Eli
Whitney
Born in Westborough, Massachusetts,
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Whitney III
and Mary (Child) Whitney
Brother of
Ephraim Whitney, Mary (Whitney) Bradish, Nathaniel Whitney, Anna (Whitney) Forbush, Lucy (Whitney) Harrington and Love (Whitney) Taft
Husband of
Elizabeth (Fay) Whitney
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 66
in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Apr 2014
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Biography
Father of Eli Whitney Justice of the Peace Held town office. Member of Church Weighed over 300 pounds. Military during US Revolutionary War Westbrough Compamy, Company with Captain Baker
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ernest Whitney
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #90584 - Johnny Whitney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #882201
- Curtis Whitney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #8223
- Keith Hamilton :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H3u, FTDNA kit #961298, MitoYDNA ID T15938 [compare]
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~0.78%
Martha (Alvord) McNeill :
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