Eli Whitney
American inventor
Eli Whitney Jr. was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South. Wikipedia
Born: December 8, 1765, Westborough, MA
Died: January 8, 1825 (age 59 years), New Haven, CT
Education: Yale College (1789–1792), Leicester Academy, and Becker College
Children: Elizabeth Fay Whitney and Eli Whitney Jr.
Spouse: Henrietta Edwards (m. 1817–1825)
Grandchildren: Eli Whitney Blake, Eli Whitney, and Susan Huntington Whitney
Parents: Elizabeth Fay and Eli Whitney Sr.