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He was already leading his own war parties in 1830 and had gained a feared reputation while still a young man. Generally, a war was carried on by sea and land. 0 ni aso vevesi ia aso e lua sa tolopoina i ai. Relocated the Malietoa political headquarters and royal household from Malie, 'Upolu to Sapapali'i, Savai'i. The wedding, conducted by the EFKS Deputy Chair, Lale Ieremia was attended by the Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi and his masiofo (queen), Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai. Usu Tugi ia Olomaugu faaee le gafa ole teine o Taufalematagi. He would wake up in the middle of the night and go to the transcripts he was working on and write the names of the missing wives and children. They set up a multi-government. I mean really! He would find out their names and where they fit in with the list of children (first, second, third, etc.). It did not matter which, since he only sought the advantage of the Malietoa line. The Samoan Historical Calendar. Laauli Papalii Malietau Sapatu-motu-pa Laupepa Titimaea Malietoa said I do to his sweetheart, Soonaalofa Sina Ah Poe in a ceremony at Papauta Girls' College church complex. Ae fai mai le tala, ua usu Taemanutavae i le tamaitai lenei o Leauta, faaee le gafa e toalima le la fanau, o tama e toafa ma le latou tuafafine e toatasi. Sometimes such a combat between two heroes (toa), one representing each side, would take the place of a general battle and even decide a war. 689 Western Samoa Tape 20, Part 11 Interview 1 on tape Tuiopulotu (continued) E pei foi ona faalia muamua ile usuga a Imoa poo Toso, lea na usu ia Papamavae lea na iai teine e toalua, o Sinaiolo ma Salasala. These records were collected by William Cole and Elwin Jensen over a period of 50 years and microfilmed by the Genealogical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1984. O ni teine muli sS sosoo ai, na latou teuteuina lelei tino o le autau i ni ula. 17. The hours passed, but while Laauli had great luck in catching many birds, he barely noticed the time passing. Those ending in a pointed hook were called nifooti (head knife) and served to cut off the head of the vanquished enemy. records with names, dtes, and places. WebWhen Malietoa Vaiinupo Tavita Fitisemanu Malietoa was born about 1765, in Sapapalii, Samoa, his father, Malietoa Fitisemanu I Malietoa, was -6 and his mother, Paalo Malietoa To'oa Tuila'epa - may be the same person as Tuila'epa. The fleet, as well as these bushmen, were especially feared, because none knew of their whereabouts and which village would be the next object of their night attack. Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America. Hon J.B. Fonoti A Major Global Recognition For World Peace and Freedom 1945. In 1871, Talavou and Laupepa observed a brief period of peace and mourning in memory of their fallen kinsman Tuimalealiifano Too Sualauv. 1802 AD Malietoa Vai`inupo is appointed king after the death of King I`amafana. Who cares who's common or who's royalty.. 1800 AD White traders begin to settle in Samoa. Sadly, Malalatea, the second son of Feepo, died, but his descendants are still living in Salailua (Savaii). Malietoa Falefatu - son of Malietoa La'auli (may have been adopted). This is a history forum. Since the Malietoa and Leiataua families were related to and allied with the ruling families of Tonga it was politically favorable that Talavou take up the religion of his supporters. Sometimes he asked me to help type the transcripts of the tapes. He was installed as the next Mataafa by Mataafa Iosefo the 'Alii Sili' during the German Rule in Samoa (1900 - 1914). Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! Safata and Faleata, though belonging to Malietoas district, were also informed but neither were asked for help. 0 isi sivali na auina atu i le Tui Atua, ma fautuaina ai ina ia nofo sauni ina nei manaomia lana fesoasoani. Updates? There are migrations of other ethnic groups found among Samoan people. Samoanagalo was forgotten in a Tongan Kalia that left Amoa for Vava'u. 
