The Life of Henry Ford By Doberson Jul 30, 1863 Birth of Henry Ford Henry Ford was born in Greenfield Township, MI Period: Jul 30, 1863 to Apr 7, 1947 Life of Henry Ford Jan 18, 1876 Henry's mother dies sometime early in 1876 Jul 1, 1879 Henry finds a job at a machine shop in Detroit sometime in 1879 Jun 11, 1882 Henry returns to his farm inn the summer of 1882 Sep 1, 1891 Henry Ford moves to Detroit with his wife to work for Thomas Edison Jun 1, 1896 Henry Ford finished his first vechicle, the quadricycle. A small four-horsepower car. Jan 1, 1899 Henry sells the Quadricycle for $200 Jun 7, 1899 Ford founds the Detroit Automibile Company in the summer Period: Jan 1, 1908 to Jan 1, 1927 Mass production era of the Model T Jan 18, 1927 Sometime in 1927 the last model T is produced, intrduction of the model A Jan 18, 1932 Sometime in 1932 henry builds the first V-8, a car. Jan 18, 1945 Henry Ford retires sometime in 1945 Henry ford leaves his position of President of Ford Motor company. Apr 7, 1947 Sometime in 1947 Henry Ford dies at age 83, at Fair Lane, his Dearborn home
