Lavinia Finau

Brief Life History of Lavinia

When Lavinia Finau was born on 20 January 1830, in Ofu, Vava'u, Tonga, her father, Manumu'a, was 25 and her mother, Mrs Manumua, was 23. She married 'Eliesa Suosua Fifita about 1861, in Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 10 April 1898, in her hometown, at the age of 68, and was buried in Ofu, Vava'u, Tonga.

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Family Time Line

'Eliesa Suosua Fifita
1829–1896
Lavinia Finau
1830–1898
Marriage: about 1861
Vili Sisimangumangu Fifita
1843–1917
Ma'ata FIFITA
1845–
Pitaliku Suosua
1849–1924
Mose
1866–
Maata Folau
1890–1922
Sione Akau FIFITA
1919–
Tevita FIFITA

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

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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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