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Hem Gong Chin, 1869–1940 (aged 71 years)

Name

Hem Gong Chin

Name: Hem Gong /Chin/
Given names: Hem Gong
Surname: Chin

Name

陳添光

Name: /陳/添光
Given names: 添光
Surname: 陳
Phonetic name: /Chin/ Hem Gong
Romanized name: /Chen/ Tiānguāng

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	1869
Adoption	Adoptive parents: Chin Mẽin Tān + … … Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Birth of a son	Dook Jow Chin March 20, 1893 (aged 24 years) China
Birth of a son	Dook Jow Chin March 20, 1893 (aged 24 years) China
Chinese Conflicts	First Sino-Japanese War from July 25, 1894 to April 17, 1895 (aged 26 years) Note: Source citation: First Sino Japanese War Wikipedia Note: This conflict represented failure of the Qing dynasty's military modernization versus Imperial Japan Meiji Restoration's military advancement. The result was ceding of Taiwan and Korea to Japan.
Birth of a son	Hon Jiu Kwong May 28, 1900 (aged 31 years) Guangdong, China
Chinese Conflicts	Boxer Rebellion from November 2, 1899 to September 7, 1901 (aged 32 years) Note: Source citation: Boxer Rebellion Wikipedia Note: An anti-foreigner rebellion of Chinese peasants and eventually the Qing empire against a consortium of western and Japanese troops.
China Government/Dynasties	Qing or Ching or Manchu Dynasty from 1636 to 1912 (aged 43 years) Note: Source citation: Qing Dynasty Wikipedia Note: 2nd foreign dynasty to rule China—Unlike the Mongols however, the Manchu adopted Chinese dress and customs. However, they did force men to wear the queue. Neo-Confucianism was made the official doctrine, demanding loyalty to the emperor, but Chinese culture was preserved and Chinese were excluded only from the very senior court positions. Increasing European trade causedforeign powers divide China into spheres of influence. The Boxer uprising caused the downfall of this last dynasty. source
Chinese Conflicts	Mukden Incident from September 18, 1931 to February 18, 1932 (aged 63 years) Note: Source citation: Mukden Incident Wikipedia Note: Imperial Japan starts to subjugate Manchuria for natural resources and living space. Japan wanted a Great Britan like empire calling it the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Japan's defeat to the Soviet during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol set the stage for the Japan's Pearl Harbor attack and war with the United States.
Death of a wife	Mrs. Mar … 1939 (aged 70 years)
Chinese American Events	Chinese Exclusion Act from May 9, 1882 to 1943 (3 years after death) Note: An official act legalizing discrimination against Chinese in the United States. Poster: 'Chinese Must Go'. Note: Source citation: Chinese Exclusion Act Wikipedia
Chinese American Events	1906 San Francisco earthquake April 18, 1906 (aged 37 years) Note: Public birth records were destroyed in the subsequent fire, which allowed a new opportunity for Chinese to claim American citizenship. Note: Source citation: The Great San Francisco Earthquake Wikipedia
Chinese American Events	Tong Wars from 1800 to 1930 (aged 61 years) Note: Source citation: Tong Wars Wikipedia Note: These started as conflicts between clans and sensationalized by American media as gang and turf urban warfare.
Global conflict	World War I from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (aged 49 years) Note: Source citation: World War One Wikipedia Note: China's contribution to World War One
Chinese Conflicts	Second Sino-Japanese War from July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945 (5 years after death) Note: Source citation: Second Sino Japanese War (WW@) Wikipedia Note: Some historians consider this the true start of World War Two. Japan's attempt to conquer China, after subjugating Manchukuo.
China Government/Dynasties	Republic of China from 1912 to 1949 (9 years after death) Note: Source citation: Republic of China Wikipedia
Economic	1929 Great Depression from 1929 to 1930 (aged 61 years) Note: Source citation: Great Depression Wikipedia Note: Worldwide economic downturn.
Global Conflict	World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (5 years after death) Note: Source citation: World War Two Wikipedia Note: Western world's time period for World War II.
Chinese American Events	McCarthyism from 1940 to 1950 (10 years after death) Note: Source citation: McCarthyism Wikipedia Note: An example of memes and slogans during this time was 'better dead than red' and the Domino theory
Death of a father	Chin Mẽin Yūk
Death	1940 (aged 71 years)
Nationality	Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Address: 古冈德行里(古冈德行里), 广东,, 中国 Võng Tûn Kūng Füng 潢村孔峰 (Huángcūnkǒngfēng) Note: 25世 from Mo Chen; 23世 of Huang Village

