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Guide to '''American Samoa ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
'''American Samoa''' is an unincorporated territory of the [[United States Genealogy|United States]] in the Pacific Ocean whose nearest neighbors are the [[Cook Islands Genealogy|Cook Islands]], [[Tonga Genealogy|Tonga]], and [[Samoa Genealogy|Samoa]]. The official languages are Samoan and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa, accessed 6 May 2016.</ref>


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==American Samoa Map==
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in American Samoa.
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==Jurisdictions==
 
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in American Samoa.   
 
American Samoa is divided into three districts: Eastern, Western, and Manu'a. It also has two unorganized atolls, Swains Island and Rose Atoll (which is uninhabited). These districts and atolls are divided into 74 villages.
 
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== Six Polynesian Islands ==
 
'''American (Amerika) Samoa''' is a group of six Polynesian islands in the South Pacific. Fourteen degrees below the equator, it is the United States' southern-most territory. It is known as the heart of Polynesia. If you drew a triangle from Hawaii, New Zealand and Tahiti you would find Samoa in the middle. Western Samoa is a neighboring independent country that shares the same culture. American Samoa became an unorganized U.S. territory in 1900.  
 
The Samoans arguably represent the largest population of Polynesian people and they take pride in a strong culture that has survived outside incursions amazingly well. For more information about Samoa see [[Samoa (Western and American)|Samoa (Western and American)]].  
 
== Featured Content  ==
 
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
 
*[[Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
== Research Tools  ==
 
*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]] to Family History Research (Wiki article)
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
 
As a territory of the United States there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands at the second order: Eastern District, Manu'a District, Rose Island, Swains Island, Western District.  
 
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|rowspan=10| Tutuila ||rowspan=5| Western || Lealataua || Fagamalo, Maloata, Fagaliʻi, Poloa, Amanave, Failolo, Agugulu, Utumea West, Seʻetaga, Nua, Afao, Asili, Amaluia
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*Eastern District
*Manu'a District
 
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*Rose Island
*Swains Island
 
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*Western District
 
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== Websites  ==
 
*http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html
*http://www.accessgenealogy.com/samoa
*http://www.rootsweb.com/~samoawgw
 
== Things you can do  ==
 
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>
 
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|rowspan=6| Eastern || Ituʻau || Fagasa, Nuʻuuli, Faganeanea, Matuʻu, Tafuna
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|Maʻoputasi|| Fatumafuti, Fagaʻlu, Utulei, Fagatogo, Pago Pago, Satala, Anua, Atuʻu, Leloaloa, Aua
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|Vaifanua || Vatia, Alao, Tula, Onenoa, ʻAoa
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|Suʻa || Saʻilele, Masausi, Masefau, Afono, Lauliʻi, Aumi, Alega, Avaio, Auto, Amaua, Utusia, Fagaʻitua, Pagai
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|rowspan=2| Saʻole || Pagai, Alofau, Amouli, ʻAuʻasi, Utumea East
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|Aunuʻu || Aunuʻu
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|Ofu ||rowspan=5| Manuʻa || Ofu || Ofu
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|Olosega || Olosega || Olosega, Sili
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|rowspan=3| Taʻū || Taʻū || Siʻufaga, Luma
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|Faleāsao || Faleasao
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|Fitiʻuta || Maia, Leusoaliʻi
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|Swains || — || — || Taulaga, Etena (abandoned)<ref name=noaa>[http://npshistory.com/publications/noaa/unlocking-secrets-swains-island.pdf Unlocking the Secrets of Swains Island], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, September 2013.</ref>
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Six Polynesian Islands[edit | edit source]

American (Amerika) Samoa is a group of six Polynesian islands in the South Pacific. Fourteen degrees below the equator, it is the United States' southern-most territory. It is known as the heart of Polynesia. If you drew a triangle from Hawaii, New Zealand and Tahiti you would find Samoa in the middle. Western Samoa is a neighboring independent country that shares the same culture. American Samoa became an unorganized U.S. territory in 1900.

The Samoans arguably represent the largest population of Polynesian people and they take pride in a strong culture that has survived outside incursions amazingly well. For more information about Samoa see Samoa (Western and American).

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

As a territory of the United States there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands at the second order: Eastern District, Manu'a District, Rose Island, Swains Island, Western District.

  • Eastern District
  • Manu'a District
  • Rose Island
  • Swains Island
  • Western District

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