Mahala S. Cheney (1807-1866) was born in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, and died in Minnesota. She was a domestic worker for the Baker family. She married Russell Cheney, a farmer, in Plymouth, New Hampshire, in 1845. Mary Baker Eddy's son, George Washington Glover, was sent to North Groton, New Hampshire, to live with the Cheneys in 1851. In 1856, the Cheneys moved to Minnesota, taking Glover with them. Family letters indicate that Mahala had been a good friend of Eddy's, who trusted her to raise Glover.

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