Biographical Sketch of James Cheney Leave a Comment / New Hampshire, Vermont / May 24, 2011 Last Updated on May 24, 2011 by James Cheney, from Hanover, N. H., located in the northern part of this town at an early date, where he resided until his death, in 1810. He reared a family of seven children, three of whom remained in the town. Surnames:Cheney, Topics:Biography, Locations:Grafton County NH, Hanover New Hampshire, Lamoille County VT,Collection:Child, Hamilton. Gazetteer and business directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, Vt., for 1883-1884. Hamilton Child. 1887.