When Mateaki Helu was born on 31 July 1946, in Pangai, Ha'apai, Tonga, his father, Sioeli Manitisa Helu, was 24 and his mother, Tonga Ha'apai Tupou, was 21. He married Lesieli Malolo Pulotu in Ha'apai, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 7 December 1983, in Ha'apai, Tonga, at the age of 37, and was buried in Pangai, Ha'apai, Tonga.
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Tonga ceases to be a British protectorate and becomes fully independent within the British Commonwealth.
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Marcel, Jean-Guy, Michel, Normand, Raymonde.
French Canadian (Hétu): altered form of French Estur, from the Old Norse personal name Styrr, Latinized as Sturus, from styrr ‘stir, tumult, battle’. The surname Estur is rare in France, found mainly in Seine-Maritime. Compare Atchue , Etue , and Hickey .
History: Bearers of the surname Hetu or Hétu trace their origin to Georges Estur/Hétu dit Lafleur from Le Havre in Seine-Maritime, France, who married Marie Loiseau in Boucherville, QC, in 1699. His descendants also bear altered forms of this surname, such as Atchue, Etue, and Hickey.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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