Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Boley was born on 25 December 1824, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry H. Boley Sr, was 29 and his mother, Barbara Ann Harts, was 31. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 23 July 1846, in Mosquito Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Mosquito Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.
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- Mormon Battalion Company B return list: Samuel Boley
- Samuel Boley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Samuel Boley, "Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
South German: patronymic from a personal name derived from Pelagius (from Greek Pelagios, a derivative of pelagos ‘sea’; compare Spanish Pelayo ). Saint Pelagius is the patron saint of the city of Constance (on Lake Constance).
English: variant of Bulley or Bowley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Private Samuel Boley, Company B, Mormon Battalion, United States Army from Find A Grave
Pvt Samuel Boley Memorial l... Birth: Dec. 25, 1824 Lancaster County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Jul. 23, 1846 Bartlett Fremont County Iowa, USA Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia Volume 4 Bole …
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