Brief Life History of Tulifau Taupau
When Tulifau Taupau Fagai was born about 1870, in Manono, Samoa, his father, Taupau Sisi Fagai, was 38 and his mother, Levalea'i Malulaufai Leiataua, was 28. He married Faalepa Mulipola Lui on 12 February 1892, in Manono, Samoa. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 27 April 1945, in his hometown, at the age of 76, and was buried in Manono, Samoa.
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Sources (4)
- Taupa'ú Tulipau in entry for Tanielu Taupa'ú Tulipau, "Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996"
- Taupáū T. in entry for Tanielu Taupáū Tulifau, "Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996"
- Mailata Tulifau Taupau, "Samoa Burials, 1895-1970"
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World Events (3)
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
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fágáin or Ó Faodhagáin, dialect forms of Ó hÓgáin (see Hogan , Hagan ) and Ó hAodhagáin (see Hagan ). Irish lenited f (spelled fh) is soundless, and a number of words beginning with vowels have gained an initial f in some dialects; such seems to be the case here.
occasionally an Anglicized form of Mac Phaidín (see McFadden ) or Ó Fiacháin (see Feehan ).
Irish:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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