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.
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cuirass - medieval body armor that covers the chest and back. 1  backplate - plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass. 2  body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body.