Samuela Latu'ahauano

Brief Life History of Samuela

When Samuela Latu'ahauano was born in 1772, in `Uiha, Ha'apai, Tonga, his father, Paanepasa 'Ahauano, was 24 and his mother, Mele Niko Teu, was 25. He married Sisifalhola 'Olotolapaha about 1792, in `Uiha, Ha'apai, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died in 1855, in his hometown, at the age of 83, and was buried in `Uiha, Ha'apai, Tonga.

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Samuela Latu'ahauano
1772–1855
'Euveiki-'Ki-'Uvea
1840–
Marriage: about 1807
Semisi Netane
1825–1890
Samuela Latu
1878–1950
Selaima Latu
1860–

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    World Events (3)

    1773

    British explorer Captain James Cook visits Tonga three times.

    1773

    Taufa'ahau Tupou assumes the name of George Tupou I and establishes Tongan monarchy.

    1845

    Tonga was united into a Polynesian kingdom.

    Name Meaning

    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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