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Eli Whitney 1765–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1765

Birth Location: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 January 1825

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Eli Whitney

Mother: Elizabeth Fay

Spouse(s): Henrietta Edwards

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

Eli Whitney was born in 1765 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Eli Whitney And Elizabeth Fay. Eli Whitney married Henrietta Frances Edwards, and had children including Eli Whitney, Elizabeth Fay Whitney, Frances Edwards Whitney, Susan Johnson Whitney. Eli Whitney passed away in 1825 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Eli Whitney was born in 1765 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Eli Whitney And Elizabeth Fay.
  • Eli Whitney married Henrietta Frances Edwards, and had children including Eli Whitney, Elizabeth Fay Whitney, Frances Edwards Whitney, Susan Johnson Whitney.
  • Eli Whitney passed away in 1825 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA.

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Eli Whitney's Ancestors

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Eli Whitney
1765–1825
Birth Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Eli Whitney
1740–1807
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Fay
1740–1777
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Captain (Benjamin W Fay) II
1712–1777
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Martha Miles
1719–1761
Concord, Middlessex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Miles
1682–1758
Sarah Foster
1679–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel II
1650–1730
Sarah Keyes
1656–1717

Eli Whitney's Descendants

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Eli Whitney (8 December 1765–8 January 1825) m. Henrietta (Frances) Edwards (28 Jun 1786–16 Apr 1870)
  1. 1. Eli Whitney 1820–1895
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Fay) Whitney 1819–1854
  3. 3. Frances (Edwards) Whitney 1817–1859
  4. 4. Susan (Johnson) Whitney 1821–1823

Eli Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1765
8 December 1765
Birth of Eli Whitney in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1825
8 January 1825
Age 60
Death of Eli Whitney in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1765
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1825
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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