History of North America

Where and When Did Eli Whitney live?

Where did Eli Whitney live?:

- Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, in 1765.

- He later lived in New Haven, Connecticut, where he studied at Yale College and worked on his cotton gin invention.

- In 1793, he moved to Georgia and established a cotton gin factory in Savannah.

- He also operated a firearms manufacturing business in New Haven and Washington, D.C., and later lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before returning to New Haven, where he died in 1825.

When did Eli Whitney live?:

- Eli Whitney was born on December 8, 1765, and died on January 8, 1825.

- He lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.