Family:Whitney, Eli (1847-1924)

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

References

1. 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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