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Eli Whitney 1740–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1740

Birth Location: Westboro,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA

Death Date: 12 August 1807

Death Location: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathaniel III

Mother: Sarah Child

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fay, Judith Hazeltine

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

In 1740, Eli Whitney entered the world in Westboro,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA, born to Nathaniel Whitney Iii And Sarah Child. Eli Whitney married Elizabeth Fay, Judith Hazeltine, and had children including Benjamin Whitney, Eli Whitney Ii, Elizabeth Fay Whitney, Josiah Whitney. Eli Whitney passed away in 1807 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Eli Whitney entered the world in Westboro,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA, born to Nathaniel Whitney Iii And Sarah Child.
  • Eli Whitney married Elizabeth Fay, Judith Hazeltine, and had children including Benjamin Whitney, Eli Whitney Ii, Elizabeth Fay Whitney, Josiah Whitney.
  • Eli Whitney passed away in 1807 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eli Whitney's Ancestors

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Eli Whitney
1740–1807
Birth Place: Westboro,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA
Parents
Nathaniel Whitney III
1696–1776
Watertown, Massachusetts
Sarah Child
1699–1776
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1675–1730
Watertown,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
Mercy Robinson
1676–1740
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1646–1731
Sarah Hagar
1651–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitney
1620–1692
Ruth Reynolds
1623–1695

Eli Whitney's Descendants

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Eli Whitney (3 May 1740–12 August 1807) m. Elizabeth Fay (9 Dec 1740–18 Aug 1777) m. Judith Hazeltine (1742–)
  1. 1. Eli (Whitney) II 1765–1825 m. Henrietta (Frances) Edwards 1786–1870
    1. 1. Susan (Edwards) Whitney 1821–1823
    2. 2. Frances (Edwards) Whitney 1817–1859 m. Charles (L) Chaplain 1815–
      1. 1. Ann (M) Cheplain 1847–
      2. 2. Bessie Cheplain 1849–
      3. 3. William (R T) Cheplain 1845– m. Caroline (E) Chaplain 1848–1920
        1. 1. Wm. (R.) Chaplain 1877–1945
        2. 2. John (H.) Chaplain 1876–
        3. 3. Clara (E.) Chaplain 1880–
      4. 4. Elizabeth (F) Chaplin 1850–
      5. 5. Henrietta (W) Cheplain 1844–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Fay) Whitney 1819–1852
    4. 4. Eli (Whitney) III 1820–1895 m. Sarah (Perkins) Dalliber 1822–1909 m. Sarah (A) Whittey 1825–
      1. 1. Henrietta (Edwards) Whitney 1851–1910
      2. 2. Eli (Harrison) Whitney 1847–1924
      3. 3. Sarah (Huntington) Whitney 1849–1885
      4. 4. Henrietta (E) Whitney 1851–
  2. 2. Benjamin Whitney 1768–1842
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Fay) Whitney 1767–1827
  4. 4. Josiah Whitney 1770–1839

Eli Whitney's Timeline

3 Records

1740
3 May 1740
Birth of Eli Whitney in Westboro,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA
Westboro,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA
1740
3 May 1740
Eli Whitney was baptized in Westboro, Worchester, Massachusetts
Westboro, Worchester, Massachusetts
1807
12 August 1807
Age 67
Death of Eli Whitney in Westborough,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA
Westborough,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1740
    Event Place: Westboro,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 May 1740
    Event Place: Westboro, Worchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 August 1807
    Event Place: Westborough,Worcester,Massachusetts,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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