Early Life. Gerald R. Ford Jr. was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska, but kept neither his name nor his hometown for long. In just weeks, he was whisked away by his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner, to her parents' home in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Fess definition, an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon. See more.
fetÂ·ter. n. 1. A device, usually one of a pair of rings connected to a chain, that is attached to the ankles or feet to restrict movement. 2. often fetters Something that serves to restrict; a restraint: the fetters of tyranny. tr.v. fetÂ·tered, fetÂ·terÂ·ing, fetÂ·ters. 1. To put fetters on; shackle. 2.