Elisha Whitney 1747–1807 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

Elisha WhitneyAge: 59 years1747–1807

Name: Elisha Whitney

Given names: Elisha

Surname: Whitney

Name suffix: Dr.

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Birth	February 27, 1747 46 40 Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Christening	March 8, 1747 (Age 9 days) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a sister	Lucy Whitney June 30, 1749 (Age 2 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Christening of a sister	Lucy Whitney July 2, 1749 (Age 2 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Abigail Hagar 1767 (Age 19 years)
Death of a brother	Israel Whitney September 11, 1774 (Age 27 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a father	Daniel Whitney before March 28, 1775 (Age 28 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Eunice Farley — View this family June 22, 1776 (Age 29 years) Ipswich, Essex, MA Shared note: Shown as Mrs. Eunice Farley in the intent published in Ipswich.
Birth of a son #1	Elisha Whitney October 7, 1777 (Age 30 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Christening of a son	Elisha Whitney July 12, 1778 (Age 31 years) Ipswich, Essex, MA
Birth of a son #2	Michael Whitney November 11, 1779 (Age 32 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Christening of a son	Michael Whitney November 14, 1779 (Age 32 years) Ipswich, Essex, MA
Death of a son	Michael Whitney May 7, 1782 (Age 35 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Birth of a daughter #3	Elizabeth Whitney December 24, 1782 (Age 35 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Christening of a daughter	Elizabeth Whitney December 28, 1782 (Age 35 years) Ipswich, Essex, MA
Birth of a daughter #4	Susanna Whitney January 5, 1785 (Age 37 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Christening of a daughter	Susanna Whitney January 8, 1785 (Age 37 years) Ipswich, Essex, MA
Birth of a son #5	Michael Whitney July 10, 1787 (Age 40 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Christening of a son	Michael Whitney August 5, 1787 (Age 40 years) Ipswich, Essex, MA
Death of a mother	Dorothy Tainter August 7, 1788 (Age 41 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #6	Dorothy Whitney May 2, 1789 (Age 42 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Christening of a daughter	Dorothy Whitney May 3, 1789 (Age 42 years) Ipswich, Essex, MA
Death of a brother	Benjamin Whitney before September 8, 1790 (Age 43 years) Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Henry Whitney before September 8, 1790 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter #7	Lucy Whitney July 21, 1791 (Age 44 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Christening of a daughter	Lucy Whitney July 31, 1791 (Age 44 years) Ipswich, Essex, MA
Birth of a son #8	Israel Whitney November 16, 1793 (Age 46 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Death of a son	Israel Whitney October 8, 1795 (Age 48 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Death of a brother	Simon Whitney October 16, 1797 (Age 50 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #9	Israel Whitney November 4, 1797 (Age 50 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Birth of a daughter #10	Mariam Whitney February 5, 1800 (Age 52 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Birth of a daughter #11	Mary Ann Whitney February 5, 1800 (Age 52 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Death of a brother	Daniel Whitney about November 1801 (Age 54 years) Watertown, Middlesex, MA
Death of a daughter	Mariam Whitney May 25, 1802 (Age 55 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Marriage of a child	Elisha Whitney — Clarissa Lovett — View this family December 7, 1803 (Age 56 years) Beverly, Essex, MA
Death	February 22, 1807 (Age 59 years) Beverly, Essex, MA