Stanford University Press. 1939 AD U.S. Marines establish airfields and a radio station in Eastern Samoa during World War II. An adopted son of Uitualagi; thus, the bloodline of Malietoa Savea does not continue along the patrilineal succession of the Malietoa title from this point on. Tupua Pulepule was chosen over Tuiatua Matafa Fagamanu to rule with Laupepa as joint-king. 5. Malietoa Laupepa was declared King of Samoa in 1869, and relocated his government seat from Malie to Matautu on the east shore of Apia Harbor. Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) SamoanMythology.net, All right reserved. Tu'u'u, Misilugi (2002). As the leader of the it ml it seems strange that Talavou would agree to give up his holdings on Upolu and relinquish his claim to the throne and there is indication that the Tuamasaga-Manono-Savaii party installed him as King of Samoa in 1874. WebO i le motu, i lou gasegase. Are you sure you want to delete your template? Vaega e lua ole gafa mai ia Malietoa Taulapapa e oo ia Malietoa Tia. Talavou feared British retribution and issued a formal apology by way of ifoga and even though Consul Williams rejected the gesture, Great Britain was counted along with Malietoa Laupepas party, as one of the vaivai because the Consulate did not send warships to punish Talavou (Meleise 1987a:79). and joined himself to the Lotu Toga in 1842, perhaps in conjunction with a Tongan alliance formalized with Tonga during Tufahau's visit in that same year. 1899 AD Laupepas son, Tanumafili is installed as king by force of foreign powers. Sorenson & Theroux (2005). University of the South Pacific. Ia ole a taatia uma tama ae ole alu ne ia Savea. in 1842 when Taimalelagi turned against the Christians (Meleise 1987a:74-77). 1835 AD Methodists and London Missionary Society agree that Methodists will proselyte in Tonga and leave Samoa to the London Missionary Society. Noticing that she was only half covered, he approached her stealthily, and, tearing up his lei of flowers, started to cover her body with the petals. Talavou defected from the L.M.S. This meant that Laupepa would rule as King of Samoa for four years, at which time a king would be chosen from the S Tupua to rule for four years, etc. Tuvale, Te'o (1918). Siuseia lenei na tau ia Fitilagipupula poo Tapalemalama ona iai lea ole tama na igoa ia Siutaulalovasa. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without written permission is strictly prohibited. Ask members of your family for information. We are all GODS children and yes he is the only KING. Laauli then went off for a bath, and when he emerged, only then did Gauifaleai notice that he was not only witty, but also very handsome. Web(Tala Faa Salevalasi Atua. We need our spirituality, and it is good to have the spirit of the work. 
Meleisea, Malama (1987a). FamilySearch Family Tree Malietoa Taulapapa, born 1550 Malietoa Taulapapa was born in 1550, at birth place, to Leota Lemafaitu'uga and Tuitogama'atoe Lemafaitu'uga. Such a club was called anava. Western Samoa becomes a German protectorate and Heinrich Solf is governor for ten years. Ona faatautu lea ole tama lenei o Savea ma faiatu, ma faiatu, ia ola Tuna, ia ola Fata, manuia loa tama, ua tau fai ola, tuu loa ile tama lea o Savea le Malietoa. 
English and Germans were traders and plantation owners. 6. O Gafoa le Ata o se vasega e While support for Talavou as king was overwhelming, it was not unanimous. We didnt know anything about him until a lady in Springville, Utah, told us her great grandfather was a missionary with my great grandfather and he wrote in his journal about him. Ia mafai ona ausia e alo ma fanau le tomai maualuga i mataupu eseese e ala lea i le fa'aogaina o le Gagana ma le aganu'u Fa'aSamoa. Fua had realized that neither of the sisters would marry him, and returned the same day to Malie with his brother, who knew, but did not tell him, that the refusal was due to his meeting Gauifaleai. 1920s AD Schools are built in Sauniatu and Mapusaga. Here is the story of this complex family within the gafa (family or succession line) of the Malietoa title, and how Laauli came to marry these most prominent sisters of Faelili, near Atua, Upolu. Fai mai le tala ua oo i le po, ona taotooto lava lea o le toeaina ma lona afafine i lalo o le fau ma fai ai le la evaga i le malu o le sau, ona musumusu atu lea o le toeaina i lona afafine e faapea, Talosia siaula ia tau Tupu lou gafa, ma fai mai le tala, o iinei na afua atu ai le faaupuga ua masani ai le toatele, eva i le laufau malu, e faamanatu ai le evaga a le toeaina ma lona afafine i lalo o le fau ao malu le agi ane o le savali. Laupepa's naval force, led by two European boats(probably taumualua ) was destroyed by Talavou's Manono-based fleet off the Aana coast near Faleasiu and Tufulele in 1870, the same year that the Manono sea-warriors defeated Laupepa's Fagaloa-based fleet offshore at Nofoalii, Aana (Tuvale 18-19). Na usu Malietoa Taulaupapa ia Tonuumatasiva le afafine o Luatua faaee le gafa ole tama o Seiuli toe faaee le gafa ole teine o Taiaopo. WebO i le motu, i lou gasegase. Ae pei ona silafia e le aufaitau, o le malae lava ia o Fuifatu, o le malae o le toto, e mafua lea faamatalaga, ona o toa uma lava e toilalo a latou vaega au i taua sa faia i aso ia, e fasiotia ona avane lea o latou fatu (tulou) ua fufui i le vai vevela, ae ave ua tali ai le sua a le Faasaleleaga ma Safotulafai, peitai o le taofi faa Sa Letufuga, fai mai o le malae lena e tai ai le sua a Letufuga, e le taia i se isi lava mea ae tai i le fatu o le tagata, fai mai e fufui i le vai vevela ona ave lea e tai ai le sua. In 1869, Talavou was conferred the Malietoa title by the majority of the districts (Faasalelega, Manono, parts of Tuamasaga to Mulinu'u. Then I would pick them up for him and he would transcribe them in his handwriting. 
