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Henry Ford 1821 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1821

Birth Location: Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 25 Aug 1901

Death Location: Oxord, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Father: Jacob Ford

Mother: Rachel Bell

Spouse(s): Mary McPhail

Children(s): Thomas Ford, Sarah Ford, William Ford, Mary Ford, Althy Ford, Margaret Ford, Henry Ford, Althia Ford, Catherine Ford

The birth of Henry Ford took place in 1821 in Trenton, Ontario, Canada, to Jacob Ford and Rachel Bell. Henry Ford married Mary McPhail, and together they had Thomas H Ford, Sarah Ford, William Ford, Mary Ann Ford, Althy Ford, Margaret Ford, Henry Ford, Althia Ford and Catherine Ford. Henry Ford's death occurred in 1901 in Oxord, Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Jacob Ford
1793 – 1865
Birth Location: Salisbury, Herkimer, New York
JF
Rachel Bell
1799 –
Birth Location: Ontario
RB

Spouses(s)

Mary McPhail
– 1903
Birth Location: Oxford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
MM

Children(s)

Thomas Ford
1842 – 1910
Birth Location: Canada West
TF
Sarah Ford
1845 – 1874
Birth Location: Canada West
SF
William Ford
1848 –
Birth Location: Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
WF
Mary Ford
1849 –
Birth Location: Orford, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
MF
Althy Ford
1851 –
Birth Location: Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
AF
Margaret Ford
1851 – 1933
Birth Location: Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
MF
Henry Ford
1856 – 1874
Birth Location: Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
HF
Althia Ford
1861 – 1924
Birth Location: Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
AF
Catherine Ford
1864 –
Birth Location: Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
CF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Oct 1821
    Event Place: Trenton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1861 Census of Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932, Roll: MS935_101.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1852
    Event Place: Kent County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Oxford, Kent, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Orford, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Orford, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Elgin West, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Orford, Elgin (West/Ouest), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Orford, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932, Roll: MS935_101.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Oxord, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932, Roll: MS935_101.
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