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Henry Ford 1585 – 1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1585

Birth Location: West Milton, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1650

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Father: John Fordde

Mother: Jelyon Longe

Spouse(s): Catherine Drake

Children(s): Hannah Mitchel

The story of Henry Ford began in 1585 in West Milton, Dorset, England. Henry Ford married Catherine Drake, and had children including Hannah Ford Mitchel. Henry Ford passed away in 1650 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Ford began in 1585 in West Milton, Dorset, England.
  • Henry Ford married Catherine Drake, and had children including Hannah Ford Mitchel.
  • Henry Ford passed away in 1650 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fordde
1570 –
Birth Location: West Milton, Dorset, England
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Jelyon Longe
1562 – 1620
Birth Location: Symondsbury, Dorset, England
JL

Spouses(s)

Catherine Drake
1589 – 1681
Birth Location: South Leigh, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Hannah Mitchel
1639 – 1695
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
HM

Henry Ford's Ancestors

Self
Henry Ford
1585 – 1650
Birth Place: West Milton, Dorset, England
Parents
John Nycholas Fordde
1570 –
West Milton, Dorset, England
Jelyon ((Jelani)) Longe
1562 – 1620
Symondsbury, Dorset, England
Grandparents
WILLIAM (II) Ford
1544 – 1611
Ford Green, Staffordshire, England
Agnes (Alice Maude May) Hurlburt
1548 – 1609
of Loyd,Stratford,Warwickshire,England
Sir (Walter Thomas Longe of Whaddon) Semmington
1539 – 1593
Symondsbury, Dorset, England
Joane (Purchis) Slade
1539 – 1596
Dorset, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Fourde
1520 – 1558
Amelia ,Ford,
1510 – 1572
Richard Hurlburt,
1525 – 1612
*Sir Whaddon
1510 – 1558
Lady (Coocke)
1520 – 1562
Johannis Slade
1520 – 1581
Joane Pretyman
1521 – 1561
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Chagford
1500 – 1556
Lady Burleigh
1500 – 1549
Johanna Hardwicke
1502 – 1584
Alice Tyrrell
1505 – 1559

Henry Ford's Descendants

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Henry Ford (30 Jun 1585 – 1650) m. Catherine Drake (1589 – 25 Jul 1681)
  1. 1. Hannah (Ford) Mitchel (1639 – 1695) m. Nicholas Ackley (1635 – 29 Apr 1695)
    1. 1. Samuel Ackley (1677 – 17 Apr 1745) m. Bethiah Adams (1680 – 12 Mar 1764)
      1. 1. Deborah Ackley (11 Jul 1709 – 25 Oct 1737) m. Edward Scoville (9 Apr 1704 – 14 Apr 1756)
        1. 1. Micah (Michael) Scovell (Nov 16 1735 – 16 Nov 1821) m. Mehetabel Cowdrey (24 Jul 1735 – 10 May 1821)

Henry Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1585
30 Jun 1585
Birth of Henry Ford in West Milton, Dorset, England
West Milton, Dorset, England
1650
1650
Age 65
Death of Henry Ford in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1585
    Event Place: West Milton, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
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