Giaipata Galu

Female11 September 1883–

Brief Life History of Giaipata

When Giaipata Galu was born on 11 September 1883, in Saluafata, Samoa, her father, Loau Aalu Galu, was 54 and her mother, Selepa Fautanu, was 50.

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Family Time Line

Loau Aalu Galu
1830–1908
Selepa Fautanu
1834–1910
Namaia Galu
1856–
Sale Galu
1891–1891
Emeleata Galu
1857–
Meripa Loau Galu
1864–1918
Rimoni Galu
1866–
Polevia Galu
1872–
Enelagi Galu
1874–
Ta'aloga Galu
1877–
Tafaovale Galu
1879–
Pipi Galu
1880–
Giaipata Galu
1883–
Lei'a Galu
1889–

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

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    World Events (3)

    1899

    Age 16

    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

    Age 31

    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

    Age 56

    U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Indian Bharat, Jayant, Kanti, Umesh, Ashok, Chetan, Daksha, Dilip, Hardev, Hema, Hemant, Himanshu.

    Polish (also Gała); Slovak and Czech (also Gála); Rusyn (in Poland also Gała): from a short form of the personal name Gal , Slovak and Czech Gál, from Latin Gallus (see Gall 3). Compare Galla .

    Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) (Gaľa): probably a cognate of 1 above, from a pet form of the name.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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