Henrietta E Whitney was born 28 June 1786 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States to Pierpont Edwards (1750-1826) and Francis Ogden (1750-1800) and died 16 April 1870 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of unspecified causes. She married Eli Whitney (1765-1825) 6 January 1817 .
Research Notes
Henrietta Whitney was the granddaughter of Jonathan Edwards, initiator of "The First Great Awakening" in the 1730's and 1740's: "This was a religious movement in America that had a great impact on the future of America."
He also notes that her Edwards lineage was from William Edwards, the Puritan immigrant, one of the first settlers of Hartford, Connecticut: Henrietta-6, Pierpont-5, Jonathan-4, Timothy-3, Richard-2, William-1.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Fay Whitney (1819-1852) | 14 March 1817 Massachusetts, usa | 7 February 1854 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | |
| Frances Edwards Whitney (1817-1859) | |||
| Eli Whitney (1820-1895) | |||
| Susan Edwards Whitney (1821-1823) | |||
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