Lucinda J. Bilyeu (1828–1877) • FamilySearch

Lucinda J. Bilyeu

12 September 1828–14 March 1877 (Age 48)
Illinois, United States

The Life of Lucinda J.

When Lucinda J. Bilyeu was born on 12 September 1828, in Illinois, United States, her father, John Birge Bilyeu, was 26 and her mother, Martha Houston Powers, was 21. She married William Riley in 1844, in Bond, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 10 daughters. She lived in Bond, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 March 1877, in Bond Township, Lawrence, Illinois, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Mulberry Grove Cemetery, Bond, Illinois, United States.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

William Riley

1821–1901

Lucinda J. Bilyeu

1828–1877

Marriage: 1844

Mary Elizabeth Riley

1845–

Nancy Riley

1848–1860

Olivia Jane Ollie Riley

1855–

Harriet Ellen Riley

1849–1927

Harriet Lucinda Riley

1850–1927

Sarah Becabout Riley

1851–1925

Olive Jane Riley

1855–1929

Sophronia Riley

1857–

Alfoncina Riley

1859–1869

John Riley

1866–

Nellie Riley

1870–

Spouse and Children

William Riley

Male1821–1901Male

Lucinda J. Bilyeu

Female1828–1877Female

MARRIAGE
1844
Bond, Illinois, United States

children

(11)

Mary Elizabeth Riley

Female1845–Female

Nancy Riley

Female1848–1860Female

Harriet Ellen Riley

Female1849–1927Female

Harriet Lucinda Riley

Female1850–1927Female

Sarah Becabout Riley

Female1851–1925Female

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Parents and Siblings

John Birge Bilyeu

Male1801–1873Male

Martha Houston Powers

Female1807–1868Female

siblings

(8)

Lewis G Bilyeu

Male1827–1892Male

Lucinda J. Bilyeu

Female1828–1877Female

Nancy Birge Bilyeu

Female1829–1879Female

daughter Bilyeu

Female1830–Female

William Thomas Bilyeu

Male1831–1903Male

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 2

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1832 · Black Hawk War

Age 4

"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."

1846

Age 18

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Bilyeu

Lucinda

Probably an altered form of French Billeaud . Compare Belyeu .

Possible Related Names

Billeaud

Belyeu

Sources (3)

Luncinda Riley in household of William Riley, "United States Census, 1860"
Lucinda J Riley in household of William Riley, "United States Census, 1870"
Lucinda Riley in household of William Riley, "United States Census, 1850"

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