Family Keʻelikōlani
isaac young davis
although paternity questionable, mataio kekūanāoʻa claimed own natural child. took household after kaʻahumanu s death , included in , inheritance. made half-sister of king kamehameha iv , king kamehameha v , princess victoria kamāmalu.
marriages
her first husband, 1841, william pitt leleiohoku (1821–1848), governor of hawaiʻi, former husband of princes nāhiʻenaʻena, , son of high chief william pitt kalanimoku prime minister of kamehameha i. after married leleiohoku, 27-year-old husband died in measles epidemic.
in june 2, 1856, married second husband, isaac young davis (c. 1826–1882), son of george hueu davis , wife kahaʻanapilo papa (therefore grandson of isaac davis). standing @ 6 ft 2 in, considered rather handsome many including foreign visitors such lady franklin , niece sophia cracroft. marriage unhappy one, , divorced in 1868. loss of son did not help.
children
john william pitt kīnaʻu
william pitt leleiohoku
she bore 2 sons, both died young. john william pitt kīnaʻu, son of leleiohoku, born on december 21, 1842. taken away @ age attend royal school in honolulu, , died september 9, 1859. keolaokalani davis, son of isaac young davis born in february 1862 , hānai (adopted) against father s wishes bernice pauahi bishop. died on august 29, 1863, aged 1 year , 6 months.
her adopted son, called leleiohoku ii after first husband, born january 10, 1854, became crown prince of hawaii, died april 9, 1877, when 23 years old. on death of adopted son, demanded kalākaua , family relinquish rights estates had bequeathed brother, , returned deed. relations king kalākaua distant, although had close friendships sister, queen liliʻuokalani, , mother, keohokalole.
she godmother princess kaʻiulani. @ kaʻiulani s baptism, ruth gifted 10 acres (40,000 m) of land in waikīkī kaʻiulani s father archibald cleghorn built ʻĀinahau estate. kaʻiulani gave ruth pen name of mama nui meaning great mother . ruth insisted princess raised 1 day fit sit on hawaiian throne. ruth s death in 1883 first of many deaths kaʻiulani witness in short life.
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