Brief Life History of Fekisone Alolevave
When Fekisone Alolevave Lesa was born on 10 July 1883, in Saanapu, Samoa, his father, Lesā iā 'Alolevave Ma'ole, was 38 and his mother, Iva Vele Fekisone, was 8. He married Taeulavao Papalii Fonoti Fatu on 8 March 1919. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 27 February 1935, in Lepa, Atua, Upolu, Samoa, at the age of 51, and was buried in Samoa.
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Sources (5)
- Legacy NFS Source: Fekisone Alolevave Lesa - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Fekisone
- Taulealo in entry for Alo Fetisone Taule'alo, "Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996"
- Taulealo Alo in entry for Mele T Jessop, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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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
Croatian, Slovenian, Slovak, and Czech (Pleša): nickname for a bald man, from Croatian dialect and Slovenian pleša, Slovak dialect and Czech pleš ‘bald head’.
Romanian (Pleşa): nickname for a bald person, from the adjective pleş ‘bald’, a word of ultimate Slavic origin (compare 1 above). Compare Plesha .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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