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Family with adoptive parents
adoptive-father	Links Birth: Online tree goes back 28 generations, ending with the children of Ray Chin. Second Chart: My grandfather Chin Dook Jow, also written in the chart above is Uk Jiu.(Generation 26). He is the son of Hem Gong, my great grandfather. Birth: (Generation 25). However, the First Chart, leads you back to Hem Gong and his father, Mein Tan (great great grandfather in the Generation Book/Register) or Mein Yuk (great great grandfather) Birth: Mein Tan had no sons, so to continue our lineage, his brother, our biological great great grandfather, Mein Yuk gave Mein Tan one of his son's, Hem Gong. The chinese characters next to their names shows "in and out". Web Address: https://sites.fitnyc.edu/users/gene_chin/tree/indexhoisan.html Nationality: Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 — Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hem Gong Chin Chin Mẽin Tān 陳明燦 – Birth: Online tree goes back 28 generations, ending with the children of Ray Chin. Second Chart: My grandfather Chin Dook Jow, also written in the chart above is Uk Jiu.(Generation 26). He is the son of Hem Gong, my great grandfather.
himself	Links Birth: 1869 Adoption: Death: 1940 Nationality: Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 — Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mrs. Mar … Hon Jiu Kwong Dook Jow Chin Hon Jiu Kwong Hem Gong Chin 陳添光 1869–1940 Birth: 1869 Death: 1940

Family with parents
father	Links Death: Nationality: Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 — Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Chin Vãi Göng Hem Gong Chin Chin Fãng Göng Chin Mẽin Yūk 陳明煜 – Death:
brother	Links Death: Nationality: Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 — Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Chin Vãi Göng 陳淮光 – Death:
himself	Links Birth: 1869 Adoption: Death: 1940 Nationality: Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 — Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mrs. Mar … Hon Jiu Kwong Dook Jow Chin Hon Jiu Kwong Hem Gong Chin 陳添光 1869–1940 Birth: 1869 Death: 1940
brother	Links Death: Nationality: Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 — Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Chin Fãng Göng 陳宏光 – Death:

