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Henry was born in Greenfield Township, Michigan, which is now known as Dearborn, Michigan.
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Henry Ford lived from 1863 to 1947. He lived 83 years.
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Henry Ford left his family farm at 16 to pursue his fascinations. He became an apprentice at the Michigan Car Company, which was a manufacturer of railroad cars. Over the next two years, he had several similar jobs, sometimes moving when he thought he could learn more elsewhere.
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Henry Ford married Clara Bryant. They lived in Detroit, Michigan
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Clara Bryant gives birth to their only child, Edsel Bryant Ford.
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Ford completes his first automobile - the Quadricycle, and drives it through the streets of Detroit.
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Henry Ford meets Thomas Edison, who encourages Henry's automotive tinkering.
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Production of automobiles begins in Detroit at a rented building.
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The first Model T is assembled at the Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. Before production is ceased, 15 million were sold.
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Ford experiments with the assemby line at Highland Park Plant.
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An airport is dedicted, and named after Ford in Michigan
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By 1931 Ford had sold over 5 million Model A's, despite the Great Depression. The car was the first to sport the blue oval logo.
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Henry Ford dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in his home at Fair Lane, his Dearborn home.
