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Eli Whitney I 1741–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1741

Birth Location: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 25 August 1807

Death Location: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel III

Mother: Mary Child

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Eli Whitney I was born in 1741 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Whitney Iii And Mary Child. Eli Whitney I passed away in 1807 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eli Whitney I was born in 1741 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Whitney Iii And Mary Child.
  • Eli Whitney I passed away in 1807 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Eli I's Ancestors

Self
Eli I
1741–1807
Birth Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Whitney III
1696–1776
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Child
1699–1776
Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Whitney,) II
1675–1730
Watertown, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Robinson
1676–1740
Cambridge Village, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colon, Massachusetts, USA
John (Child) Jr
1669–1747
Watertown, Mass
Hannah French
1677–1766
Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Child
1631–1678
Mary Bowen
1635–1707
William French
1603–1681
Mary Lothrope
1640–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lothrope
1612–1707
Sarah Larned
1606–1652

Eli I's Timeline

2 Records

1741
3 May 1741
Birth of Eli Whitney I in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1807
25 August 1807
Age 66
Death of Eli Whitney I in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1741
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1807
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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