Brief Life History of Sioa Panapa
Sioa Panapa Mataia was born about 1883, in Malua, Tuamasaga, Upolu, Samoa. He married Selafi Olive Fuataga Alama about 1908, in Malua, Tuamasaga, Upolu, Samoa. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in his hometown, and was buried in Malua, Tuamasaga, Upolu, Samoa.
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1899
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
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
U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.
Name Meaning
German (also Mathiä): from a variant of the personal name Mathias (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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