney Luce to Mrs. Emily P. Miller 10-1-1892

No children found from any of the marriages.

I am guessing but I think possibly buried in Snohomish Pioneer Cemetery or Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery.
Not confirmed.


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