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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 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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|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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|Fofo || Leone, Auma, Puapua
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|Leasina || Aasu, Aoloau, Malaeloa/Aitulagi
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|Tualatai || Malaeloa/Ituau, Futiga, Taputimu, Vailoatai, Puapua
== Six Polynesian Islands  ==
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|Tualauta || Vaitogi, ʻIliʻili, Tafuna, Pavaʻiaʻi, Faleniu, Mapusagafou, Mesepa, Malaeimi, Nuʻuuli
'''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.
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|rowspan=6| Eastern || Ituʻau || Fagasa, Nuʻuuli, Faganeanea, Matuʻu, Tafuna
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)]].
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|Maʻoputasi|| Fatumafuti, Fagaʻlu, Utulei, Fagatogo, Pago Pago, Satala, Anua, Atuʻu, Leloaloa, Aua
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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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*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]] to Family History Research (Wiki article)
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|Ofu ||rowspan=5| Manuʻa || Ofu || Ofu
== Jurisdictions  ==
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|Olosega || Olosega || Olosega, Sili
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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*http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html
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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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