Birth: Apr. 22, 1818 Sempronius Cayuga County New York, USA Death: Mar. 7, 1898 Centerville Davis County Utah, USA

Son of Elijah Cheney & Achsa Thompson

Married Amanda Miller Evans, 10 Jan 1853, San Francisco, California

Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia Volume 4

Cheney, Zaccheus, a member of the Mormon Battalion, Company B, was born April 22, 1818, at Semponeous, Cayuga Co., New York, a son of Elijah Cheney. His father served one year in the war of 1812. Jared Carter preached, baptized and organized a branch of the Church in Onondaga County, N.Y., Elder Cheney's father being one of the number. In 1835 the family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, where Zaccheus first saw the Prophet Joseph Smith. Elder Cheney worked on the Temple, attended the Hebrew School, and was a member of the Nauvoo Legion. He was in Nauvoo when some of the saints crossed the Mississippi River on the ice, and soon after Nauvoo was nearly evacuated. He crossed the river at Fort Madison May 3, 1846, and overtook the saints at Mount Pisgah, where he joined the Mormon Battalion and marched with them to California. After his discharge he remained in San Francisco and helped to burn the first brick made in that city. He married Mary Ann Fisher July 11, 1848, and on Dec. 25, 1850, his wife gave birth to a daughter. The wife died Jan. 1, 1851, and was buried near the San Jose Mission. Brother Cheney came to Utah in 1857 (Nov. 3rd) and died at Centerville, Davis Co., March 7, 1898.

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Parents:
 Elijah Cheney (1785 - 1863)
 Achsa Thompson Cheney (1789 - 1845)

Spouse:
 Amanda Miller Evans Cheney (1833 - 1917)

Children:
 Frances Achsa Cheney (1857 - 1932)*
 Zacheus E Cheney (1864 - 1939)*
 William Evans Cheney (1866 - 1954)*
 Joseph Leroy Cheney (1877 - 1936)*

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Burial: Centerville City Cemetery Centerville Davis County Utah, USA Plot: A-33-6-6

Maintained by: Schott Family Originally Created by: Utah State Historical So... Record added: Feb 02, 2000 Find A Grave Memorial# 49472