The warriors were then ready for the battle. Many of Malietoa Laupepas supporters fled to their homes but a portion of the army fled south to Sfata where they defended themselves so fiercely that Talavous warriors eventually grew weary of fighting and left Laupepas warriors in peace. The holder of the Mataafa title, one of the four main Samoan chieftainships, he became the first prime minister of Western Samoa in 1959, serving until 1970. 1768 AD Frenchman Antoine De Bougainville trades with Samoans. 950 AD Tongans conquer Samoa and rule until Tuna, Fata', and Savea drove them from the country. The couple lived peaceful and uneventfully, and had another child, a son named Fuaoletoelau (Fua). Then and there, she decided to win him for her husband instead of the stiff and boring Fuaoletoelau who had come courting that very morning. Within a couple of months Talavou had amassed a fleet of warriors that far surpassed Laupepas militias and Talavous warriors from Savaii, Manono, Atua, and Aana reestablished his government at Mulinuu later on that year. Microfilms with information from Samoa are: 1358004: Samoan genealogy, Woolley Collection, Volume 1: Mata'upu , Alisa Toelupe. Some civil registrations are available from 1876, 1900, and full registrations are available from 1905, along with many oral genealogies. Then type in the name of the island where your ancestors were from to get a list of records made on that level. The ascension was made official through the Bismarck Constitution signed on December 15, 1879 aboard the German corvette SMS Bismarck. 0 le vaega tele, o ie tonuga. More to the point, she reasoned, she realized she too loved Laauli and she was convinced that her future happiness depended on her living with them so she could be near him. Your email address will not be published. O Maga, Selele or Aiaifua, Laula lula'a Johnson, Gafa o Frank Burgess of Neiafu Book,and Burgess in a collection from the courthouse in Pago Pago. Ona o a mumumumuga, ma mili tino o le autau, maise le autalavou i suauu. Ia ole taatia le tama o Malalatea male teine o Sina ao le alu ia Leatiogie. Gatoloai soon discovered she was with child, and decided to tell her father in order to have him protect their good name. This excellent translation took place between 1835 and 1845 (Masterman 30) but Talavou probably only actively participated in the first seven years of translation process. Samoans began to resist, however, as more settlers arrived from the United States, Great Britain, and. electronic document by Government of American Samoa. Talavou was one of Vaiinup's sons mentioned by Williams as having accepted the Lotu without Vaiinup's permission in 1832. 0 le tasi vaega o taulelea sa saunia ni uatogi; o isi sa latou vaaia 1e itu tau i meatau- mafa ia lava mo vaegaauua le o toe mamao ona faapotopoto 1 Leulumoega. Laupepa becomes king, Tamasese Sa Tupua becomes vice-king, and Mata`afa Sa Tupua becomes prime minister. 1962 AD Western Samoa becomes an independent country, which renames itself the Independent State of Samoa. Our ancestors want to be remembered. Tapuulafiti married [Taele] the daughter of [Leta'a Uipo] of Apia, they had a son who acquired the titles [Papali'i Taimalelagi Tuiletufuga]. This is a reason why people do not want their genealogies made public. Ona iai lea ole tama o Too ma le tama o Ata. Talavou's son, Fa'alataitaua, was installed as Malietoa in 1900 and also served as Ta'imua until his death in 1910 (Efi 1995). Malo e Lelei , Malo soifua, My mother's name is Salamasina and she is 80 years but she was born in Tonga and she doesn't remember anything about her Samoan family as she said that all she can remebered is her great grandmother was Samoan desecent. 1918 AD A deadly flu epidemic kills one-fifth of the Samoan population (approximately 8,000 people). Nevertheless I don't boast about these stuff, but remain Humble, leaga e le laititi le mea e Tupuga mai ai o'u Matua. Lagaga: A Short History of Western Samoa. Some of the tapes were not transcribed. The couple had three children, a son named Tapu (Tapuulafiti) and 2 daughters Taofimalo (Taofimaloafiafiovasa) and Fuatai (Fuataiotui). 1923 AD Major George Richardson becomes administrator and dissension between him and Samoans begins. I suauu Britain, and resided at Malie on 'Upolu island him and he transcribe. Was chosen over Tuiatua Matafa Fagamanu to rule with Laupepa gafa o malietoa joint-king good to have him protect good. 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