James Chaney and Susanna McMillan

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Husband James Chaney ¹

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           Born: 1806 - Donegal Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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           Died: Feb 1879 - Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: Abraham Chaney (      -      ) 1
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       Marriage: 25 Mar 1831 1

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Wife Susanna McMillan ¹

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           Born: 1805 1
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           Died: 1874 1
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         Father: John McMillan (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M Thornton Chaney ¹

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           Born: 20 Dec 1831 1
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           Died: 1 Aug 1880 1
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2 F Mary Chaney ¹

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           Born: 9 Aug 1833 1
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3 M George W. Chaney ¹

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           Born: 15 Nov 1835 1
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4 M James M. Chaney ¹

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           Born: 6 Nov 1837 1
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5 F Sarah Chaney ¹

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           Born: 12 Oct 1839 1
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           Died: 1879 1
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6 M John Chaney ¹

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           Born: 18 Jan 1842 1
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           Died: while young
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M Barnet B. Chaney ¹

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           Born: 1 Mar 1844 1
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General Notes: Husband - James Chaney

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He was born on his father's farm and passed his boyhood in the usual farm duties, receiving a very meager education. He be-gan life at an early age, and had many hardships to contend with. He made rails for George Wilson, of West Alexander, receiving for his work 25 cents per hundred, which he was expected to spend at the store of his employer. He could get a yard of muslin for 25 cents, or was obliged to make 300 rails to buy goods enough for one shirt.
For some time after his marriage he resided on a farm about two miles south of West Alexander, Donegal township. He afterward moved to Coon Island, same township, where he resided several years, and in 1853 purchased and moved to a farm about two miles north of West Alexander, where he lived and worked until his death.
In politics he was first a Whig, and afterward a Republican. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church at West Alexander.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 800.