Eli Whitney, Jr

1765 - 1825  (59 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Eli Whitney
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	8 Dec 1765	Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	While he was technically a Junior he was never called by that name. His son who was the third in line to carry the name was referred to as Junior.
  Library book: One Branch of the Fay Family Tree	28-0
  Occupation	He was best known for inventing the cotton gin, a machine that removes the seeds from raw cotton. He was also a manufacturer of small arms, a proponent of standardization of parts, and helped develop the milling machine.
  		First Cotton Gin. Harper's weekly December 18, 1896 page 813.
  Died	8 Jan 1825	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
  Buried	Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  		Eli Whitney Monument. Eli Whitney Monument. Plot: 22 Cedar Ave.
  Person ID	I6797	Nagel
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Eli Whitney,   b. 3 May 1740, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Aug 1807, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth Fay,   b. 9 Dec 1740, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 18 Aug 1777, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	9 Feb 1765	Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F3277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Frances Edwards,   b. 28 Jun 1786, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 16 Apr 1870, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut  (Age 83 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1817	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
  Children	1. Frances Edwards Whitney,   b. 13 Nov 1817, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 5 May 1859, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut  (Age 41 years)  [Birth]   2. Elizabeth Fay Whitney,   b. Mar 1819, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 7 Feb 1852, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut  (Age ~ 32 years)  [Birth]   3. Eli Whitney, II,   b. 24 Nov 1820, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 17 Aug 1895  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   4. Susan Johnson Whitney,   b. Dec 1821, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. Sep 1823, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut  (Age ~ 1 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F3278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Dec 1765 - Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Married - 6 Jan 1817 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Died - 8 Jan 1825 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Buried - - Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  		Eli Whitney. Eli Whitney painting by Samuel Finley Breese Morse 1822.
  		Eli Whitney Eli Whitney Jr. - Inventor, my 4th cousin 7 times removed.

  
  

  Stamps & Coins

  Eli Whitney. Eli Whitney U.S. postage stamp. Issued 1940.