The Greek term elegeia (Greek: á¼Î»ÎµÎ³ÎµÎ¯Î±; from á¼Î»ÎµÎ³Î¿Ï, elegos, lament) originally referred to any verse written in elegiac couplets and covering a wide range of subject matter (death, love, war). The term also included epitaphs, sad and mournful songs, and commemorative verses.
Henry Ford was born in 1863 on a farm in rural Michigan â near Detroit. From an early age he expressed an interest in mechanical devices. He was given a pocket watch at the age of 15 and he developed a reputation for being an experienced watchmaker.
Death and burial ground of Ford, Gerald Rudolph, born Leslie King. Ford became the 38th President of America and died at the very old age of 93, on 26-12-2006 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, of arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease. Gerald Ford is buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan.