Eli WhitneyAge: 66 years1741–1807
- Name
- Eli Whitney
- Given names
- Eli
- Surname
- Whitney
| Birth | May 3, 1741 45 42 |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Fay — View this family February 7, 1765 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Eli Whitney December 8, 1765 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elizabeth Fay Whitney April 16, 1767 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Benjamin Whitney September 13, 1768 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Josiah Whitney March 31, 1770 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Nathaniel Whitney January 27, 1776 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nathaniel Whitney May 1, 1776 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Child December 3, 1776 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Fay August 18, 1777 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage | Judith Hazeltine — View this family July 15, 1779 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna Whitney January 4, 1785 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elizabeth Fay Whitney — View this family interpreted February 6, 1790 () (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ephraim Whitney July 8, 1797 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Whitney — View this family interpreted March 20, 1804 () (Age 62 years) Shared note: Marriage may well have taken place in Franklin, but no Whitney VR's from that place are available yet.
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| Death of a brother | Oliver Whitney May 18, 1804 (Age 63 years) |
| Death | August 25, 1807 (Age 66 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nathaniel Whitney Birth: January 23, 1696 20 19 — Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: January 27, 1776 — Westborough, Worcester, MA |
| mother |
Mary Child Birth: 1699 — Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA Death: December 3, 1776 — Probably Westborough |
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Marriage: July 20, 1721 — Weston, Middlesex, MA |
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4 years elder brother |
David Whitney Birth: 1725 28 26 Death: |
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-3 years elder brother |
Ephraim Whitney Birth: June 2, 1722 26 23 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: July 8, 1797 — Upton, Worcester, MA |
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3 years elder brother |
Oliver Whitney Birth: December 1, 1724 28 25 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: May 18, 1804 — Upton, Worcester, MA |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Whitney Birth: February 15, 1727 31 28 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
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17 months elder brother |
Nathaniel Whitney Birth: July 22, 1728 32 29 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: May 1, 1776 — Grafton, Worcester, MA |
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20 months elder sister |
Anna Whitney Birth: March 8, 1730 34 31 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: January 4, 1785 |
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2 years elder brother |
Amos Whitney Birth: March 17, 1732 36 33 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Lucy Whitney Birth: April 26, 1734 38 35 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Love Whitney Birth: September 16, 1736 40 37 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Lois Whitney Birth: February 9, 1739 43 40 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA Death: |
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2 years himself |
Eli Whitney Birth: May 3, 1741 45 42 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA Death: August 25, 1807 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA |
| Family with Elizabeth Fay |
| himself |
Eli Whitney Birth: May 3, 1741 45 42 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA Death: August 25, 1807 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA |
| wife |
Elizabeth Fay Birth: 1740 — Of Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: August 18, 1777 — Westborough, Worcester, MA |
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Marriage: February 7, 1765 — Westborough, Worcester, MA |
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10 months son |
Eli Whitney Birth: December 8, 1765 24 25 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: January 8, 1825 — New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut |
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16 months daughter |
Elizabeth Fay Whitney Birth: April 16, 1767 25 27 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: February 8, 1827 — Westborough, Worcester, MA |
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17 months son |
Benjamin Whitney Birth: September 13, 1768 27 28 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: December 28, 1842 — Westborough, Worcester, MA |
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19 months son |
Josiah Whitney Birth: March 31, 1770 28 30 — Westborough, Worcester, MA Death: |
| Family with Judith Hazeltine |
| himself |
Eli Whitney Birth: May 3, 1741 45 42 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA Death: August 25, 1807 — Westborough, Worcestor, MA |
| wife |
Judith Hazeltine Birth: about 1742 — Of Sutton, Worcester, MA Death: |
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Marriage: July 15, 1779 — Sutton, Worcester, MA |
- Generation 1
Eli Whitney, son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child, was born on May 3, 1741 in Westborough, Worcestor, MA and died on August 25, 1807 in Westborough, Worcestor, MA at the age of 66. He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Fay on February 7, 1765 in Westborough, Worcester, MA. She was born in 1740 in Of Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on August 18, 1777 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 37. The second time he married Judith Hazeltine on July 15, 1779 in Sutton, Worcester, MA. She was born about 1742 in Of Sutton, Worcester, MA.
Children of Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay:
- Eli Whitney (1765–1825)
- Elizabeth Fay Whitney (1767–1827)
- Benjamin Whitney (1768–1842)
- Josiah Whitney (1770–)
- Generation 2back to top
Eli Whitney, son of Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay, was born on December 8, 1765 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on January 8, 1825 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut at the age of 59.
Elizabeth Fay Whitney, daughter of Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay, was born on April 16, 1767 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on February 8, 1827 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 59.
Benjamin Whitney, son of Eli Whitney and Elizabeth Fay, was born on September 13, 1768 in Westborough, Worcester, MA and died on December 28, 1842 in Westborough, Worcester, MA at the age of 74.
| Shared note | Database originally had 3 May 1740, source not known (sombody "correcting" the dates again!), but the Westborough Vital Records show the 1741 date. The death record in the W. VR's has the additional entry "a. 66 'the 5 day of April past'", suggesting that Eli and the records didn't agree on his birthdate. OTOH, the entry for the 3 May 1741 date comes from a church record; although it does not specifically say so as it usually does, this date could be a baptismal date and the 5 April date may actually be his birthdate. From RW. Eli was the 11th and last child of Nathaniel and Mary Child. In the American Revolution he was a member of Captain Baker's company from Westborough. He was a prominent citizen, was Justice of the Peace and held other Church and Public offices. He had a large and well appointed farm, the finest in Worcester County. He was mechanically inclined and had a shop attached to one of the farm buildings where he made equipment and developed new machinery for his farm work. It was here that his son, Eli, received his first training for his later great achievements in the inventive field. He and Elizabeth Fay were admitted to the church. Provided by: Allan Green [email protected] |