Tevita Tui Pita

Brief Life History of Tevita Tui

When Tevita Tui Pita was born in 1913, in Kolonga, Tongatapu, Tonga, his father, Pita Tu'itufu, was 64 and his mother, Maile Finau, was 22. He married Pasepa Lupe Tu'i in 1950, in Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died in 1983, in his hometown, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Tevita Tui Pita
1913–1983
Pasepa Lupe Tu'i
1918–1971
Marriage: 1950
Pisila Pita
1955–1958
Vaiola Tui Pita
1957–1957
Manu Pupumai Tui Pita
1958–1958

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    World Events (1)

    1970

    Tonga ceases to be a British protectorate and becomes fully independent within the British Commonwealth.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Julio, Manuel, Armando, Eduardo, Enrique, Francisco, Ana, Jorge, Mario, Rafael.

    Spanish and Portuguese:

    nickname from pita ‘chicken’.

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

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