Eli+Whitney

Eli Whitney the 3rd as their oldest and only son.
 * Born in Westborough, Massachusetts on December 8 1765
 * Died: January 8, 1825
 * link to the eulogy
 * Religion: Unknown
 * Eli Whitney married Hennrietta Edwards on 1817 and together they had four children,

Eli Whitney Jr. is the eldest child of Eli Whitney who was an auspicious farmer, and Elizabeth Fay, who died when Eli was only twelve. When he was young, he worked as a blacksmith and he was especially clever in mechanics. He lived in Westborough, Massachusettes when he was young, but lived in various different places when he started working as a private tutor.

Later in his life, he invented the Cotton Gin, which revolutionized the way cotton was harvested and helped preserve the weakening arguments for slavery. The Cotton Gin was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolution. One single cotton gin could produce 50 lbs. daily! That ʼ s equivalent to 10 times the work  by hand! Eli Whitney received a patent for his Cotton Gin but it was not valid until 1807. However, the invention didn ʼ t earn him enough fortune that he ʼ s been expecting, but it did give him fame. He also invented interchangeable parts for rifles. This le a d to a great contribution to the Union ʼ s victory in the Civil War. At age 60, Eli had proscate cancer and passed away because of it, leaving his wife and four children.

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