CEM Connections - Wong Chu Lin

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Wong Chu Lin

Pinyin & Chinese characters	Huang Zulian 黄祖莲
Variant Spellings & Other Names	Wong Tsoo Lian Wang Tsoo Liang Woo Tsoo Liang
Other Chinese Names
Detachment	4
LaFargue No.	120
Date of Birth	1863
Place of Birth	Huaiyuan, Anhui Province
Age at Departure for U.S.	13 (Lunar Calendar)
Date of Death	17 September 1894
Place of Death	N. Korean coastal waters (Battle of Yalu, 1^st Sino-Japanese War)
Place(s) of residence in U.S.	(1) Andover, CT (2) Exeter, NH
American Host Family/ies	(1) Mrs. J.H. Marsh; (2) Jacob Chapman, Exeter, NH¹
School(s), with dates	Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, CT; Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
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First Assignment in China	Assigned to Tianjin Naval School. On Training Ship Wei Yun "威远"
Later Positions	Second Officer 二副 on the warship Jiyun 济运; Deputy Commanding Officer 帮办大副 of the cruiser Guangbing 廣丙; died in action during Battle of the Yalu, 1st Sino-Japanese War, 1894.
Employment sector(s)	Navy
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Notes and Sources	1. U.S. Census, June 1880, Table 9.2 (provided by Prof. Edward Rhoads).