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Eli Whitney 1820–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1820

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 August 1895

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

Father: Eli Gin

Mother: Henrietta Edwards

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In 1820, Eli Whitney entered the world in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to Eli Whitney Ii Inventor Of Cotton Gin And Henrietta Frances Edwards. Eli Whitney passed away in 1895 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Eli Whitney entered the world in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to Eli Whitney Ii Inventor Of Cotton Gin And Henrietta Frances Edwards.
  • Eli Whitney passed away in 1895 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Eli Whitney's Ancestors

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Eli Whitney
1820–1895
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Eli Whitney II Inventor of Cotton Gin
1765–1825
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Henrietta (Frances) Edwards
1786–1870
Grandparents
Eli (Whitney) I
1740–1807
Watertown, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Fay
1740–1777
Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel III
1696–1776
Mary Child
1699–1776
Benjamin Fay
1712–1777
Martha Miles
1719–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Whitney
1675–1730
Mercy Robinson
1676–1740
John Childs
1669–1743
Hannah French
1676–1766

Eli Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1820
24 November 1820
Birth of Eli Whitney in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1895
17 August 1895
Age 75
Death of Eli Whitney in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1820
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1895
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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