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Elijah Whitney 1791–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 March 1791

Birth Location: Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 8 June 1855

Death Location: Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Amos Whitney

Mother: Eunice Taft

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In 1791, Elijah Whitney entered the world in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Amos Whitney And Eunice Taft. Elijah Whitney passed away in 1855 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1791, Elijah Whitney entered the world in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Amos Whitney And Eunice Taft.
  • Elijah Whitney passed away in 1855 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Elijah Whitney's Ancestors

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Elijah Whitney
1791–1855
Birth Place: Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Amos Whitney
1759–1841
Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Eunice Taft
1760–1813
Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim (Whitney) Sr.
1722–1797
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Harrington
1730–1795
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel III
1696–1776
Mary Child
1699–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hannah French
1676–1766

Elijah Whitney's Timeline

2 Records

1791
5 March 1791
Birth of Elijah Whitney in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1855
8 June 1855
Age 64
Death of Elijah Whitney in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1791
    Event Place: Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1855
    Event Place: Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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