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Born in 1863 on a farm in Michigan
Henry’s parents where William and Mary Ford
His brother’s and sister’s where Margret, Jane, William II, and Robert
He disliked farm life
His parents where immigrants from Ireland
He moved to Detroit when he was 17 to learn more about engines
His mom died at a young age
He met Clara Bryant, and they got married in 1880
They had a single son Edsel
He began the Ford Motor Company in 1903
Soon the Ford Motor Company was the biggest car factory in the world
Henry died April 17,1947 because of a stroke
When he died he was 84 years old
When Henry died, Edsel inherited the company
