From Cyclopedia of Free Baptists, pub. 1889, by Burgess and Ward, p. 108-09:
CHANEY, Rev. John was b. at Farmington, ME, Oct. 15, 1793, and lived till nearly ninety years of age. He began his Christian life when sixteen years of age, but put off baptism on account of his Baptist views which were not held by his family. At the age of twenty-four,he was baptized and joined the church at Wilton ME...
About twelve years afterward, he yielded to an imperative call and publicly entered the ministry. He taught school in the town of Brunswick, passed two years in Nova Scotia, then returned to Maine and bought a farm. He worked on this summers, and taught school winters. The unwelcome impressions of duty increased until he sometime afterward finally gave himself and family totally to the will of God to preach. His first sermon preached in New Sharon, ME in 1829, so favorably impressed the hearers that he received a call not long afterward to become their pastor. He was ordained at Chesterville, ME, Feb. 2, 1831, by Rev's John Foster and Silas Curtis. He served churches in Maine, New York, Conn., and in North Scituate, R.I. He had great success, and his active ministry continued more than thirty years. He was for sometime financial agent of Whitestown Seminary, NY. He was a pioneer champion of the causes of temperance and abolition. He was loyal to his denomination, yet broad in his sympathies. When retired, he identified himself with the church in Auburn, ME, where he was a regular attendant and much beloved by the pastors and all who knew him.
He died while on a visit to his daughters in Somersville, Mass, March 30, 1883. His funeral was at Auburn. President Cheney of Bates College, sat with the mourners and Doctors Howe and Hayes assisted in the services.
The Cemetery records show he was bur. in Mt. Auburn along with his wife, Margaret (Covell) Chaney.
CHANEY, Rev. John was b. at Farmington, ME, Oct. 15, 1793, and lived till nearly ninety years of age. He began his Christian life when sixteen years of age, but put off baptism on account of his Baptist views which were not held by his family. At the age of twenty-four,he was baptized and joined the church at Wilton ME...
About twelve years afterward, he yielded to an imperative call and publicly entered the ministry. He taught school in the town of Brunswick, passed two years in Nova Scotia, then returned to Maine and bought a farm. He worked on this summers, and taught school winters. The unwelcome impressions of duty increased until he sometime afterward finally gave himself and family totally to the will of God to preach. His first sermon preached in New Sharon, ME in 1829, so favorably impressed the hearers that he received a call not long afterward to become their pastor. He was ordained at Chesterville, ME, Feb. 2, 1831, by Rev's John Foster and Silas Curtis. He served churches in Maine, New York, Conn., and in North Scituate, R.I. He had great success, and his active ministry continued more than thirty years. He was for sometime financial agent of Whitestown Seminary, NY. He was a pioneer champion of the causes of temperance and abolition. He was loyal to his denomination, yet broad in his sympathies. When retired, he identified himself with the church in Auburn, ME, where he was a regular attendant and much beloved by the pastors and all who knew him.
He died while on a visit to his daughters in Somersville, Mass, March 30, 1883. His funeral was at Auburn. President Cheney of Bates College, sat with the mourners and Doctors Howe and Hayes assisted in the services.
The Cemetery records show he was bur. in Mt. Auburn along with his wife, Margaret (Covell) Chaney.
From Cyclopedia of Free Baptists, pub. 1889, by Burgess and Ward, p. 108-09:
CHANEY, Rev. John was b. at Farmington, ME, Oct. 15, 1793, and lived till nearly ninety years of age. He began his Christian life when sixteen years of age, but put off baptism on account of his Baptist views which were not held by his family. At the age of twenty-four,he was baptized and joined the church at Wilton ME...
About twelve years afterward, he yielded to an imperative call and publicly entered the ministry. He taught school in the town of Brunswick, passed two years in Nova Scotia, then returned to Maine and bought a farm. He worked on this summers, and taught school winters. The unwelcome impressions of duty increased until he sometime afterward finally gave himself and family totally to the will of God to preach. His first sermon preached in New Sharon, ME in 1829, so favorably impressed the hearers that he received a call not long afterward to become their pastor. He was ordained at Chesterville, ME, Feb. 2, 1831, by Rev's John Foster and Silas Curtis. He served churches in Maine, New York, Conn., and in North Scituate, R.I. He had great success, and his active ministry continued more than thirty years. He was for sometime financial agent of Whitestown Seminary, NY. He was a pioneer champion of the causes of temperance and abolition. He was loyal to his denomination, yet broad in his sympathies. When retired, he identified himself with the church in Auburn, ME, where he was a regular attendant and much beloved by the pastors and all who knew him.
He died while on a visit to his daughters in Somersville, Mass, March 30, 1883. His funeral was at Auburn. President Cheney of Bates College, sat with the mourners and Doctors Howe and Hayes assisted in the services.
The Cemetery records show he was bur. in Mt. Auburn along with his wife, Margaret (Covell) Chaney.
CHANEY, Rev. John was b. at Farmington, ME, Oct. 15, 1793, and lived till nearly ninety years of age. He began his Christian life when sixteen years of age, but put off baptism on account of his Baptist views which were not held by his family. At the age of twenty-four,he was baptized and joined the church at Wilton ME...
About twelve years afterward, he yielded to an imperative call and publicly entered the ministry. He taught school in the town of Brunswick, passed two years in Nova Scotia, then returned to Maine and bought a farm. He worked on this summers, and taught school winters. The unwelcome impressions of duty increased until he sometime afterward finally gave himself and family totally to the will of God to preach. His first sermon preached in New Sharon, ME in 1829, so favorably impressed the hearers that he received a call not long afterward to become their pastor. He was ordained at Chesterville, ME, Feb. 2, 1831, by Rev's John Foster and Silas Curtis. He served churches in Maine, New York, Conn., and in North Scituate, R.I. He had great success, and his active ministry continued more than thirty years. He was for sometime financial agent of Whitestown Seminary, NY. He was a pioneer champion of the causes of temperance and abolition. He was loyal to his denomination, yet broad in his sympathies. When retired, he identified himself with the church in Auburn, ME, where he was a regular attendant and much beloved by the pastors and all who knew him.
He died while on a visit to his daughters in Somersville, Mass, March 30, 1883. His funeral was at Auburn. President Cheney of Bates College, sat with the mourners and Doctors Howe and Hayes assisted in the services.
The Cemetery records show he was bur. in Mt. Auburn along with his wife, Margaret (Covell) Chaney.
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