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Eli Whitney 1765–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 DEC 1765

Birth Location: Westboro, Mass.

Death Date: 8 JAN 1825

Death Location: New Haven, Conn.

Father: Eli Whitney

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Henrietta Edwards

Children(s): Frances Whitney, Elizabeth Whitney, Jr. Eli, Susan Whitney

Eli Whitney was born in 1765 in Westboro, Mass., the child of Eli Whitney And Elizabeth. Eli Whitney married Henrietta Frances Edwards, and had children including Elizabeth Fay Whitney, Frances Edwards Whitney, Jr Whitney Eli, Susan Edwards Whitney. Eli Whitney passed away in 1825 in New Haven, Conn..

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Biography

  • Eli Whitney was born in 1765 in Westboro, Mass., the child of Eli Whitney And Elizabeth.
  • Eli Whitney married Henrietta Frances Edwards, and had children including Elizabeth Fay Whitney, Frances Edwards Whitney, Jr Whitney Eli, Susan Edwards Whitney.
  • Eli Whitney passed away in 1825 in New Haven, Conn..

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Eli Whitney's Ancestors

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Eli Whitney
1765–1825
Birth Place: Westboro, Mass.
Parents
Eli Whitney
1740–
Elizabeth
–1777
Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1696–
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1675–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1645–

Eli Whitney's Descendants

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Eli Whitney (8 DEC 1765–8 JAN 1825) m. Henrietta (Frances) Edwards (JUN 1768–16 APR 1870)
  1. 1. Frances (Edwards) Whitney 1817–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Fay) Whitney 1819–
  3. 3. Jr. (Whitney) Eli 1821–
  4. 4. Susan (Edwards) Whitney 1822–1823

Eli Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1765
8 DEC 1765
Birth of Eli Whitney in Westboro, Mass.
Westboro, Mass.
1825
8 JAN 1825
Age 60
Death of Eli Whitney in New Haven, Conn.
New Haven, Conn.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 DEC 1765
    Event Place: Westboro, Mass.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1825
    Event Place: New Haven, Conn.

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