When Lavinia Finau was born on 20 January 1798, in Ofu, Vava'u, Tonga, her father, Tevita Nanuma Finau, was -1 and her mother, 'Ala Kihihifo, was 23. She married 'Eliesa Suosua Fifita about 1819, in Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died in her hometown, and was buried in Ofu, Vava'u, Tonga.
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Tonga was united into a Polynesian kingdom.
Some characteristic forenames: Polynesian Tevita, Sione, Siaosi, Viliami.
Polynesian (mainly Tonga and Fiji): unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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