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Betty Ford



Betty Ford was born on April 8, 1918 in Chicago. She lived in Denver and

Chicago and then moved to Grand Rapids when she was 2 years old. Her father

was William S. Bloomer who working for the Royal Rubber Company and

traveled, trying to get companies to buy their products. Her mother was Hortense

Neahr Bloomer who constantly wrote letters to her husband.

She had two older brothers, Bill and Bob. Bill was 7 years older and Bob

was 5 years older. Every summer they went up to their cottage at Whitefish Lake.

They also went up on weekends and had many friends over. She played the

piccolo, piano, and took dance lessons. She was also a tomboy and wanted to play

sports with her brothers and their friends.

In 1929 when the stock market crashed they lost a lot of money and had to

cut back on things. She had to help around the house more. When she was fourteen

she was confirmed an Episcopalian. Her father was a Christian Scientist and her

mother was an......

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