Brief Life History of Willy
When Willy Albrecht was born on 1 September 1917, in Biberist, Solothurn, Switzerland, his father, Emil Albrecht, Sr., was 31 and his mother, Anna Schneider, was 30. He married Afton Mary Israelsen on 8 April 1942, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. He immigrated to World in 1942 and lived in Millville Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940 and Cache Junction, Cache, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 9 February 1994, at the age of 76, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Willy Albrecht, "United States 1950 Census"
- Willy Albeaht, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Willy Albrecht, "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1923 · The Ellen Eccles Theatre
The Ellen Eccles Theater was originally known as the Capitol Theater and was home to different vaudevilles and operas. The Theater later became solely used for community events and movies. In 1988, popular outcry from the public led to the city of Logan purchasing the theater and a not-for-profit organization was formed to renovate and operate it. Fire destroyed much of the theater's annex in 1990 during a restoration attempt by the city. However, the Theater reopened to a gala performance on January 8, 1993. It is used today for performances of the Utah Festival Opera Company along with the Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Music Theater West, Valley Dance Ensemble, Cache Theater Company, and several Utah State University performing groups.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Hans, Manfred, Otto, Horst, Klaus, Arno, Heinz, Milbert, Fritz, Gerhard.
German: from the personal name Albrecht, composed of the ancient Germanic elements adal ‘noble’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. Compare Albert . This surname is also found elsewhere in central Europe, e.g. in Czechia.
Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Albreht: from the personal name Albreht, of ancient Germanic origin (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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