By: Elijah JohnsonPeriod 4

Henry Ford was born July 30 , 1863 in Dearborn Michigan.

Ford was the oldest out of five brothers and sisters.

At an early age, Henry ford had an interest for mechanical work.

When Henry Ford turned 16 he left home and worked as a mechanic apprentice in a nearby city in Detroit.

Henry Ford divided his time repairing steam engines, finding occasional work in a Detroit factory, and over-hauling his father's farm implements.

Henry Ford got married in 1888 to a woman named Clara Bryant. He supported his family by working in a sawmill.

Henry Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit.

Henry Ford invented the Quadricycle in 1896, it had 4 wire wheels that looks like four bicycle wheels, and only had two speeds with no reverse.

Although Ford was not the first to build a self-propelled vehicle with a gasoline engine, he was, however, one of several automotive pioneers who helped this country become a nation of motorists.