Eli Whitney 1788–1873 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

Eli WhitneyAge: 84 years1788–1873

Name: Eli Whitney

Given names: Eli

Surname: Whitney

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Birth	September 11, 1788 49 38 Wayne Co., NC
Death of a father	Ebenezer Whitney after 1820 (Age 31 years) Lincoln Co., NC
Marriage	Amy Cox — View this family December 19, 1839 (Age 51 years) Randolph Co., NC
Death	May 7, 1873 (Age 84 years) New Salem, Guilford, NC

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jemima Powell Elizabeth Whitney Ransom Whitney Demsey Whitney Eli Whitney Ebenezer Whitney Birth: March 19, 1739 33 37 — Waltham, Middlesex, MA Death: after 1820 — Lincoln Co., NC
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ebenezer Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Ransom Whitney Demsey Whitney Eli Whitney Family with spouse Jemima Powell Birth: about 1750 — NC Death:
	Marriage: April 30, 1777 — Guilford Co., NC
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Whitney Birth: February 20, 1780 40 30 — Wayne Co., NC Death:
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ransom Whitney Birth: July 12, 1782 43 32 — Wayne Co., NC Death:
22 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Demsey Whitney Birth: May 5, 1784 45 34 — Wayne Co., NC Death:
4 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Amy Cox Eli Whitney Birth: September 11, 1788 49 38 — Wayne Co., NC Death: May 7, 1873 — New Salem, Guilford, NC

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mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ebenezer Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Ransom Whitney Demsey Whitney Eli Whitney Family with spouse Jemima Powell Birth: about 1750 — NC Death:
	Marriage: —

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Amy Cox Eli Whitney Birth: September 11, 1788 49 38 — Wayne Co., NC Death: May 7, 1873 — New Salem, Guilford, NC
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eli Whitney Amy Cox Birth: about 1790 — NC Death:
	Marriage: December 19, 1839 — Randolph Co., NC

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1. Eli Whitney, son of Ebenezer Whitney and Jemima Powell, was born on September 11, 1788 in Wayne Co., NC and died on May 7, 1873 in New Salem, Guilford, NC at the age of 84. He married Amy Cox on December 19, 1839 in Randolph Co., NC. She was born about 1790 in NC.

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Shared note	At time of death he had been blind for more than 60 years. 1825 in Randolph; 1830 Randolph; 1835 Randolph; He and Amy Cox 1855 Randolph. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]