Brief Life History of Matauaina
When Matauaina Lesu'I was born about 1888, in Faleasiu, A'ana, Upolu, Samoa, her father, Taua Lesui, was 30 and her mother, Malia Sauvao, was 36. She married Tagi about 1910, in Upolu, Samoa. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died about 1936, in Upolu, Samoa, at the age of 50.
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Family Time Line
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- Matauaina in entry for Tagi Lamatuliato, "Samoa, Burials, 1895-1970"
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World Events (2)
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).
Name Meaning
Polish: habitational name for someone from the town of Lesko in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, or village of Leszcze in Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Polish (Łęski): habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Łęg, Łęgi.
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from the village of Leski (now in Belarus). Compare Lesky .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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