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Eli Whitney

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Eli Whitney

Birth
New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
12 Jun 1924 (aged 77)
New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Plot
83 Cedar Ave., West
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Eli is the son of Eli and Sarah Whitney, Sr. and second to carry his father's name.
Grandson of Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin.

He was a fire arms manufacturer and also the president of the New Haven Water Company.
Graduated Yale in 1869

Eli and Sarah married Oct 22, 1873 in New Haven, CT.

Children:
Anne Farnum Whitney
Henrietta Edwards Whitney
Sarah Tracy Whitney
Elizabeth Fay Whitney
Louise Huntington Whitney
Susan Brewster Whitney
Frances Pierrepont Whitney

See link for more detailed info...
Eli is the son of Eli and Sarah Whitney, Sr. and second to carry his father's name.
Grandson of Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin.

He was a fire arms manufacturer and also the president of the New Haven Water Company.
Graduated Yale in 1869

Eli and Sarah married Oct 22, 1873 in New Haven, CT.

Children:
Anne Farnum Whitney
Henrietta Edwards Whitney
Sarah Tracy Whitney
Elizabeth Fay Whitney
Louise Huntington Whitney
Susan Brewster Whitney
Frances Pierrepont Whitney

See link for more detailed info...

Gravesite Details

http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Whitney,_Eli_(1847-1924)
Thank you to Douglas Robinson #46999364 for sharing links to parents.

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  • Created by: L Evans
  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133243159/eli-whitney: accessed ), memorial page for Eli Whitney (22 Jan 1847–12 Jun 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133243159, citing Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by L Evans (contributor 47540766).