Petaia Legalo Salanoa

Brief Life History of Petaia Legalo

When Petaia Legalo Salanoa was born on 14 November 1914, in Tula, Vaifanua, Eastern, American Samoa, his father, Leatapo Leki Salanoa II, was 31 and his mother, Fuatapu Maui'a, was 23. He had at least 1 daughter with Fa'auli P. Salanoa. He died on 20 February 1988, in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Waipahu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States.

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Family Time Line

Petaia Legalo Salanoa
1914–1988
Tumua Tasele Toleafoa
1925–1975
Faaatoagaotofiga Salanoa
1950–
Manuopuava Petaia Salanoa
1958–1990
Luaafe Salanoa
1984–1988

Sources (1)

  • Petaia Legalo Salanoa, "Hawaii Obituaries Index, ca. 1980-present"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Carmelo, Luciano, Rocco, Salvatore.

Italian: from legato ‘legate, envoy of the Roman Catholic Church’, presumably either a nickname for one who gave himself the air of a papal legate, or an occupational name for someone in the service of a legate.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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