George Alexander Chan

Male18 January 1876–30 September 1957

Brief Life History of George Alexander

When George Alexander Chan was born on 18 January 1876, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, his father, Sing Kai Chan, was 21 and his mother, Chow Kate Shee, was 18. He married Nell Soo Ling on 19 June 1922, in Alameda, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada in 1901. He died on 30 September 1957, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

George Alexander Chan
1876–1957
Nell Soo Ling
1899–
Marriage: 19 June 1922
Constance Chan
1924–
George A Chan Jr
1924–2007

Sources (19)

  • George Chan, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Alex George Chan in household of Sing Kai Chan, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • George Chan in entry for Wong Sue Goon and Cohstance Chan, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 June 1922Alameda, California, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 5

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1882 · Electricity Comes to Los Angeles

    Age 6

    Electricity was first introduced to Los Angeles. The first electric street light had “three carbon-arc lamps of three thousand candle-power” and stood 150 feet tall. 

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 22

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Wai, Wing, Kwok, Kam, Chun, Kin, Chi, Ming, Man, Ping, Ying, Yuk.

    Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 陳, see Chen 1. It is also found in Southeast Asian countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia. Compare Tjan and 9 below.

    Chinese: variant of Zhan .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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