Eli
WHITNEY
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Born: 24 November 1820 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Eli WHITNEY died 17 August 1895
Spouse:
Sarah Perkins Dalliba Whitney (1824 - 1909)*
Children:
Eli Whitney (____ - 1846)*
Susan Huntington Whitney Brewster (1849 - 1885)*
Henrietta E Whitney (1851 - 1913)*
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Birth — 182024 November 1820
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Website: http://www.grovestreetcemetery.org/
Record added: 3/28/2016 1:43:58 PM
Last updated: 5/21/2017 12:34:27 PM
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