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dorothy Tainter Benjamin Whitney Abigail Whitney Simon Whitney Johanna Whitney Mary Whitney Dorothy Whitney Daniel Whitney Joshua Whitney Henry Whitney Israel Whitney Lydia Whitney Grace Whitney Elisha Whitney Lucy Whitney Daniel Whitney Birth: July 17, 1700 39 35 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: before March 28, 1775 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Whitney Benjamin Whitney Abigail Whitney Simon Whitney Johanna Whitney Mary Whitney Dorothy Whitney Daniel Whitney Joshua Whitney Henry Whitney Israel Whitney Lydia Whitney Grace Whitney Elisha Whitney Lucy Whitney Dorothy Tainter Birth: May 20, 1706 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: August 7, 1788 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: 1722 —
15 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Deliverance (--?--) Lydia Whitney Henry Whitney Sarah Whitney Deliverance Whitney Benjamin Whitney Birth: April 12, 1723 22 16 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: before September 8, 1790 — Prob. Watertown, Middlesex, MA
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edmund Fowle Lucy Fowle Samuel Fowle Jeremiah Fowle Abigail Whitney Birth: June 5, 1725 24 19 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
23 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ruggles Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney Dorothy Whitney Simon Whitney Mary Whitney Grace Whitney Lucy Whitney Anna Whitney Family with spouse Sarah (--?--) Sarah Whitney Simon Whitney Richard Whitney Simon Whitney Birth: May 20, 1727 26 21 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: October 16, 1797 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Cook Israel Cook Stephen Cook Johanna Whitney Birth: September 20, 1729 29 23 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Whitney Birth: September 10, 1731 31 25 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
21 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nathaniel Coolidge Mary Coolidge Daniel Coolidge Nathaniel Coolidge Grace Coolidge Nathan Coolidge Susannah Coolidge Dorothy Whitney Birth: May 31, 1733 32 27 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Harrington Mary Kemball Whitney Katherine Whitney Daniel Whitney Charles Whitney Israel Whitney Dorothy Whitney Grace Whitney Elisha Whitney Daniel Whitney Birth: December 7, 1735 35 29 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: about November 1801 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
16 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Clarke Lucy Whitney Mary Whitney William Clark Whitney Lydia Whitney Joshua Whitney Grace Whitney Israel Whitney Family with spouse Abigail (--?--) Joshua Whitney Birth: April 3, 1737 36 30 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: May 7, 1809 — Prob. Worcester, Worcester, MA
21 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Henry Whitney Birth: December 31, 1738 38 32 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: before September 8, 1790
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jemimah Robbins Anna Whitney Jemima Whitney Mary Whitney Dorothy Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Birth: August 6, 1741 41 35 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: September 11, 1774 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA
20 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lydia Whitney Christening: April 10, 1743 42 36 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
18 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Josiah Bisco Daniel Whitney Bisco Grace Bisco Thomas Bisco Leonard Bisco Grace Whitney Birth: October 22, 1744 44 38 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death:
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eunice Farley Elisha Whitney Michael Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Susanna Whitney Michael Whitney Dorothy Whitney Lucy Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Mariam Whitney Mary Ann Whitney Elisha Whitney Birth: February 27, 1747 46 40 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: February 22, 1807 — Beverly, Essex, MA
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Dana Family with spouse Josiah Warren Lucy Whitney Birth: June 30, 1749 48 43 — Watertown, Middlesex, 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 Eunice Farley Elisha Whitney Michael Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Susanna Whitney Michael Whitney Dorothy Whitney Lucy Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Mariam Whitney Mary Ann Whitney Elisha Whitney Birth: February 27, 1747 46 40 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: February 22, 1807 — Beverly, Essex, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elisha Whitney Elisha Whitney Michael Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Susanna Whitney Michael Whitney Dorothy Whitney Lucy Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Mariam Whitney Mary Ann Whitney Eunice Farley Birth: Death: April 28, 1819 — Beverly, Essex, MA
	Marriage: June 22, 1776 — Ipswich, Essex, MA
16 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Clarissa Lovett Elisha Whitney Birth: October 7, 1777 30 20 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death: February 25, 1813 — Beverly, Essex, MA
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Michael Whitney Birth: November 11, 1779 32 22 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death: May 7, 1782 — Beverly, Essex, MA
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Whitney Birth: December 24, 1782 35 25 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Susanna Whitney Birth: January 5, 1785 37 28 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nancy Leech William Michael Whitney Elisha Whitney Michael Whitney Birth: July 10, 1787 40 30 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death:
22 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dorothy Whitney Birth: May 2, 1789 42 32 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lucy Whitney Birth: July 21, 1791 44 34 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death:
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Israel Whitney Birth: November 16, 1793 46 36 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death: October 8, 1795 — Beverly, Essex, MA
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Israel Whitney Birth: November 4, 1797 50 40 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mariam Whitney Birth: February 5, 1800 52 43 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death: May 25, 1802 — Beverly, Essex, MA
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Ann Whitney Birth: February 5, 1800 52 43 — Beverly, Essex, MA Death:

Generation 1
1. Elisha Whitney, son of Daniel Whitney and Dorothy Tainter, was born on February 27, 1747 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on February 22, 1807 in Beverly, Essex, MA at the age of 59. He married Eunice Farley, daughter of , on June 22, 1776 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. She was baptized on December 26, 1756 in Ipswich, Essex, MA and died on April 28, 1819 in Beverly, Essex, MA at the age of 62.
  Children of Elisha Whitney and Eunice Farley:
  1. Elisha Whitney (1777–1813)
  2. Michael Whitney (1779–1782)
  3. Elizabeth Whitney (1782–)
  4. Susanna Whitney (1785–)
  5. Michael Whitney (1787–)
  6. Dorothy Whitney (1789–)
  7. Lucy Whitney (1791–)
  8. Israel Whitney (1793–1795)
  9. Israel Whitney (1797–)
  10. Mariam Whitney (1800–1802)
  11. Mary Ann Whitney (1800–)
Generation 2back to top
1. Elisha Whitney, son of Elisha Whitney and Eunice Farley, was born on October 7, 1777 in Beverly, Essex, MA and died on February 25, 1813 in Beverly, Essex, MA at the age of 35. He married Clarissa Lovett on December 7, 1803 in Beverly, Essex, MA. She was born about 1782 in Prob. Beverly, Essex, MA.
2. Michael Whitney, son of Elisha Whitney and Eunice Farley, was born on July 10, 1787 in Beverly, Essex, MA. He married Nancy Leech, daughter of , about 1818. She was born in 1796 in Beverly, Essex, MA and died on October 27, 1824 in Beverly, Essex, MA at the age of 28.
  Children of Michael Whitney and Nancy Leech:
  1. William Michael Whitney (1820–)
  2. Elisha Whitney (1824–)
Generation 3back to top
1. William Michael Whitney, son of Michael Whitney and Nancy Leech, was born on June 12, 1820 in Beverly, Essex, MA.

