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Coat of Arms of Eli Whitney. Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, on December 8, 1765, the eldest child of Eli Whitney Sr., a prosperous farmer, and his wife Elizabeth Fay, also of Westborough. The younger Eli was famous during his lifetime and after his death by the name "Eli Whitney", though he was technically Eli Whitney Jr.
Eli Whitney Blake Jr. (April 20, 1836 – October 1, 1895) was an American scientist. His father and namesake was an inventor and partner of the Blake Brothers manufacturing firm. The origin of the name Eli Whitney comes from Blake senior's uncle Eli Whitney, who changed the face of the cotton industry with the invention of the cotton gin. [1]
Drawing of Eli Whitney's cotton gin, circa 1795, original drawing by the United States Patent Office, courtesy of Textile Industry History. Greene met a young man named Eli Whitney, who tutored her neighbor's children, [42] but soon lost interest in that occupation. He preferred to study law. [1]
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The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2024.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
Andrew Niziol and Patty Bolan pose for a photo at Mount Shasta in an image posted to Instagram on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The couple’s bodies were found five days later on the north face of Mount ...
November 21, 2024 at 11:38 AM Ely played Tarzan in NBC’s 1960s TV series (AP) Ron Ely ’s cause of death has been released two months after the Tarzan actor died in September at the age of 86.
The Whitney family is a prominent American family descended from non-Norman English immigrant John Whitney (1592–1673), who left London in 1635 and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. The historic family mansion in Watertown, known as The Elms, was built for the Whitneys in 1710. [ 1 ]