what's connection to Cheney family?
My ancestor is Emily Cheney Rich (Cheney is her middle name), b. 1844 Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Parents were Robert C. Rich (don't know his middle name) and Angelette Bushey. Father also born in Maine, married in Salem, Mass, moved back to Maine, then back to Newburyport, Mass.
The Rich side can be traced to Marblehead, Mass,(1741) after which they moved up to Mt. Desert Island, Maine.They are married into the Gott family.The Bushey side is French-Canadian.They are married into the McFarland's from Maine.
This family seems to like using surnames for middle names, yet I've been unable to locate any Cheney branch.Can anyone help? Thanks in advance! -Suzanne