Henry Willard Brizzee Sr

Brief Life History of Henry Willard

When Henry Willard Brizzee Sr was born on 1 May 1826, in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Henry Brizzee, was 26 and his mother, Lucinda Melissa Pratt, was 25. He married Emily Amanda Rockwell in 1851, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 27 March 1898, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Willard Brizzee Sr
1826–1898
Ann Long Didsbury
1842–1924
Marriage: 15 August 1865
Eleanor Maria Allen
1860–1926
Melissa Ann Brizzee
1866–1900
Henry Arthur Brizzee
1868–1940
John Edward Brizzee
1871–1898
Levi Pratt Brizzee
1874–1907
Lorana Woodbeck Brizzee
1877–1956
William Everett Brizzee
1880–1940
Lorenzo Didsbury Brizzee
1882–1883
Leo Long Brizzee
1885–1909

Sources (54)

  • Henry Brazzee, "United States Census, 1870"
  • BIRTHl: Henry W. , "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Henry W. Briezee, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

Name Meaning

Cambodian: written ស, from a Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘white, fair’. Compare Sar 1.

Cambodian: written សរ, from a Khmer word meaning ‘arrow’. Compare Sar 2.

French: variant of Saur .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Henry and the Mormon Battalion

"Henry united with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and received his endowment in the Nauvoo temple on February 6, 1846. He suffered persecution with the other Saints and fled for safet …

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