1. 2. Elizabeth FRETTER   b. 10 Jan 1830, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. 1 Apr 1880, Dundas,, Minnesota; bur. Dundas Cemetery.
2. 3. Lucy FRETTER  

1. 4. Reuben CHESTER   b. 1823.
2. 5. William CHESTER   d. 1881, Avon, Lorain Co., Oh.
3. 6. John CHESTER   d. 1879, Avon, Lorain Co., Oh.
4. 7. Job CHESTER  
5. 8. Matilda CHESTER   b. Naseby, England; c. 4 Mar 1821, Naseby, England; d. Abt 1887, Avon Twp, Lorain, Ohio.

1. 9. Ernest M CHENEY   b. 19 Mar 1851, Avon, Oh; d. 1853, Michigan.
2. 10. Emeler (Emily) CHENEY   b. 6 Nov 1852, Avon, Oh; d. 26 Sep 1892, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.
3. 11. John F CHENEY   b. 2 Sep 1854, Avon, Oh; d. 11 Jul 1916, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.
4. 12. Theodore CHENEY   b. 13 Jul 1856, Avon, Oh; d. 17 Apr 1928, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.
5. 13. Frank Adnitt CHENEY   b. 22 Aug 1858, Avon,, Ohio; d. 1 Feb 1908, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.
6. 14. Frances A CHENEY   b. 22 Aug 1858, Avon, Oh; d. 29 Oct 1941, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.

From: Biographical Record Lorain County Ohio - Published by Beers - 1894 - Vol II - Huron and Lorain Counties:

Page 745

R Chester, who for over sixty years has been a resident of Avon township, where for nearly half a century he has been an industrious and frugal farmer, is a native of England, born in Northamptonshire, in 1823.

He is the son of William and Amelia (Perrin) Chester, natives of the same county, the former of whom died in England, and his widow, after marrying John Fretter, emigrated with her family in 1833 to the United States. They settled in Avon township, Lorain county, where they lived on rented land til 1840, in which year they moved to the farm where our subject now resides. The mother died in Minnesota about the year 1878, her second husband passing away in 1846 in Avon township, Lorain county. There were five children born to her first marriage, a brief record of whom is as follows: William married and resided in Avon, where he died in 1881; John died in Avon township in 1879; Job is married and resides in Rice county, Minn., where he was the first settler; R. is the subject of these lines; Matilda became the wife of Charles Blanchett and died in Avon township in 1887. Our subject had two stepsisters, viz.: Elizabeth, who married Luke Cheney, and moved to Rice county, Minn., where she died in 1880; and Lucy, who married Joseph Spriggs and also moved to Rice county, Minn., where she died in 1885.

The subject of this sktetch, who was ten years old when he came to Avon township, received his education at the common schools of the neighborhood of his home, and when he was old enough to work assisted in clearing the home farm. For four years he was in the employ of ex-Governor Wood in Rockport township, Cuyahoga county, and then returned to Avon township, in 1848 locating on his present farm of 245 acres, which for the most part he cleared himself, and where he has since been assiduously engaged in general farming. In 1852 he was married, in Elyria township, Lorain county, to Miss Eliza Mitchell, a native of Northamptonshire, England, and children were born to them as follows: Elizabeth Ann, who died in 1864 at the age of eleven years; Clara, who died in 1892 at the age of thirty-seven years; Job, residing at home; Mary Ann; Agnes Jane; and Reuben Albert. In politics Mr. Chester is a Republican.

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1. 15. Elizabeth Ann CHESTER  
2. 16. Clara CHESTER  
3. 17. Job CHESTER  
4. 18. Mary Ann CHESTER  
5. 19. Agness Jane CHESTER  
6. 20. Reuben Albert CHESTER  

Job was the first settler of Rice County, Minn

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Matilda Chester Blanchett was the widow of Charles Blanchett and a sister of Reuben and William Chester.

1. 21. Alice Elizabeth JONES   b. 9 Jun 1880, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 3 Jun 1961, Huntington Park, Ca.
2. 22. Frances JONES   b. 23 Aug 1884, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 14 Apr 1947, San Bernadino, Ca.
3. 23. Lucy JONES   b. 22 Sep 1886, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 22 Nov 1911, Dundas,, Minnesota.
4. 24. Cinderella JONES   b. 20 Oct 1889, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 4 Jun 1967, Medelia, Minnesota, bur. Dundas, Mn cemetery.

