Lavinia Finau

Brief Life History of Lavinia

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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Family Time Line

'Eliesa Suosua Fifita
1794–1896
Lavinia Finau
1798–
Marriage: about 1819
Pitaliku Suosua
1798–
Sione Akau FIFITA
1832–
Vili Sisimangumangu Fifita
1843–1917
Ma'ata FIFITA
1844–
Mose
1866–
Maata Folau
1890–1922
Tevita FIFITA

Sources (1)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Lavinia Finau - Government record: birth-name: Lavinia Finau

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World Events (1)

1845

Tonga was united into a Polynesian kingdom.

Name Meaning

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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