Brief Life History of Bessie Pesi
When Bessie Pesi Saimasina was born on 4 June 1906, in Salelavalu, Samoa, her father, Salu Su'a, was 22 and her mother, Alesi or Elisi Fanene, was 24. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Tong Leong. She died on 11 April 1944, in Sauniatu, Samoa, at the age of 37, and was buried in Upolu, Samoa.
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- LDS Samoa Mission report film #01228893 entry of "Pesi (female) of Pesega Branch born to Salu and Elisi in 1906 at Salelavalu Savaii
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1914
New Zealand occupies Western Samoa during World War I and continues to administer it after the war by virtue of a League of Nations mandate (and a United Nations mandate after World War II).
1939
U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.
Name Meaning
The usual spelling of Elisabeth in English. It is recorded in the medieval period, but was made popular by being borne by Queen Elizabeth I of England ( 1533–1603 ). In the 20th century it again became extremely fashionable, partly because it was the name of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ( 1900–2002 ), who in 1936 became Queen Elizabeth as the wife of King George VI, and after his death in 1952 achieved great public affection as Queen Mother for nearly half a century. Even more influentially, it is the name of her daughter Queen Elizabeth II ( b. 1926 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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