Brief Life History of Lauifi
Mrs. Lauifi Su'A was born in 1839, in Salelavalu, Samoa. She married Lauifi Vaailua Mata'Afa in 1858.
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Family Time Line
Lauifi Vaailua Mata'Afa
1837–
Mrs. Lauifi Su'A
1839–
Marriage: 1858
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Spouse and Children
1837– Male
1839– Female
Marriage
1858
World Events (3)
1899
Age 60
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 75
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 100
U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.
Name Meaning
Vietnamese (Sửa): possibly from the Chinese name 修, see Xiu 1.
Samoan: unexplained.
Spanish (mainly Cantabria; also Súa): unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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