Lili Saipaia Gaumalemana

Female14 December 1883–27 June 1963

Brief Life History of Lili Saipaia

When Lili Saipaia Gaumalemana was born on 14 December 1883, in Upolu, Samoa, her father, Saipaia Galumalemana, was 19 and her mother, Marlo Charles, was 15. She had at least 7 sons and 8 daughters with David Lesatele Crichton. She died on 27 June 1963, in Sataua, Samoa, at the age of 79, and was buried in Sataua, Samoa.

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Family Time Line

David Lesatele Crichton
1886–1960
Lili Saipaia Gaumalemana
1883–1963
Lealofi Crichton
1916–1945
James William Crichton
1924–1984
Easter Crichton
1918–1946
Mr Fritz Albert Crichton
1920–1991
Charlie John Crichton
1920–
David Apu Crichton
1922–1991
Lilly Jane Crichton
1923–1981
Rosie Elizabeth Larkin nee Crichton
1927–2008
Ollie Richard Crichton
1929–1978
Beautie Mary Crichton
1931–1932
Margarita Deana Crichton
1932–1992
Cherrie Sam Crichton
1935–1936
So'otuli Crichton
1936–
Akisa Crichton
1938–
Vincent David Crichton
1940–2003

Sources (2)

  • Lilly Saipaia Crichton in entry for Fritz Albert Crichton, "Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996"
  • Lilly Saipaia Crichton in entry for Ollie Crichton, "Samoa, Vital Records, 1846-1996"

Spouse and Children

Children (15)

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Parents and Siblings

Siblings (1)

World Events (4)

1899

Age 16

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 31

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 56

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

Name Meaning

Either an adoption of the German name, a pet form, originally a reduplicated nursery form, of Elisabeth (associated in particular with the Second World War popular song Lili Marlene) or a modern respelling of Lily .

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

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