Brief Life History of Fa'alava
When Fa'alava Tanuvasa was born about 1878, in Leulumoega, A'ana, Upolu, Samoa, his father, Tanuvasa Tuailevao’ola, was 68 and his mother, Maria Lei'u Leota Leuluaialii, was 64. He married Selema Sile Penuafa about 1895, in Nofoalii, Samoa. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 10 September 1916, in Nofoalii, Samoa, at the age of 39, and was buried in Nofoalii, 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).
Name Meaning
Samoan: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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