Henry Ford life timeline

  • Henry Ford's birth

    Henry Ford is born in a barn in Michigan.
  • Henry Ford leaves home

    Henry Ford leaves his home to pursue his dreams of working with machinery.
  • Henry Ford gets married.

    Henry Ford married Clara Bryant.
  • Edsel Ford is born

    Henry Ford's son, Edsel, is born.
  • Henry Ford creates his first automobile.

    Henry Ford created his first vehicle, the Quadricycle.
  • Henry Ford starts the Detroit Automobile Company

    Henry Ford started his first automobile company.
  • One of Ford's cars wins a 10 mile race.

  • Ford starts to create more than one automobile

  • Henry Ford and Alexander Malcomson incorporate the Ford Motor Company

  • Model T is introduced

  • The first assembly line is created

  • Ford starts a movie company

  • Henry Ford resigns from Ford Motor Company

  • The 15 millionth Model T is created

  • Ford adds a $7/day wage to help fight against the Great Depression