Charles
CHENEY
(b.
26 December 1803
,
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
d.
12 January 1870
,
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
)
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Charles CHENEY was born 26 December 1803 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Charles CHENEY was the child of George Wells CHENEY and Electa WOODBRIDGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles married Waitstill Dexter SHAW abt. 1832 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Waitstill Dexter SHAW was born 17 October 1809 Waitstill Dexter died 6 April 1841
Charles CHENEY died 12 January 1870 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA .
Alternate date of death - 20 June 1874
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Occupation
Charles CHENEY was a partner in Cheney Brothers silk business.
Charles CHENEY was a partner in Cheney Brothers silk business.
Family and Children of Charles CHENEY
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Waitstill Dexter SHAW-- Date: abt. 1832 Place:
Children of Charles CHENEY and Waitstill Dexter SHAW:
Frank Woodbridge CHENEY (b.5 June 1832, Providence, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 May 1909, Manchester, Connecticut, USA )
m. Mary BUSHNELL 3 November 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Howell CHENEY (b.15 July 1834, Manchester, Connecticut, USA d. 18 May 1836, Manchester, Connecticut, USA )
Knight Dexter CHENEY (b.9 October 1837, d. 13 August 1907, )
Waitstill Dexter SHAW-- Date: abt. 1832 Place: Children of Charles CHENEY and Waitstill Dexter SHAW:
Frank Woodbridge CHENEY (b.5 June 1832, Providence, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 May 1909, Manchester, Connecticut, USA )m. Mary BUSHNELL 3 November 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Howell CHENEY (b.15 July 1834, Manchester, Connecticut, USA d. 18 May 1836, Manchester, Connecticut, USA ) Knight Dexter CHENEY (b.9 October 1837, d. 13 August 1907, )
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1803 Birth 26 December 1803
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1832 Birth of ChildFrank Woodbridge CHENEY was born 5 June 1832, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Charles was 28 years old.
1834 Birth of ChildMary Howell CHENEY was born 15 July 1834, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)
Charles was 30 years old.
1836 Death of ChildMary Howell CHENEY died 18 May 1836, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)
Charles was 32 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 Marriage of ChildFrank Woodbridge CHENEY married 3 November 1863, Hartford, Connecticut, USA to Mary BUSHNELL
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Death 12 January 1870
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 66.
, the Cheney business prospered, and eventually became the largest silk manufacturer in the country, and the only one to manage all phases of silk production except raising silkworms. Attempts to grow mulberry trees to nurture silkworms had failed, and the Cheneys imported silk cocoons from the Orient... manchesterhistory.org
Frank Cheney and his older brother Rush were instrumental in the development of modifications to existing machines to allow for the spinning and weaving of silk from the worm. But more importantly, the brothers developed a method to reclaim broken silk thread. This process picked up the scrap silk strands and made them into profitable material. journalinquirer.com
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Power & Spinning Mill, Cheeney Silk Co., South Manchester Conn.
museumofcthistory.org
Beginning in 1838, Cheney Brothers built the silk mills that made Manchester famous and drew workers from throughout the United States and Europe. During the second Industrial Revolution (1860-1890), the Cheney business prospered, and eventually became the largest silk manufacturer in the country, and the only one to manage all phases of silk production except raising silkworms. Attempts to grow mulberry trees to nurture silkworms had failed, and the Cheneys imported silk cocoons from the Orient... manchesterhistory.org
Frank Cheney and his older brother Rush were instrumental in the development of modifications to existing machines to allow for the spinning and weaving of silk from the worm. But more importantly, the brothers developed a method to reclaim broken silk thread. This process picked up the scrap silk strands and made them into profitable material. journalinquirer.com
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Charles is buried at: Cheney Cemetery Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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