Harold George Lee
1935–1954 (Age 19)
Cardston, Alberta, Canada
The Life of Harold George
When Harold George Lee was born on 26 June 1935, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, his father, Harold Willey Lee, was 27 and his mother, Rachael Low, was 22. He died on 22 November 1954, at the age of 19, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
Photos & Memories (5)
Family Time Line
Harold Willey Lee
1907–1978
Rachael Low
1912–1974
Harold George Lee
1935–1954
Parents & Siblings
1907–1978Male
1912–1974Female
siblings
(1)
1935–1954Male
World Events (8)
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 2
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public
Age 3
Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.
1941
Age 6
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
1 English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood’ or ‘glade’.2 English: habitational name from any of the many places named with Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, as for example Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.3 Irish: reduced Americanized form of Ó Laoidhigh ‘descendant of Laoidheach’, a personal name derived from laoidh ‘poem’, ‘song’ (originally a byname for a poet).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Harold George M, "California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989"
Harold George, "California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989"
Harold George Lee, "California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989"
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