Eli Whitney
By: Mariah and Kyle
Birth
Eli Whitney was born in 1765 Westborough, MA.
Childhood
Eli Whitney grew up on a farm in 1767. He neglected his farm chores.
School and College
He went to school at the age of 23. He went to college at Yale College Leister Academy.
Marriage and Family
Eli Whitney had a wife Henrietta and a son Eli Whitney Jr.
Important Life Event
Eli Whitney was an American inventor who created the cotton gin.
Important Life Event
The Revolution clisrupted the traditional trade pattern Britain and its American merchants.
Important Life Event
An influential friend wrote of the famous inventor,"Mr.Whitney is now employed in manufacturing muskets for the United States.
Death
Buried Grove street cemetary, New Haven, CT,United States.