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Marriage View	Shown as Mrs. Eunice Farley in the intent published in Ipswich.
Shared note	Educated in 1766 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA [Harvard?], he served as a surgeon during the Revolutionary War. He was first a schoolteacher in 1769 in Brighton, Middlesex, MA, and later a physician in Hamilton, Essex, MA and ultimately in Beverly, Essex, MA, where he died of dropsy. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected]

Family with parents
father Parents Benjamin Whitney Abigail Hagar	Daniel Whitney 1700–1775
mother Parents (unknown)	Dorothy Tainter 1706–1788
elder brother Family Deliverance (--?--) Lydia Whitney Henry Whitney Sarah Whitney Deliverance Whitney	Benjamin Whitney 1723–1790
elder sister Family Edmund Fowle Lucy Fowle Samuel Fowle Jeremiah Fowle	Abigail Whitney 1725–
elder brother Family Mary Ruggles Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney Dorothy Whitney Simon Whitney Mary Whitney Grace Whitney Lucy Whitney Anna Whitney Sarah (--?--) Sarah Whitney Simon Whitney Richard Whitney	Simon Whitney 1727–1797
elder sister Family John Cook Israel Cook Stephen Cook	Johanna Whitney 1729–
elder sister Family (none)	Mary Whitney 1731–
elder sister Family Nathaniel Coolidge Mary Coolidge Daniel Coolidge Nathaniel Coolidge Grace Coolidge Nathan Coolidge Susannah Coolidge	Dorothy Whitney 1733–
elder brother Family Mary Harrington Mary Kemball Whitney Katherine Whitney Daniel Whitney Charles Whitney Israel Whitney Dorothy Whitney Grace Whitney Elisha Whitney	Daniel Whitney 1735–1801
elder brother Family Mary Clarke Lucy Whitney Mary Whitney William Clark Whitney Lydia Whitney Joshua Whitney Grace Whitney Israel Whitney Abigail (--?--)	Joshua Whitney 1737–1809
elder brother Family (none)	Henry Whitney 1738–1790
elder brother Family Jemimah Robbins Anna Whitney Jemima Whitney Mary Whitney Dorothy Whitney Israel Whitney	Israel Whitney 1741–1774
elder sister Family (none)	Lydia Whitney 1743–
elder sister Family Josiah Bisco Daniel Whitney Bisco Grace Bisco Thomas Bisco Leonard Bisco	Grace Whitney 1744–
himself Family Eunice Farley Elisha Whitney Michael Whitney Elizabeth Whitney Susanna Whitney Michael Whitney Dorothy Whitney Lucy Whitney Israel Whitney Israel Whitney Mariam Whitney Mary Ann Whitney	Elisha Whitney 1747–1807
younger sister Family Benjamin Dana Josiah Warren	Lucy Whitney 1749–
Family with Eunice Farley
himself Parents Daniel Whitney Dorothy Tainter	Elisha Whitney 1747–1807
wife Parents (unknown)	Eunice Farley 1756–1819
son Family Clarissa Lovett	Elisha Whitney 1777–1813
son Family (none)	Michael Whitney 1779–1782
daughter Family (none)	Elizabeth Whitney 1782–
daughter Family (none)	Susanna Whitney 1785–
son Family Nancy Leech William Michael Whitney Elisha Whitney	Michael Whitney 1787–
daughter Family (none)	Dorothy Whitney 1789–
daughter Family (none)	Lucy Whitney 1791–
son Family (none)	Israel Whitney 1793–1795
son Family (none)	Israel Whitney 1797–
daughter Family (none)	Mariam Whitney 1800–1802
daughter Family (none)	Mary Ann Whitney 1800–

Elisha WhitneyAge: 59 years1747–1807

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