Taavale Sa’u

Brief Life History of Taavale

When Taavale Sa’u was born in 1855, in Samoa, her father, Afamasaga Afamasaga, was 26 and her mother, Polalauniu Tuiopulotu Leiataua, was 46. She married Sialele about 1875, in Upolu, Samoa. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Sialele
1850–
Taavale Sa’u
1855–
Marriage: about 1875
Alofaaga
1873–1923
Sesalia Sa'u
1875–
Puaavase Sau
1893–
Avaomutu Sau
1894–
Leutu Sau
1895–
Siapolima Sau
1897–
Sauileoge Sau
about 1898–
Sau Sau
1901–
Talitua Sau
1903–
Taoa Sau
1905–
Sauimalae or Sauioge Sa'u
1875–1947
Sa’u Polofaasili Tafeaga Sa’u
1910–2009

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    World Events (4)

    1899

    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

    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

    Indian (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha): Vaishya name, from Pali sahu ‘gentle’ (Sanskrit sadhu). Compare Saw , Sawh .

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

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