| William Fordi1826|1905jCfather of Henry FordCimmigrated to the United
States from Ireland in 1847EHe was thirty-seven years old and operating a
Profitable farm in southeastern Michigan when Henry was born sixteen years
later. Although William did not always understand his son's devotion to
mechanical thingsChe lived to appreciate his son's success in the
founding of the Ford Motor Company |
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Mary Litogot(1839|1876),mother of Henry
FordCwas orphaned at age
three and raised by William Ford's Dearborn neighborsCPatrick and Margaret OfHern.
When William Ford and Mary were married on April 25C1861CWilliam was thirty-four
and Mary twenty-two. Henry remembered her as a devoted mother with common senseCa sense of humor, and a@solid work ethicDAlthough she died when
Henry was Just thirteenChe always felt her values influenced his successD |
