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Elijah WhitneyAge: 74 years1715–1790

Name: Elijah Whitney

Given names: Elijah

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	January 15, 1715 33 32 Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
Birth of a sister	Ruth Whitney December 5, 1718 (Age 3 years) Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Birth of a brother	Elisha Whitney October 15, 1722 (Age 7 years) Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Christening of a sister	Esther Whitney July 10, 1726 (Age 11 years) Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	John Whitney March 4, 1727 (Age 12 years) Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Marriage	Hannah Coffin — View this family November 1, 1739 (Age 24 years) Boston, MA
Christening of a son	Elijah Whitney September 23, 1744 (Age 29 years) Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Birth of a son #1	Elisha Whitney February 6, 1747 (Age 32 years) Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Birth of a son #2	John Whitney November 29, 1749 (Age 34 years) Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Birth of a daughter #3	Hannah Whitney June 13, 1756 (Age 41 years) Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
Marriage of a child	Elisha Whitney — Abigail Dana — View this family December 31, 1774 (Age 59 years) Brookline, Norfolk, MA
Death	about 1790 (Age 74 years)
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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susanna Curtis John Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Susanna Whitney Daniel Whitney Anna Whitney Elijah Whitney Ruth Whitney Elisha Whitney Esther Whitney Daniel Whitney Birth: December 3, 1681 38 37 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Whitney John Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Susanna Whitney Daniel Whitney Anna Whitney Elijah Whitney Ruth Whitney Elisha Whitney Esther Whitney Susanna Curtis Birth: about 1683 — Of Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
	Marriage: June 21, 1704 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
11 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Brinno John Whitney Birth: May 23, 1705 23 22 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
20 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Nowell Elizabeth Whitney Birth: February 4, 1707 25 24 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Adlington Susanna Whitney Birth: February 21, 1709 27 26 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
13 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Gray Daniel Whitney Birth: March 26, 1710 28 27 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Lee Anna Whitney Birth: April 30, 1713 31 30 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
21 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Coffin Elijah Whitney Elisha Whitney John Whitney Hannah Whitney Elijah Whitney Birth: January 15, 1715 33 32 — Roxbury, Suffolk, MA Death: about 1790
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Decoster Ruth Whitney Birth: December 5, 1718 37 35 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elisha Whitney Birth: October 15, 1722 40 39 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John White Esther Whitney Christening: July 10, 1726 44 43 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Coffin Elijah Whitney Elisha Whitney John Whitney Hannah Whitney Elijah Whitney Birth: January 15, 1715 33 32 — Roxbury, Suffolk, MA Death: about 1790
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah Whitney Elijah Whitney Elisha Whitney John Whitney Hannah Whitney Hannah Coffin Birth: about 1717 — Of Boston, MA Death:
	Marriage: November 1, 1739 — Boston, MA
5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elijah Whitney Christening: September 23, 1744 29 27 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abigail Dana Experience Whitney Abigail Whitney Elisha Whitney Asa Whitney Pede Whitney William Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Elisha Whitney Birth: February 6, 1747 32 30 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death: May 15, 1815 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Whitney Birth: November 29, 1749 34 32 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:
7 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Hannah Whitney Birth: June 13, 1756 41 39 — Roxbury, Norfolk, MA Death:

Generation 1
1. Elijah Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Susanna Curtis, was born on January 15, 1715 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA and died about 1790. He married Hannah Coffin on November 1, 1739 in Boston, MA. She was born about 1717 in Of Boston, MA.
  Children of Elijah Whitney and Hannah Coffin:
  1. Elijah Whitney (1744–)
  2. Elisha Whitney (1747–1815)
  3. John Whitney (1749–)
  4. Hannah Whitney (1756–)
Generation 2back to top
1. Elisha Whitney, son of Elijah Whitney and Hannah Coffin, was born on February 6, 1747 in Roxbury, Norfolk, MA and died on May 15, 1815 in Roxbury, Norfolk, MA at the age of 68. He married Abigail Dana on December 31, 1774 in Brookline, Norfolk, MA. She was born about 1749 in Of Brookline, Norfolk, MA.
  Children of Elisha Whitney and Abigail Dana:
  1. Experience Whitney (1776–1777)
  2. Abigail Whitney (1778–)
  3. Elisha Whitney (1780–1823)
  4. Asa Whitney (1782–1826)
  5. Pede Whitney (1784–)
  6. William Whitney (1788–)
  7. Elizabeth Whitney (1793–1793)
Generation 3back to top
1. Elisha Whitney, son of Elisha Whitney and Abigail Dana, was born on February 4, 1780 in Roxbury, Norfolk, MA and died on February 22, 1823 in Roxbury, Norfolk, MA at the age of 43.
2. Asa Whitney, son of Elisha Whitney and Abigail Dana, was born on May 18, 1782 in Roxbury, Norfolk, MA and died on March 5, 1826 in Brookline, Norfolk, MA at the age of 43.
3. Pede Whitney, daughter of Elisha Whitney and Abigail Dana, was born on July 20, 1784 in Roxbury, Norfolk, MA.

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Shared note	!BIR: NEHG Register Vol 11 p226 (date not given); Vol 23 p216. Roxbury VR gives Jan. 15, 1715 with a bracketed extra element [1716-16. C.R.2] (for First Congregational Parish of W. Roxbury (Unitarian)) Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]

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father Parents John Whitney Elizabeth Harris	Daniel Whitney 1681–
mother Parents (unknown)	Susanna Curtis 1683–
elder brother Family Elizabeth Brinno	John Whitney 1705–
elder sister Family George Nowell	Elizabeth Whitney 1707–
elder sister Family James Adlington	Susanna Whitney 1709–
elder brother Family Sarah Gray	Daniel Whitney 1710–
elder sister Family John Lee	Anna Whitney 1713–
himself Family Hannah Coffin Elijah Whitney Elisha Whitney John Whitney Hannah Whitney	Elijah Whitney 1715–1790
younger sister Family John Decoster	Ruth Whitney 1718–
younger brother Family (none)	Elisha Whitney 1722–
younger sister Family John White	Esther Whitney 1726–
Family with Hannah Coffin
himself Parents Daniel Whitney Susanna Curtis	Elijah Whitney 1715–1790
wife Parents (unknown)	Hannah Coffin 1717–
son Family (none)	Elijah Whitney 1744–
son Family Abigail Dana Experience Whitney Abigail Whitney Elisha Whitney Asa Whitney Pede Whitney William Whitney Elizabeth Whitney	Elisha Whitney 1747–1815
son Family (none)	John Whitney 1749–
daughter Family (none)	Hannah Whitney 1756–

Elijah WhitneyAge: 74 years1715–1790

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