1. 25. Melvin CHENEY   b. 12 Oct 1878, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 31 Oct 1905, Dundas,, Minnesota.
2. 26. Phoebe CHENEY   b. 28 Jan 1883, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 7 Aug 1955, Dundas,, Minnesota.
3. 27. Jesse CHENEY   b. 27 Jul 1886, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 30 Jan 1947, Faribault, Minnesota.

1. 28. Bertha CHENEY   b. 8 Aug 1884.
2. 29. Amy CHENEY   b. 16 Jan 1887, Dundas,, Minnesota.
3. 30. Margaret CHENEY   b. 17 Oct 1889, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 19 Mar 1970, Faribault, Minnesota bur Groveland Cem, Dundas, Mn.
4. 31. Harvey CHENEY   b. 25 Aug 1891, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 17 Mar 1965, Dundas,, Minnesota.
5. 32. Carrie CHENEY   b. 26 Apr 1894, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. Sep 1971, Spooner, Wi.

DEATH: from 'melancholia'

1. 33. Eleanor A CHENEY   b. 23 May 1885; d. 11 Dec 1885, Dundas,, Minnesota.
2. 34. Francis Eugene CHENEY   b. 23 Oct 1886, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 27 Feb 1926, Dundas,, Minnesota.
3. 35. Rebecca CHENEY   b. 9 May 1888, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 4 Jul 1955, Northfield, Minnesota.
4. 36. Laura Elizabeth CHENEY   b. 11 Feb 1891, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 1 May 1908, Dundas,, Minnesota.
5. 37. Emily Louisa CHENEY   b. 15 Jan 1894, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 10 May 1967, Dundas,, Minnesota.
6. 38. Ernest CHENEY   b. 21 Jan 1898, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 7 Jul 1914, Northfield, Minnesota.

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Alice Elizabeth went by the name of Betty.

1. 39. Archie JONES  
2. 40. Adnett JONES   b. 21 Aug 1908, Huntington Park, Ca; d. Sep 1912, Huntington Park, Ca.
3. 41. George Robert JONES  

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Frances was also known as Polly.

1. 42. John BRECKENRIDGE   b. 15 Oct 1911, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. Dec 1977, Dundas,, Minnesota.

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Cinderella's sister, Lucy, died about 4 weeks after giving birth to her son John. About two years later, Cinderella married Lucy's husband, Hiram.

1. 43. William BRECKENRIDGE  

1. 44. Lillian Eliza Lorena ROSE   b. 23 Dec 1909; d. 25 Oct 1967, Dundas,, Minnesota - bur Groveland Cem., Dundas.

1. 45. Ray CHENEY   b. 1 Jul 1911, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 10 Jul 1935, Medford.
2. 46. Delvina CHENEY  
3. 47. Earl CHENEY   b. 26 Feb 1915, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 21 Jun 1956, Dundas,, Minnesota.

Notes from Rochelle Schmitz Morton:

Amy and Leslie farmed in the Dundas, MN area and also owned cabins there, which Amy was in charge of. Each cabin was named after a bird. They also lived in Astin and St. Paul. Leslie worked in the shipyards in Vancouver, WA during WWII. On her 100th birthday, she refused to take the phone call from the President, but he did send her a card.

1. 48. Verna SHAW   b. 12 Dec 1916, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 15 Jun 2001, Northfield, Minnesota; bur. 19 Jun 2001, German Union Cemetery, Forest Twp, Rice Co., Minnesota.
2. 49. Leonard Leslie SHAW  
3. 50. Lyle James SHAW  

1. 51. Walter PLESCHOURT  
2. 52. Wilma PLESCHOURT  
3. 53. Lois PLESCHOURT  
4. 54. Arnold PLESCHOURT  
5. 55. Pearl PLESCHOURT  
6. 56. Vernon PLESCHOURT  
7. 57. Viola PLESCHOURT  

BURIAL: Cheney, Harvey Edward
Location 70-2
Birth 25 Aug 1891
Death 17 Mar 1965
Spouse: Nellie Sanford Parents: Theodore & Viola Sprague
Cheney Cemetery: Groveland Township: Bridgewater County: Rice

1. 58. Janice CHENEY  
2. 59. Maxine CHENEY  

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Carrie and Herbert lived in Spooner, WI. Herbert died there.

1. 60. Irma BRIGHAM  
2. 61. Thelma BRIGHAM  
3. 62. Catherine Annie BRIGHAM  

1. 63. Carl SCHULTHEISS   b. 30 Aug 1914; d. 31 Dec 1967.
2. 64. Earl Adnett SCHULTHEISS  
3. 65. Louise SCHULTHEISS  

DEATH: Died after a long and painful illnes.

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Emily and Conrad lived on part of Luke Cheney's farm near Dundas, MN.