Brief Life History of Paufai
Paufai Lafua was born about 1875, in Tutuila, Eastern, American Samoa as the son of Pe'a. He died on 6 June 1948, in Poloa, Lealataua, Western, American Samoa, at the age of 74, and was buried in Poloa, Lealataua, Western, American Samoa.
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Family Time Line
Pe'a
1857–
Paufai Lafua
1875–1948
Seila Lafua
1882–
Faamageso Lafua
1883–
Lafua
1892–
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Parents and Siblings
1857– Female
Siblings (4)
1875–1948 Male
1882– Female
1883– Female
1892– Male
World Events (3)
1914
Age 39
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).
1926
Age 51
American Samoa is devestated by a hurricane. Olosega, in the Manua Islands, suffered the most. The Navy Department gave the Territory 50 tons of rice, 10 tons of salmon and 15 tons of biscuits.
1939
Age 64
U.S. troops are stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.
Name Meaning
Hispanic (mainly Philippines and Ecuador): nickname from a shortened form of el agua ‘the water’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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