Family:Whitney, Eli (1847-1924)

Eli⁹ Whitney, Jr. (Eli⁸, Eli⁷, Eli⁶, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Eli⁸ and Sarah Perkins (Dallibar) Whitney; born 22 Jan 1847, in New Haven, Connecticut; married there 22 Oct 1873, Sarah Sheffield Farnum, born 27 Sep 1850.

He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, where he has always resided; was educated at the public schools there and later was graduated in the class of 1869 at Yale College. He has held various local offices and at present (1894), is a member of the Board of Education. Is also president of the New Haven Water Company; resided New Haven, Connecticut.

Children of Eli⁹ and Sarah Sheffield (Farnum) Whitney:

i.	Anne Farnum10 Whitney, born 20 Sep 1874.
ii.	Henrietta Edwards Whitney, born 27 Feb 1876.
iii.	Sarah Tracy Whitney, born 18 Sep 1877.
iv.	Elizabeth Fay Whitney, born 3 Apr 1879.
v.	Louise Huntington Whitney, born 20 Feb 1881.
vi.	Susan Brewster Whitney, born 16 Mar 1885.
vii.	Frances Pierrepont Whitney, born 19 Aug 1891.

Census

• 1900, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT: Eli Whitney
• 1910, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT: Eli Whitney
• 1920, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT: Eli Whitney
• 1930: not found.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 597.

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