Introduction

Biography

Cheney was the hus­band of Abi­gail Leav­itt.

[He] lived in San­born­ton, New Hamp­shire. He con­vert­ed to Chris­ti­ani­ty af­ter the death of his three year old son.

He at­tend­ed Gil­man­ton Aca­de­my in or­der to be­come a min­is­ter. He lat­er moved to New Dur­ham and was as­so­ci­at­ed with Rev. B. Ran­dall, the found­er of the Free Will Bap­tist de­no­mi­na­tion.

He lat­er moved back to San­bor­ton Bay, then Gil­man­ton, Me­re­dith, Brent­wood, and fin­al­ly Der­by, Ver­mont, serv­ing as a min­is­ter for about fif­ty years.

Diane Sha­pi­ro