Birth Name: Edward Charles Ford
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Date of Birth: October 21, 1928
Ethnicity: Irish
Ancestry/Genealogy: Whitey Ford is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. Ford was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Whitey Ford was the son of Edward Ford and Carrie Ormsby. Both of Ford’s parents were from New York.
Ford’s paternal grandfather was John R. Ford, the son of John Ford and Margaret Wilson. Margaret was born in Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Irish parents Bernard Wilson and Ruth Monahan.
Ford’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Skellie, the daughter of Irish parents Bridgette and Daniel Skellie.
Ford’s maternal grandparents were George Ormsby and Matilda Appleton (the daughter of John Appleton and Elizabeth Kane). Elizabeth was born in Ireland, the daughter of Patrick Kane and Elizabeth Kean.
Source: ancestry.com records
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