Alonzo and his family must have moved to Michigan from Theresa, NY between 1846 and 1848 based upon the 1850 Census and when his children were born. Some of his children were born in NY while others were born in Michigan. Also, Moran, Mackinac, Michigan is the residence in the 1860 and 1870 censuses.
Dave Cheesman's information: "According to legend Alonzo Cheeseman moved to MI and joined the Mormon Church at Beaver Island near the Straits of Mackinac in 1848. Alonzo Cheeseman, a descendent of immigrant George Cheeseman 1687, then settled in Mackinac county, MI where he lives out his life. He patented 40 acres of land on Sept 10, 1870.
Death Notices Jan - Dec 1890 from "The Democrat" newspaper (later known as "The Sault Ste. Marie News": February 1, 1890 (Page 4) Alonzo Cheeseman, a Mackinaw county farmer aged 78, fell and broke his neck last week, says the St. Ignace News. He was a King Strong Morman, once had six wives and had two when he met his death. Notwithstanding this he was an honest, frugal and respected man.
"David W. Pattern left Kirtland to go back to New York. He coverted his family, or some of them, including his mother, his two brothers, Archibald and Ira, his sister Polly, and two brothers-in-law, Warren Parrish and a Mr. Cheeseman, all of whom still lived around his old home at Indian River Falls (later known as Theresa, NY). Their baptisms by Brigham Young took place on the 20th of May, 1833." - from The Story of the Church by Inez Smith Davis. (Chapter: Missions to Canada and the East)
Alonzo was married to both Minerva and Amy Ann in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 Michigan Censuses.
Mormon History Gazetteer for New York (1831–1839)-
Theresa-Indian River Falls / Jefferson:
(May 20, 1833) Brigham Young, David W. Patten - Brigham baptizes David's brothers, "Archibald and Ira Patten, Warren Parrish, Cheeseman and my mother and my sister, Polly."According to an unspecified source in the St. Ignace Public Library, Michigan Alonzo "came to Michigan via Beaver Island where the Mormoms had settled. They were forced to flee from Beaver Island, came to St. Helena Island where Alonzo worked as a ship carpenter. St. Helene was a thriving community at that time shipping out fish and wood. Later he bought the hilltop property on Cheeseman Road where he farmed and raised a family and died. He sold his farm acreage to his son Don. Later Don sold to Silas J. Smith."
In the 1840 US Federal Census for Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY Alonzo was between the age of 20 and 30. He had one daughter under the age of 5. A wife was not indicated on the census.
Alonzo and his family must have moved to Michigan from Theresa, NY between 1846 and 1848 based upon the 1850 Census and when his children were born. Some of his children were born in NY while others were born in Michigan. Also, Moran, Mackinac, Michigan is the residence in the 1860 and 1870 censuses.
Dave Cheesman's information: "According to legend Alonzo Cheeseman moved to MI and joined the Mormon Church at Beaver Island near the Straits of Mackinac in 1848. Alonzo Cheeseman, a descendent of immigrant George Cheeseman 1687, then settled in Mackinac county, MI where he lives out his life. He patented 40 acres of land on Sept 10, 1870.
Death Notices Jan - Dec 1890 from "The Democrat" newspaper (later known as "The Sault Ste. Marie News": February 1, 1890 (Page 4) Alonzo Cheeseman, a Mackinaw county farmer aged 78, fell and broke his neck last week, says the St. Ignace News. He was a King Strong Morman, once had six wives and had two when he met his death. Notwithstanding this he was an honest, frugal and respected man.
"David W. Pattern left Kirtland to go back to New York. He coverted his family, or some of them, including his mother, his two brothers, Archibald and Ira, his sister Polly, and two brothers-in-law, Warren Parrish and a Mr. Cheeseman, all of whom still lived around his old home at Indian River Falls (later known as Theresa, NY). Their baptisms by Brigham Young took place on the 20th of May, 1833." - from The Story of the Church by Inez Smith Davis. (Chapter: Missions to Canada and the East)
Alonzo was married to both Minerva and Amy Ann in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 Michigan Censuses.
Mormon History Gazetteer for New York (1831–1839)-
Theresa-Indian River Falls / Jefferson:
(May 20, 1833) Brigham Young, David W. Patten - Brigham baptizes David's brothers, "Archibald and Ira Patten, Warren Parrish, Cheeseman and my mother and my sister, Polly."According to an unspecified source in the St. Ignace Public Library, Michigan Alonzo "came to Michigan via Beaver Island where the Mormoms had settled. They were forced to flee from Beaver Island, came to St. Helena Island where Alonzo worked as a ship carpenter. St. Helene was a thriving community at that time shipping out fish and wood. Later he bought the hilltop property on Cheeseman Road where he farmed and raised a family and died. He sold his farm acreage to his son Don. Later Don sold to Silas J. Smith."
In the 1840 US Federal Census for Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY Alonzo was between the age of 20 and 30. He had one daughter under the age of 5. A wife was not indicated on the census.
Fred and Ella Cheeseman purchased the Cheeseman farm (from his father - Benjamin P. Cheeseman?) and operated it until Oct 1, 1900. - from Fred Cheeseman's obituary
"On Oct 1, 1900 Fred received the appointment of rural mail carrier, the first to go out of Theresa on the old No 1 Route, which extended twelve miles down one side of the Indina River , crossing Hanson bridge to return to this village on the opposite side." - from Fred Cheeseman's obituary
"Uncle Cheesman married Mary Chatman of Theresa. They lived on a farm a few miles east of Redwood for many years." -from Through Poverty's Vale by Henry Conklin
"Soon after the marriage my father selected a place to settle on the Indian River about one mile below Theresa, NY. Here he bought a forty-acre lot joining my grandfather's place on the north and lower down the river. It was partly upland or pine bluff and partly on the river flats." - from Through Poverty's Vale by Henry Conklin