Vaiopuaa Iafeta Leaoa
1874–
Pitonu'u, Satupa'itea, Savai'i, Samoa
The Life Summary of Vaiopuaa Iafeta
When Vaiopuaa Iafeta Leaoa was born in 1874, in Pitonu'u, Satupa'itea, Savai'i, Samoa, his father, Iafeta Leaoa, was 33 and his mother, Sela Gasu, was 29.
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Family Time Line
Iafeta Leaoa
1841–
Sela Gasu
1845–
Palavale Iafeta
1874–
Vaiopuaa Iafeta Leaoa
1874–
Vaiopua'a Iafeta
1876–
Palavale Leaoa
1880–
Emele Sela GASU
1881–
Palavale Iafeta Leaoa
1876–
Parents and Siblings
1841–Male
1845–Female
Siblings
(6)
1874–Female
1874–Male
1876–Female
1876–Female
1880–Female
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1899
Age 25
1899
Age 25
Germany annexes Western Samoa, the U.S. takes over eastern Samoa and Britain withdraws its claim to the islands in accordance with treaty between Germany, Britain and the U.S.
1914
Age 40
1914
Age 40
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
Age 65
1939
Age 65
U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.
Name Meaning
Portuguese (Leão): nickname from leão ‘lion’, applied to somebody fierce or brave.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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