Family with Mrs. Mar …
himself	Links Birth: 1869 Adoption: Death: 1940 Nationality: Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 — Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mrs. Mar … Hon Jiu Kwong Dook Jow Chin Hon Jiu Kwong Hem Gong Chin 陳添光 1869–1940 Birth: 1869 Death: 1940
partner	Links Birth: 1871 — China Death: 1939 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hem Gong Chin Hon Jiu Kwong Dook Jow Chin Hon Jiu Kwong Mrs. Mar … 馬氏 1871–1939 Birth: 1871 — China Death: 1939
son	Links Birth: May 28, 1900 31 29 — Guangdong, China Arrival: January 31, 1923 — San Francisco, California, United States Arrival: October 3, 1928 — San Francisco, California, United States Departure: Hong Kong, China NaturalizationPetition: California, USA Death: January 4, 1977 — Palo Alto, CA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lee Kwong George春海 Kwong (Chin) Alice Kow Tein Kwong Bolocan Emily Kwong Bill Kwong Hon Jiu Kwong 1900–1977 Birth: May 28, 1900 31 29 — Guangdong, China Death: January 4, 1977 — Palo Alto, CA
-7 years son	Links Birth: March 20, 1893 24 22 — China Birth: March 20, 1893 24 22 — China Arrival: March 10, 1913 — Honolulu, Hawaii Departure: 1913 — Hong Kong Arrival: March 10, 1913 — Honolulu, Hawaii Departure: 1913 — Hong Kong Arrival: 1917 Event: Arrived in SF on 8/15/1917. Was held by Immigration and released by medical certificate as upon arrival he was afflicted with Uncinariasis. Released on 9/26/1917. — 1917 — San Francisco, California Event: Arrived in SF on 8/15/1917. Was held by Immigration and released by medical certificate as upon arrival he was afflicted with Uncinariasis. Released on 9/26/1917. — 1917 — San Francisco, California Arrival: August 25, 1948 — San Francisco, California Arrival: August 25, 1948 — San Francisco, California Arrival: August 25, 1948 — San Francisco, California Arrival: July 9, 1954 — Hawaii, USA From 19 May 1958 edition Oakland Tribune: May 19, 1958 — Oakland, California NaturalizationPetition: California, USA Departure: Hong Kong, China Departure: Hong Kong, China Departure: Hong Kong NaturalizationPetition: California, USA Departure: Hong Kong, China Departure: Hong Kong NaturalizationPetition: California, USA Death: May 1, 1980 — San Francisco Death: May 1, 1980 — San Francisco Burial: May 16, 1980 — Woodlawn Cemetery Nationality: Ancestral Village: 潢村孔峰 — Huángcūnkǒngfēng, Taishan, Guangdong, China Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joan Fong Shee aka Quay Joan Fong Chin Wing Fat Chin Genevieve Delores Chin Elsie Mee Fon Chinn Mary Mae Louie Lily Mae Chin Lawrence Chin Ruby Mae Yee Chin Dorothy Mae Lai Chin America Camilla Mei Chin Margie Qwock Lian Chin Family with spouse Fong Mei Ling Dook Jow Chin 陳篤周 1893–1980 Birth: March 20, 1893 24 22 — China Death: May 1, 1980 — San Francisco
7 years son	Links Birth: May 28, 1900 31 29 — Guangdong, China Arrival: January 31, 1923 — San Francisco, California, United States Arrival: October 3, 1928 — San Francisco, California, United States Departure: Hong Kong, China NaturalizationPetition: California, USA Death: January 4, 1977 — Palo Alto, CA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lee Kwong George春海 Kwong (Chin) Alice Kow Tein Kwong Bolocan Emily Kwong Bill Kwong Hon Jiu Kwong 1900–1977 Birth: May 28, 1900 31 29 — Guangdong, China Death: January 4, 1977 — Palo Alto, CA

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Nationality	25世 from Mo Chen; 23世 of Huang Village

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September 8, 2022 – 22:51:23

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Family with adoptive parents
adoptive-father Parents Chin Āk Sẽin	Chin Mẽin Tān –
himself	Hem Gong Chin 1869–1940

Family with parents
father Parents Chin Āk Sẽin	Chin Mẽin Yūk –
brother	Chin Vãi Göng –
himself	Hem Gong Chin 1869–1940
brother	Chin Fãng Göng –

Family with Mrs. Mar …
himself	Hem Gong Chin 1869–1940
partner	Mrs. Mar … 1871–1939
son Family Lee Kwong George春海 Kwong (Chin) Alice Kow Tein Kwong Bolocan Emily Kwong Bill Kwong Private	Hon Jiu Kwong 1900–1977
son Family Joan Fong Shee aka Quay Joan Fong Chin Wing Fat Chin Genevieve Delores Chin Elsie Mee Fon Chinn Mary Mae Louie Lily Mae Chin Lawrence Chin Ruby Mae Yee Chin Dorothy Mae Lai Chin America Camilla Mei Chin Private Margie Qwock Lian Chin Private Private Family Fong Mei Ling	Dook Jow Chin 1893–1980
son Family Lee Kwong George春海 Kwong (Chin) Alice Kow Tein Kwong Bolocan Emily Kwong Bill Kwong Private	Hon Jiu Kwong 1900–1977

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Hem Gong Chin(1869–1940)
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