CEM Connections - Lin Yuen Shing

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Lin Yuen Shing

Pinyin & Chinese characters	Lin Liansheng 林联盛
Variant Spellings & Other Names	Lin Yuen Shing Lin Yuk
Other Chinese Names	林仪廷
Detachment	4
LaFargue No.	101
Date of Birth	1862
Place of Birth	Nanhai, Guandong Province
Age at Departure for U.S.	14 (Lunar Calendar)
Date of Death
Place of Death	Beijing
Place(s) of residence in U.S.	Enfield, CT; 1880: Andover, MA (1880 U.S. Census)
American Host Family/ies	Miss C.J. Porter; 1880: Louise H. Eaton (1880 U.S. Census)
School(s), with dates	Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
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College/University, with dates
Notable activities/ awards in College
Degree/Diploma Obtained, with date
First Assignment in China	Telegraph service
Later Positions	1884/5 - 1886/7: Clerk in charge, Imperial Chinese Telegraph 中国电报局, Tianjin.² Worked for Beijing-Fengtian Railway and the Salt Distribution Dept.
Employment sector(s)	Telegraph Service; Railways
Final rank, if in gov't service
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Mother's name
Wife/wives
Family relations w/ other CEM students	Younger brother of Lin Yuen Fai (Lin Lianhui 林联辉 , IV, 101)
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Notes and Sources	1. The romanization of the middle character 联 should have been "Luen," and not "Yuen" as rendered by Yung Shang Him (1939) and LaFargue (1987). 2. Directory & Chronicle for China, Japan...(1885, p.448; 1886, p.476; 1887, p. 472). Info provided by Peter Crush of Hong Kong.