Eli
WHITNEY
Born
5 May 1741
,
Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
25 August 1807
,
Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
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Eli WHITNEY was born 5 May 1741 in Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Eli married Elizabeth FAY abt. 1765 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elizabeth FAY was born 9 December 1740 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro). Elizabeth died 18 August 1777 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro).
Eli WHITNEY died 25 August 1807 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA .
son of Nathaniel Whitney and Mary Child
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Eli WHITNEY (b.8 December 1765, Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 8 January 1825 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA )m. Henrietta Frances EDWARDS 14 January 1817 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Elizabeth Fay WHITNEY (b.16 April 1767, Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 2 February 1827, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA ) Benjamin WHITNEY (b.13 September 1768, Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 28 December 1842, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA ) Josiah WHITNEY (b.31 March 1770, Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 3 October 1839, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*)
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1741 Birth 5 May 1741
Westborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1765 Birth of ChildEli WHITNEY was born 8 December 1765, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro)
Eli was 24 years old.
1767 Birth of ChildElizabeth Fay WHITNEY was born 16 April 1767, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro)
Eli was 25 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildBenjamin WHITNEY was born 13 September 1768, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro)
Eli was 27 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildJosiah WHITNEY was born 31 March 1770, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro)
Eli was 28 years old.
1777 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth FAY died 18 August 1777, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1807 Death 25 August 1807
Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 66.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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