Mere Foloi Moalele Tuiletufuga

Female29 November 1935–2 February 1954

Brief Life History of Mere Foloi

When Mere Foloi Moalele Tuiletufuga was born on 29 November 1935, in Sapapalii, Samoa, her father, Uipo Moalele Tuiletufuga, was 23 and her mother, Susana Papalii, was 20. She died on 2 February 1954, in Sapapalii, Samoa, at the age of 18.

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Family Time Line

Uipo Moalele Tuiletufuga
1912–1970
Susana Papalii
1915–1959
Paopao Tuiletufuga
1934–1991
Mere Foloi Moalele Tuiletufuga
1935–1954
Taisia Tuiletufuga
1951–1985

Sources (2)

  • Mere Foloī, "Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996"
  • Mele Foloi, "Samoa Burials, 1895-1970"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (3)

World Events (1)

1939

Age 4

U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.

Name Meaning

Probably a contracted form of Meriel , but also associated with the small class of girls' names derived from birds, since it is identical in form with Old French merle ‘blackbird’ (Latin merula). The name came to public notice in the 1930s with the actress Merle Oberon ( 1911–79 , born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson ).

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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