Brief Life History of Asinate Meliame
When 'Asinate Meliame Mapa was born on 26 February 1906, in Nukunuku, Tongatapu, Tonga, her father, Nehumi Mapa, was 37 and her mother, 'Amelia Fanongo, was 33. She married Sailosi Mosese Nusi Malani. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 23 February 2003, in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 96.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Legacy NFS Source: Meliame Asinate Mapa - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Meliame Asinate Mapa
- Meliame Mapa, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Meliame Mapa, "United States Index to Alien Case Files, 1940-2003"
Spouse and Children
1905–1985 Male
1906–2003 Female
Children (4)
1927–2020 Female
1929–1993 Male
1930–2006 Male
1937–2019 Female
Parents and Siblings
1869–1952 Male
1873–1957 Female
Siblings (7)
1895–1970 Male
1897–1946 Male
1899–1899 Male
1900–1900 Female
1904– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 1
1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants
Age 4
1932
Age 26
Name Meaning
Hispanic (Philippines) and Portuguese: nickname from Spanish and Portuguese mapa ‘map’, or from its old meaning ‘place where something comes from’.
Indian (Gujarat): from a Sanskrit word meaning ‘measure’, referring to the occupation of measuring corn in earlier times.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Memories of Grandma Meliame
Grandma Meliame had a special place in her heart for my dad, Semisi Lote Mapa, maybe because she loved her older brother Fine so much. I remember as a young girl going to Tatakamotonga (Mu'a) and spen …
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