Elias Eaton Cheney was born 1793 in Vermont to Ebenezer Cheney (1764-1832) and Hannah Eaton (1761-1832) and died 9 February 1860 Thetford, Orange County, Vermont of unspecified causes. He married Lucy Fletcher (1803-) 6 August 1826 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Oramel Fletcher Cheney (1826-1862) | |||
| Frances K Cheney (1828-) | |||
| Samuel Fletcher Cheney (1829-1911) | 1829 Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire | 1911 Gallia County, Ohio | Harriet Barron (1833-1858) Ella A Phillips (1840-1909) |
| Mary Gerrish Cheney (1831-1852) | |||
| Smith Sanborn Cheney (1834-1852) | |||
| Jonathan Emerson Cheney (1836-) | |||
| Lucy E Cheney (1839-1859) | |||
| Harriet Josephine Cheney (1842-) | |||
| Roger Howard Cheney (1845-1849) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Cheney (1790-) | |||
| Betsey Cheney (1791-) | |||
| Elias Eaton Cheney (1793-1859) | 1793 Vermont | 9 February 1860 Thetford, Orange County, Vermont | Lucy Fletcher (1803-) |
| Ebenezer Cheney (1794-) | |||
| Hannah Cheney (1795-) | |||
| William Wallace Cheney (1810-1874) | |||
Vital Records
1880 US Federal Census
- Census listing for his son, Samuel Cheney, lists Vermont as birthplace for both parents.
Vermont Marriage Certificate
- Name: Elias Cheney
- Event Type: Marriage
- Event Date: 06 Aug 1826
- Event Place: Thetford, Vermont, United States
- Gender: Male
- Spouse's Name: Lucy
- Spouse's Gender: Female
Vermont Death Certificate
Vermont Death Cert for Elias gives the following:
- Name: Elias Cheney
- Event Type: Death
- Event Date: 09 Feb 1860
- Event Place: Thetford, Vermont, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 64 (Est Birth Year: 1796)