Charles Porter Brizzee

Brief Life History of Charles Porter

When Charles Porter Brizzee was born on 31 May 1918, in Burton, Madison, Idaho, United States, his father, Henry Willard Brizzee, was 40 and his mother, Nora Lewis Gunnell, was 33. He married Amy Hirschi on 4 June 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Latah, Idaho, United States in 1949 and Shelley, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 4 November 1987, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Burton Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Porter Brizzee
1918–1987
Amy Hirschi
1920–2020
Marriage: 4 June 1940
Marsha Brizzee
1943–1943

Sources (31)

  • Charles P Brizzee, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Charles Porter Brizzee, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Charles Portor Brizzee, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

From a Germanic word, karl, meaning ‘free man’, akin to Old English ceorl ‘man’. The name, Latin form Carolus, owed its popularity in medieval Europe to the Frankish leader Charlemagne ( ?742–814 ), who in 800 established himself as Holy Roman Emperor. His name (Latin Carolus Magnus) means ‘Charles the Great’. Carolus—or Karl, the German form—was a common name among Frankish leaders, including Charlemagne's grandfather Charles Martel ( 688–741 ). Charles is the French form. The name occurs occasionally in medieval Britain as Karolus or Carolus; it had a certain vogue in West Yorkshire from the 1400s, particularly among gentry families. The form Charles was chosen by Mary Queen of Scots ( 1542–87 ), who had been brought up in France, for her son, Charles James ( 1566–1625 ), who became King James VI of Scotland and, from 1603 , James I of England. His son and grandson both reigned as King Charles , and the name thus became established in the 17th century both in the Stuart royal house and among English and Scottish supporters of the Stuart monarchy. In the 18th century it was to some extent favoured, along with James , by Jacobites, supporters of the exiled Stuarts, opposed to the Hanoverian monarchy, especially in the Highlands of Scotland. In the 19th century the popularity of the name was further enhanced by romanticization of the story of ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’, leader of the 1745 rebellion.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Charles Porter Brizzee

He served in California as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. During the war, he was stationed in Kobe Japan. He has served in various leadership positions, making him a …

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