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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 None

Spouse(s): Mary Child, Judith None, Elizabeth None

Children(s): Eli Whitney, Elizabeth Blake, Benjamin Whitney, Josiah Whitney

Eli Whitney I was born in 1741 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Whitney Iii And Mary. Eli Whitney I married Elizabeth, Judith, Mary Child, and had children including Benjamin Whitney, Eli Whitney, Elizabeth Fay Blake, Josiah Whitney. 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.
  • Eli Whitney I married Elizabeth, Judith, Mary Child, and had children including Benjamin Whitney, Eli Whitney, Elizabeth Fay Blake, Josiah Whitney.
  • Eli Whitney I passed away in 1807 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

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
1699–1776
Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Whitney) II
1675–1730
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mercy Robinson
1676–1740
Watertown, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1646–1733
Sarah Haggar
1651–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1621–1692
Ruth Reynolds
1620–1662

Eli I's Descendants

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Eli (Whitney) I (3 May 1741–25 August 1807) m. Mary Child (1699–1776) m. Judith (16 December 1737–1 January 1826) m. Elizabeth (9 December 1740–18 August 1777)
  1. 1. Eli Whitney 1765–1825
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Fay) Blake 1767–1827
  3. 3. Benjamin Whitney 1768–1842
  4. 4. Josiah Whitney 1770–1839

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., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    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., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    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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