CEM Connections - Shen Mou Yang

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Shen Mou Yang¹

Pinyin & Chinese characters	Sheng Wenyang 盛文扬
Variant Spellings & Other Names	Shen Man Yang; Sin Wan Yang
Other Chinese Names	号‘葆臣’ ²
Detachment	4
LaFargue No.	103
Date of Birth	1865?
Place of Birth	Nanxi village 南溪, Xiangshan, Guangdong Province
Age at Departure for U.S.	11 (Lunar Calendar) ²
Date of Death	c. 1904, at 40 years reckoned by sui ²
Place of Death	Fuzhou
Place(s) of residence in U.S.	Springfield, MA
American Host Family/ies	E.C. Gardner
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First Assignment in China	1883 appointed foreman 领班 at Fuzhou Telegraph Service ²
Later Positions	Promoted to Chief of Fuzhou Telegraph Bureau 福州电报局局长; obtained rank of Expectant District Magistrate (候补知县); Transferred to Fuzhou Bureau of Foreign Affairs. Following the Boxer Uprising of 1900, Shen was heavily involved in negotations with the foreign powers and played a crucial part in settling the terms of indemnity payments for loss of life and property inflicted on foreigners in Fuzhou. As a reward for his services he was promoted to Chief of the Bureau; however, his heavy responsiblities wore down his health and he died at the age (sui) of forty. ²
Employment sector(s)	Telegraph Service; Foreign Affairs (Provincial)
Final rank, if in gov't service	Chief, Fuzhou Bureau of Foreign Affairs
Father's name	世廉 ²
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Children's Names	1) 宗藩, 2) unknown, 3) 宗熙, 4) 宗承 ²
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Notes and Sources	1. The romanization 'Shen Mou Yang" does not accurately reflect the Cantonese pronunciation of the name, which is more like 'Sing Mon Yeung.' 2. As given in the Sheng Family of Nanxi Genealogy 《南溪盛氏家谱》 (scanned pages 1438-1440 kindly supplied by Reed Tang).