(VII) George Washington CHENEY, son of James CHENEY (VI) was born at Grafton, Mass. on Jan. 15, 1839. He attended the public schools there until he was 10 yrs. old, when he removed with his parents to Boston. He went to school there and in Cambridge, where his parents lived for a few years, completing his schooling at Assabet. He then leared the trade of carpenter of his father and worked with him until he was of age. He came to Winchendon in 1861 and worked for a year with his uncle, George B. RAYMOND. He then took a course of 6 months study in Comar's Commercial College of Boston,when he entered the service of the U.S. and was with his regiment, the 12th Mass. Infantry, in front of Richmond. Later he was transferred to Company C, 39th Regiment under Colonel STEARNS, of Somerville. He was inthe Army of the Potomac, the 5th Corps, joining the regiment just after the battle of Cold Harbor. He was in the engagements at Petersburg and at Weldon Railroad, Aug. 18, 1864. He was taken prisoner and marched to Petersburg, sent to Richmond and confined in Libby Prison, transferred later to Bell Isle, where he was kept 2 months. He was taken sick and they sent him back to Richmond, where, after 2 weeks in the hospital he was exchanged and returned to Annapolis,Maryland to the Union ranks. As soon as he was able he went home on a furlough and remained at Assabet for several weeks. He returned to his regiment in Virginia and took part in the Battle of the Jerusalem Plank Road. He was wounded and again taken prisoner. He was sent to Richmond in March 1865 and soon afterward was recaptured by the Union forces. He was sent to Washington for hospital treatment and soon transferred to the Dale Hospital at Worcester, where he remained until the close of the war. He was discharged on May 1865 and returned to his father's home at Assabet. He came to Winchendon again and entered the employ of his Uncle George RAYMOND, in August 1865. After a few years he started out on his own account as a builder. In 1877 he went into partnership with Luke BROWN under the firm name of BROWN & CHENEY, carpenters and builders. The firm was dissolved after 2 years and Mr. CHENEY has since carried on the business alone. He has built a considerable number of buildings, large and small, erected in Winchendon and vicinity dring his business career. On Thursday morning, Nov. 6, 1870, Mr. CHENEY fell from the sill of the Tucker and Rice block into the cellar and received a severe cut on the head. It was thought he was killed and his wife went down to the place expecting to find hm dead, but by dent of careful nursing by his faithful wife, he finally recovered. He attends the Baptist Church, is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Grand Army Post, Gilman C. PARKER, of Winchendon. George Washington CHENEY married Feb. 7, 1867 to Mary Sophia RAYMOND,born Feb. 9, 1843, daughte of Artemas and Abigail (CHASE) RAYMOND of Royalston, Mass. Artemas RAYMOND was born March 1, 1801, was a farmer in Royalston and died there April 4, 1868. He married Nov. 1832 to Abigail CHASE, born Jan. 22, 1810, daughter of David CHASE, a farmer of Royalston. The children of G.W.CHENEY and Mary Sophia (RAYMOND) CHENEY were: (1) Flora Belle born Aug. 22, 1869, married Clement STREETER, a carpenter of Winchendon, but now residing in Boston (2) Frank Schuyler CHENEY born Sept. 21, 1871, now in Winchendon, engaged in carpenter work with his father, married Lizzie CUDWORTH, of Fitzwilliam NH, on Jan. 5, 1899 (3) Nellie Etta born May 11, 1874, married (1st) to Charles GUIBORD and had children Carl and Kenneth, married (2nd) to W.E.ORDWAY of Milford, NH and has one child Morris Everett ORDWAY. THE END