Henrietta Frances
EDWARDS
Born
28 June 1786
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New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died
16 April 1870
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New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Henrietta Frances EDWARDS was born 28 June 1786 in New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Henrietta Frances married Eli WHITNEY 14 January 1817 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Eli WHITNEY was born 8 December 1765 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro). Eli died 8 January 1825 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). Eli was the child of Eli WHITNEY and Elizabeth FAY.
Henrietta Frances EDWARDS died 16 April 1870 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA .
Daughter of Pierpont Edwards and Frances Ogden
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Eli WHITNEY-- Date: 14 January 1817 Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Eli WHITNEY was the child of Eli WHITNEY and Elizabeth FAY
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01535-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3251
Reference ID: pg 192
"Connecticut, Marriages, 1729-1867," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Nov 2013), Eli Whitney and Henrietta F. Edwards, 14 Jan 1817.
Eli WHITNEY-- Date: 14 January 1817 Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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Eli WHITNEY was the child of Eli WHITNEY and Elizabeth FAY
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01535-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3251
Reference ID: pg 192
"Connecticut, Marriages, 1729-1867," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Nov 2013), Eli Whitney and Henrietta F. Edwards, 14 Jan 1817.
Children of Eli WHITNEY and Henrietta Frances EDWARDS
Frances Edwards WHITNEY (b.13 November 1817, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 5 May 1859, New Haven, Connecticut, USA ) Elizabeth Fay WHITNEY (b.March 1819, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 7 February 1852, New Haven, Connecticut, USA ) 
Eli WHITNEY (b.24 November 1820, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 17 August 1895, ) 
Susan Edwards WHITNEY (b.December 1821, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. September 1823, New Haven, Connecticut, USA )
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Postcards and Memories of New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
1786 Birth 28 June 1786
New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1817 Marriage / PartnerHenrietta Frances EDWARDS and Eli WHITNEY 14 January 1817, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
She was 30 years old.
1817 Birth of ChildFrances Edwards WHITNEY was born 13 November 1817, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Henrietta Frances was 31 years old.
1819 Birth of ChildElizabeth Fay WHITNEY was born March 1819, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Henrietta Frances was 32 years old.
1820 Birth of ChildEli WHITNEY was born 24 November 1820, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Henrietta Frances was 34 years old.
1821 Birth of ChildSusan Edwards WHITNEY was born December 1821, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Henrietta Frances was 35 years old.
1823 Death of ChildSusan Edwards WHITNEY died September 1823, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Henrietta Frances was 37 years old.
1825 Death of Spouse/PartnerEli WHITNEY died 8 January 1825 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852 Death of ChildElizabeth Fay WHITNEY died 7 February 1852, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Henrietta Frances was 65 years old.
1859 Death of ChildFrances Edwards WHITNEY died 5 May 1859, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Henrietta Frances was 72 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Death 16 April 1870
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 83.
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Henrietta is buried at:
227 Grove Street
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
http://www.grovestreetcemetery.org/
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
http://www.grovestreetcemetery.org/
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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