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Dorothy Ayer Gardner 1892–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb. 1892

Birth Location: Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 Sept. 1967

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Levi Gardner

Mother: Adele Ayer

Spouse(s): Gerald Ford

Children(s): President Ford, James Ford, Richard Ford, Thomas Sr

The story of Dorothy Ayer Gardner began in 1892 in Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA. Dorothy Ayer Gardner married Gerald R Ford, and had children including James Francis Ford, President Gerald Rudolph Ford, Richard Addison Ford, Thomas Gardner Ford Sr. Dorothy Ayer Gardner passed away in 1967 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Ayer Gardner began in 1892 in Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA.
  • Dorothy Ayer Gardner married Gerald R Ford, and had children including James Francis Ford, President Gerald Rudolph Ford, Richard Addison Ford, Thomas Gardner Ford Sr.
  • Dorothy Ayer Gardner passed away in 1967 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Levi Gardner
1861–1916
Birth Location: Solon Mills, McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Adele Ayer
1867–1938
Birth Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gerald Ford
1880–1941
Birth Location: Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska, United States of America
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Children(s)

President Ford
1913–2006
Birth Location: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America
PF
James Ford
1927–2001
Birth Location: –
JF
Richard Ford
1924–2015
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
RF
Thomas Sr
1918–1995
Birth Location: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
TS

Dorothy Gardner's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Gardner
1892–1967
Birth Place: Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Parents
Levi Addison Gardner
1861–1916
Solon Mills, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Adele (Augusta) Ayer
1867–1938
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Gardiner
1812–1875
Scotland
SALLY MILLER
1819–1873
Tioga, Tioga, New York, United States
George (Manney) Ayer
1840–1914
Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Amy (Gridley) Butler
1848–1936
Clinton, Oneida, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Ayer
1812–1877
Elida Manney
1802–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Manney
1763–1839
Elizabeth Collins
1774–1851

Dorothy Gardner's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Ayer) Gardner (27 Feb. 1892–17 Sept. 1967) m. Gerald (R) Ford (25 July 1880–18 February 1941)
  1. 1. President (Gerald Rudolph) Ford 1913–2006 m. Elizabeth Ford 1918–
  2. 2. James (Francis) Ford 1927–2001
  3. 3. Richard (Addison) Ford 1924–2015
  4. 4. Thomas (Gardner Ford) Sr 1918–1995

Dorothy Gardner's Timeline

2 Records

1892
27 Feb. 1892
Birth of Dorothy Ayer Gardner in Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA
1967
17 Sept. 1967
Age 75
Death of Dorothy Ayer Gardner in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb. 1892
    Event Place: Harvard, McHenry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sept. 1967
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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