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Henry Ford was born
Henry was the first child of William and Mary ford. He was born into a farming family. -
Ford left the farm when he was 16.
When Ford turned 16 he left his families farm and moved to a town near Detroit. -
Ford began working as an aprentice at a machine shop.
After working as an aprentice Ford got a job working with steam engines at the Detroit Dock Co. -
Ford got married to Clara Bryant.
Ford married Clara in 1888 and they later had a son. -
Ford and Clara had their first son Edsel.
In 1893 Ford and his wife had their first and only son who they named Edsel -
Ford founded the Detroit automobile company.
ford created this company in 1899. -
Ford launched the Ford Motor Company
In 1903 ford created his own company. He called his company the Ford Motor Company -
Ford built the model T
Ford built the model T in 1908. It later became the first mass produced car. -
Ford installed conveyor belts into his factories.
Ford installed conveyor belts into his factories. This helped im mass produce the cars he designed. -
Ford began paying his workers a high salary.
In 1914 Ford began paying his workers 5 dollars a day. This was to ensure his workers would regularly show up to work. This also made his workers the highest payed employes in the world. -
Ford ran for president.
Ford ran for president in 1922. He was not elected and did not run again after that. -
Henry Ford died.
Henry died at the age of 84 years old. He had a very fulfilling life.
