Brief Life History of Sampson Richmond
When Sampson Richmond Bilyeu was born on 3 April 1896, in Christian, Illinois, United States, his father, George M. Bilyeu, was 53 and his mother, Minerva Bilyeu, was 42. He lived in Prairieton Township, Christian, Illinois, United States for about 36 years and Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mount Auburn Township, Christian, Illinois, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 16 March 1975, in Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Bilyeu Cemetery, Prairieton Township, Christian, Illinois, United States.
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- Samson Bilyeu, "United States Census, 1940"
- Sampson R Bilyeu, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Sampson R Bilyeu, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Billiou: from the ancient Germanic personal name Biliwulf, composed of the elements bili ‘gentle’ and wulf ‘wolf’. Compare Belyeu and Bilyou .
History: The surname Bilyeu is listed along with its original form Billiou and altered forms Balliou and Barlow in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors. The Huguenot ancestor was Thomas Billiou, who fled from France in the first half of the 17th century (first to Flanders and then to the Netherlands); it was his (grand)son Pierre alias Peter Billiou who left the Netherlands and came with his wife and children to New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) in 1661.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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