Henry Ford
1863 to 1947
6 documented presences
5 places
Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Henry Ford across 5 places, from 1839 to 1947. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Henry Ford was documented, and when
1839 to 1876period
Michiganattested
“His mother, Mary Ford (née Litogot; 1839–1876), was born in Michigan as the youngest child of Belgian immigrants; her parents died when she was a child and she was adopted by neighbors, the O'Herns.”
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30 July 1863exact date
Greenfield Township, Michiganattested
“Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863, on a farm in Greenfield Township, Michigan.”
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1879year
Detroitattested
“He later wrote, "I never had any particular love for the farm—it was the mother on the farm I loved." In 1879, Ford left home to work as an apprentice machinist in Detroit, first with James F.”
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1882year
Dearborn, Michiganattested
“In 1882, he returned to Dearborn to work on the family farm, where he became adept at operating the Westinghouse portable steam engine.”
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July 1938month
Clevelandattested
“Ford, however, allegedly never signed the retraction and apology, which were written by others—rather, his signature was forged by Harry Bennett—and Ford never actually recanted his antisemitic views, stating in 1940: "I hope to republis…”
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7 April 1947exact date
Dearborn, Michiganattested
“Ford died on April 7, 1947, at the age of 83, from a cerebral hemorrhage at his estate, Fair Lane, in Dearborn, Michigan.”
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Places Henry Ford is documented in
Dearborn, Michigan2 presences · 1882 to 1947
Cleveland1 presence · 1938Detroit1 presence · 1879Michigan1 presence · 1839Greenfield Township, Michigan1 presence · 1863
Other places tied to Henry Ford in the record
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30 November 1901exact date
Detroitmentioned
“With this success, Murphy and other stockholders in the Detroit Automobile Company formed the Henry Ford Company on November 30, 1901, with Ford as chief engineer.”
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30 November 1901exact date
Detroit Automobile Companymentioned
“With this success, Murphy and other stockholders in the Detroit Automobile Company formed the Henry Ford Company on November 30, 1901, with Ford as chief engineer.”
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1909 to 1911period
Detroitmentioned
“Ford entered stripped-down Model Ts in races, finishing first (although later disqualified) in an "ocean-to-ocean" (across the United States) race in 1909, and setting a one-mile (1.6 km) oval speed record at Detroit Fairgrounds in 1911…”
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1909 to 1911period
United Statesmentioned
“Ford entered stripped-down Model Ts in races, finishing first (although later disqualified) in an "ocean-to-ocean" (across the United States) race in 1909, and setting a one-mile (1.6 km) oval speed record at Detroit Fairgrounds in 1911…”
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1913year
Indianapolis 500mentioned
“In 1913, he attempted to enter a reworked Model T in the Indianapolis 500 but was told rules required the addition of another to the car before it could qualify.”
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1913year
Indianapolismentioned
“In 1913, he attempted to enter a reworked Model T in the Indianapolis 500 but was told rules required the addition of another to the car before it could qualify.”
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1915year
Fort Myers, Floridamentioned
“Ford had a vacation residence in Fort Myers, Florida, next to that of Thomas Edison, which he bought in 1915 and used until .”
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1918year
United Statesmentioned
“By 1918, half of all cars in the United States were Model Ts.”
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1927year
River Rouge (Michigan)mentioned
“During this time, Ford constructed a massive new assembly plant at River Rouge for the new Model A, which launched in 1927.”
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1927year
Fort Myers, Floridamentioned
“In 1927, Ford partnered with Thomas Edison and Harvey Samuel Firestone (each contributing $25,000) to create the Edison Botanic Research Corporation in Fort Myers, Florida, to seek a native source of rubber.”
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July 1927month
Detroitmentioned
“"Four-fifths of the hundreds of letters addressed to Ford in July 1927 were from Jews, and almost without exception they praised the industrialist..." In January 1937, a Ford statement to The Detroit Jewish Chronicle disavowed "any conne…”
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July 1927month
Germanymentioned
“"Four-fifths of the hundreds of letters addressed to Ford in July 1927 were from Jews, and almost without exception they praised the industrialist..." In January 1937, a Ford statement to The Detroit Jewish Chronicle disavowed "any conne…”
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1929year
Australiamentioned
“In the 1920s, Ford also opened plants in Australia, France, India, and Mexico, and by 1929, he had successful dealerships on six continents.”
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23 August 1929exact date
Nizhny Novgorodmentioned
“In 1929, Ford agreed with the Soviets to provide technical aid over nine years in building the first Soviet automobile plant (GAZ) near Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky) (an additional contract for construction of the plant was signed with The Aus…”
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1931year
December 1940month
December 1940month
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