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Guide to '''American Samoa ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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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.
==Country Information==
==Country 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>
'''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>


==Getting Started ==
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|<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span>
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<h3>Getting Started with American Samoa Research</h3>
Links to articles on getting started with American Samoa research.
*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]]
*[[Samoa (Western and American)]]
 
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<h3>American Samoa Research Tools</h3>
Links to articles and websites that assist in American Samoa research.
*[http://samoangenealogygroup.blogspot.com/ Samoan Genealogy Blog]
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/american_samoa-vital-records.html Vital Records of American Samoa].
*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/american_samoa-death-records.html Death Records of American Samoa].
*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html Kindred Trails].
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~samoawgw/ American Samoa (GenWeb)].
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==American Samoa Map==
==American Samoa Map==
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in American Samoa.
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in American Samoa.  
[[File:American Samoa Districts.png]]
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{{Counties and Districts of American Samoa}}


==Jurisdictions==
==Jurisdictions==
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in American Samoa.   
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.
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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==Naming Conventions==
! Island/Atoll !! District !! County !! Villages
 
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Samoan names are often part of the Matai title system.  Here are several resources:
|rowspan=10| Tutuila ||rowspan=5| Western || Lealataua || Fagamalo, Maloata, Fagaliʻi, Poloa, Amanave, Failolo, Agugulu, Utumea West, Seʻetaga, Nua, Afao, Asili, Amaluia
* [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Samoa_Nobility Nobility] - This is a FamilySearch Wiki article on nobility and how that factors into people's Matai names
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%27amatai#Naming_convention Naming Conventions in Samoa] -- Wikipedia section of Fa'amatai (the chiefly system of Samoa)
|Fofo || Leone, Auma, Puapua
* [https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.oceania.samoa.general/1320.2/mb.ashx Trying to Understand Matai Titles/Surnames] -- a message board article at Ancestry.com
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* [https://www.citypopulation.de/AmSamoa.html Names of villages in American Samoa] -- some of these village names may be used in the Matai titles
|Leasina || Aasu, Aoloau, Malaeloa/Aitulagi
* [http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-TuvAcco-t1-body1-d26.html An account of Samoan History up to 1918] -- contains a lot of matai title name history
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==FamilySearch Resources==
|Tualatai || Malaeloa/Ituau, Futiga, Taputimu, Vailoatai, Puapua
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
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*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
|Tualauta || Vaitogi, ʻIliʻili, Tafuna, Pavaʻiaʻi, Faleniu, Mapusagafou, Mesepa, Malaeimi, Nuʻuuli
*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses
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*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/5931727?region=American+Samoa Historical Records]
|rowspan=6| Eastern || Ituʻau || Fagasa, Nuʻuuli, Faganeanea, Matuʻu, Tafuna
*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=American_Samoa Family History Center locator map]
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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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|Rose || — || — || —
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{{American Samoa Tutuila Villages}}




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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.

Country Information

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean whose nearest neighbors are the Cook Islands, Tonga, and Samoa. The official languages are Samoan and English.[1]

Online
Research Help

American Samoa Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in American Samoa.

Swain's IslandTutuilaTutuils'Aunu'u IslandOfuTa'uOlosegaRose AtollLealatauaLealatauaLealataauaTualataiLeasinaTualautaItu'auMa'OputasiVaifanuaSuaSuaSa'oleVaifanuaSa'oleOfuOfuOfuOlosegaFaleasaoTa'uFiti'utaCounties and Districts of American Samoa.png




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.

Island/Atoll District County Villages
Tutuila Western Lealataua Fagamalo, Maloata, Fagaliʻi, Poloa, Amanave, Failolo, Agugulu, Utumea West, Seʻetaga, Nua, Afao, Asili, Amaluia
Fofo Leone, Auma, Puapua
Leasina Aasu, Aoloau, Malaeloa/Aitulagi
Tualatai Malaeloa/Ituau, Futiga, Taputimu, Vailoatai, Puapua
Tualauta Vaitogi, ʻIliʻili, Tafuna, Pavaʻiaʻi, Faleniu, Mapusagafou, Mesepa, Malaeimi, Nuʻuuli
Eastern Ituʻau Fagasa, Nuʻuuli, Faganeanea, Matuʻu, Tafuna
Maʻoputasi Fatumafuti, Fagaʻlu, Utulei, Fagatogo, Pago Pago, Satala, Anua, Atuʻu, Leloaloa, Aua
Vaifanua Vatia, Alao, Tula, Onenoa, ʻAoa
Suʻa Saʻilele, Masausi, Masefau, Afono, Lauliʻi, Aumi, Alega, Avaio, Auto, Amaua, Utusia, Fagaʻitua, Pagai
Saʻole Pagai, Alofau, Amouli, ʻAuʻasi, Utumea East
Aunuʻu Aunuʻu
Ofu Manuʻa Ofu Ofu
Olosega Olosega Olosega, Sili
Taʻū Taʻū Siʻufaga, Luma
Faleāsao Faleasao
Fitiʻuta Maia, Leusoaliʻi
Swains — — Taulaga, Etena (abandoned)[2]
Rose — — —
Aunu'uAmanaveAmanavePoloaFa'iloloFagali'iAguguluUtumea WestMaloataSe=etagaNuaAfaoFagaamaaloAsiliAmaluiaMalaeloa Itu'auTaputimuVailoataiLeoneMalaeloa AitulagiFutigaVaitogi'Ili'iliFaleniuMesepaPava'ia'iMapusagafouA'oloauA'asuMalaeimiTafunaNuuuliFagasaFaganeaneaFaumafutiMatu'iFaga'aluUtuleiFagatogoAtuuAnuaPago PagoLeloaloaVatiaAuaLauliiAumiAlegaAvaioAutoAmauaFaga'ituaPagaiAlofauAmouliAu'asiUtumea (East)AlaoAfonoMas efauMas efauMasausiSa'ileleAoaOnenoaTulaAmerican Samoa Tutuila Villages.png




References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa, accessed 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Unlocking the Secrets of Swains Island, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, September 2013.
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