French Polynesia Genealogy: Difference between revisions

1543 Magellan’s Portugese fleet discovers ''Puka Puka'', northeast ''Tuamotu<br>''1616 Dutchmen Jacob Le Maire and Willem Scheuten reached ''Puka Puka, Takaroa, Takapoto, Manihi, and Rangiroa, all of the Tuamotu islands.<br>''1722 Dutchman Jacob Roggeveen reached ''Maketea of the Tuamotus and Bora Bora of the Leewards.<br>''1765 Englishman John Byron reached ''Tepoto, Napuka, Takeroe, Takapoto, and Rangirao''.<br>1767 Englishman Samuel Wallis charted and claimed the islands for ''Britain.<br>''1768 The ''French'' claim the islands.<br>1806 Pomare II extends his power on the northern and central ''Tuamotu Islands''. His wife, Tetua, dies.<br>1826 ''Tahitians ''who will not accept the ''Mamaia ''religion flee to the ''Tuamotos.<br>''1831 Uprising of chiefs against Pomare Vahine IV, who is forced to condemn the Mamaia sect.<br>1833 First Catholic Vicar Apostolic in the islands.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Defeat of the chiefs of the ''Taiarapu ''(supported by the ''Mamaia'' sect) heralds its decline.<br>1841 Last members of the ''Mamaia'' sect die because they refused vaccination.<br>1842 Establishment of a ''French protectorate ''on ''Tahiti.<br>''1845 Mormon missionary Grouard has great success on the island of ''Anaa. <br>''1852 Catholic persecution of Mormons on Anaa. They are forced to flee, die, or attend the Catholic Church.<br>1860 Raids of the ''Peruvian'' slave traders begin.<br>1862 Slave traders captured in the ''Tuamotus.<br>''1903 Hurricane in ''Tuamotu. <br>''1905 Phosphates discovered in ''Makatea, Tuamotu.<br>''1908 Leprosy spread to the eastern ''Tuamotu Islands.<br>''1918 Flu epidemic kills 20 percent of the population. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phosphates are exploited in Makaeta, Tuamotu. <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1225252115296_925"></span>