Individual Details

Kapule

(Abt 1798 - 26 Aug 1853)



LIFE
A. Kapule means "prayer" (Bingham, A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands, p xvi).
B. Order of mates (Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract).
C. "Kaumualii's wife, Kapuli, better known by her baptismal name, Deborah, then a young and beautiful woman exercised great influence over his mind" (Jarves, History of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands, p 193). Queen of Kauai 1819-1821 (Bingham, A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands, p xvi).
D. She was baptized a Christian in 1825 (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 322).
E. She was a widow of Kaumualii (Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People, p 186).
F. She was 55 years old when she died (Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract).

Events

BirthAbt 1798
Death26 Aug 1853Waimea, Kauai
Alt nameDeborah Kapule
Alt nameKapuli
Alt nameDeborah

Families

SpouseKaumualii (1780 - 1824)
SpouseSimeon Kaiu ( - )
ChildJosiah Kaumualii ( - )

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