Brief Life History of Iritana
When Iritana Puru was born on 12 November 1917, in Hokianga, New Zealand, her father, Waru Nene Puru, was 24 and her mother, Mereana Te Ao Harris, was 28. She married Kahu Wi Matiu in 1938, in Hokianga, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 7 daughters. She died on 24 August 1989, in her hometown, at the age of 71, and was buried in Hokianga, New Zealand.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Iritana Puru - Individual or family possessions: death: 24 August 1989; Motukiore, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
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World Events (7)
1923 · New Zealand's Claim to Antartica
The Ross Dependency is a New Zealand dependency located on the Antarctician Continent. It is the only settlement on the Antartica that is claimed by a sovereign nation. New Zealand still owns claim even after the Antarctic Treaty that was signed in 1959 by 11 other nations.
1939
WWII. Troops from New Zealand see action in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific during World War II.
1943 · Eleanor Roosevelt Visits During War
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt visited New Zealand during the calmer years of World War II in the Pacific. It was the first time that a first lady of the United States had visited the country alone without their husband.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Anil, Rakesh, Vijay, Vinod, Sanjeev, Satish, Anish, Raj, Sanjay, Sunil, Anuj, Anupam.
Indian (Punjab): from the name of a clan in the Khatri community. The word purī in Punjabi means ‘small town’, but it is unclear whether this word has anything to do with the name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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