Brief Life History of Semisi Poumaama
When Semisi Poumaama Liu was born about 1894, in Ovaka, Vava'u, Tonga, his father, Salesi Liu, was 37 and his mother, 'Eseta Vea Hihifo, was 26. He married Litia 'O Saione 'Evelini Tu'itupou about 1916, in Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 12 August 1965, in Manuka, Tongatapu, Tonga, at the age of 72, and was buried in Manuka, Tongatapu, Tonga.
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Sources (4)
- Legacy NFS Source: Semisi Pomaama Liu - Church record: birth-name: Semisi Pomaama Liu
- Semisi Pomaama Liu in entry for Mele Lupe Ololava Liu Lavulo, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
- Legacy NFS Source: Semisi Pomaama Liu - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Semisi Pomaama Liu
Spouse and Children
1894–1965 Male
1904–1988 Female
Children (11)
1927–2006 Male
1928–2002 Male
1930–1985 Female
about 1932–2011 Female
1934–1999 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1858–1903 Male
1869–1923 Female
Siblings (6)
1890– Male
1894–1965 Male
1896–1953 Male
1896–1987 Male
1899–1981 Female
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese: Wei, Jian, Hong, Ming, Li, Ping, Yan, Ying, Yi, Hui, Feng, Qing, Chang, Min, Chung.
Chinese:
Mandarin form of the surname 劉, referring to a ‘type of axe used as a weapon’ or meaning ‘kill’ in ancient Chinese: (i) from Liu (劉), the name of an ancient state (located in Tang County in Hebei province). After this state was annexed during the reign of King Xuan of Zhou (reigned 827–782 BC ), some people from it adopted 劉 as their surname. Liu Bang (劉邦) (256–195 BC ), the founder of the Western Han dynasty (202 BC - 25 AD ), is said to have been a descendant of one of these people. (ii) from the names of two other Western Han nobles, Lou Jing and Xiang Bochan, who were given the surname Liu (劉) by Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han, 256–195 BC ). In addition, one of Liu Bang's daughters was said to be sent to marry Modu Chanyu (died 174 BC ), the then chief of the Huns, after the campaign at Baideng in 200 BC , and some of their descendants later inherited Liu (劉) as their surname. (iii) from the placename Liu (劉), the name of a fief (located in Yanshi in present-day Henan province) granted to the son of Wang Ji, a noble who lived during the reign of King Cheng of Zhou (reigned 1042–1021 BC ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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