When Samuel Leialoha Sr was born on 31 August 1885, in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, his father, John Ka'aimoku, was 24 and his mother, Kepeni Kahalewai, was 20. He married Evangeline Maua Fern Bertelmann on 25 October 1913, in Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 17 July 1937, in Hilo District, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States.
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A British-French treaty guarantees independence for the new country.
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Biblical name (Hebrew Shemuel), possibly meaning ‘He (God) has hearkened’ (presumably to the prayers of a mother for a son). It may also be understood as a contracted form of Hebrew sha'ulme'el meaning ‘asked of God’. In the case of Samuel the son of Hannah, this would be more in keeping with his mother's statement ‘Because I have asked him of the Lord’ (1 Samuel 1:20). Living in the 11th century bc , Samuel was a Hebrew judge and prophet of the greatest historical importance, who established the Hebrew monarchy, anointing as king both Saul and, later, David. In the Authorized Version two books of the Old Testament are named after him, although in Roman Catholic and Orthodox versions of the Bible they are known as the first and second Book of Kings. The story of Samuel being called by God while still a child serving in the house of Eli the priest (1 Samuel 3) is of great vividness and has moved countless generations. In England and America the name was particularly popular among the 16th-century Puritans and among Nonconformists from the 17th to the 19th century. It became fashionable again in the 1990s.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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