Also known as Sei Lai Jan
She traveled from China to the United States on the ship Mongolia, arriving in San Francisco on October 28, 1911. She was accompanied by her husband Frank, who married her while back in his ancestral village of Buck Shan.
Although her headstone says that she was from Buck Shan, she was most likely born in her ancestral village of Koon Tong, which was also located in Kung Sheung Do. It was the custom to record a husband's ancestral village on the headstone of his wife.
She traveled from China to the United States on the ship Mongolia, arriving in San Francisco on October 28, 1911. She was accompanied by her husband Frank, who married her while back in his ancestral village of Buck Shan.
Although her headstone says that she was from Buck Shan, she was most likely born in her ancestral village of Koon Tong, which was also located in Kung Sheung Do. It was the custom to record a husband's ancestral village on the headstone of his wife.
Also known as Sei Lai Jan
She traveled from China to the United States on the ship Mongolia, arriving in San Francisco on October 28, 1911. She was accompanied by her husband Frank, who married her while back in his ancestral village of Buck Shan.
Although her headstone says that she was from Buck Shan, she was most likely born in her ancestral village of Koon Tong, which was also located in Kung Sheung Do. It was the custom to record a husband's ancestral village on the headstone of his wife.
She traveled from China to the United States on the ship Mongolia, arriving in San Francisco on October 28, 1911. She was accompanied by her husband Frank, who married her while back in his ancestral village of Buck Shan.
Although her headstone says that she was from Buck Shan, she was most likely born in her ancestral village of Koon Tong, which was also located in Kung Sheung Do. It was the custom to record a husband's ancestral village on the headstone of his wife.
Inscription
Chinese characters: "Grave of Mrs. Sue née Seh, a native of Buck Shan Village, Sheung Chak, Kung Sheung Do, Chungshan County, Guangdong Province, (China); born in the 17th year of the Guangxu Emperor, 7th month, 27th day, died in the 34th year of the Republic of China, 2nd month, 22nd day." Note: these dates are according to the lunar calendar.
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