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CHENG Mou Ting, 1895–1943 (aged 48 years)

Name
/CHENG/ Mou Ting
Given names
Mou Ting
Surname
CHENG
Birth
May 9, 1895
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897 (aged 1 year)
Chinese Conflicts
Boxer Rebellion
from November 2, 1899 to September 7, 1901 (aged 6 years)
Note: Source citation: Boxer Rebellion Wikipedia
Note: An anti-foreigner rebellion of Chinese peasants and eventually the Qing empire against a consortium of western and Japanese troops.
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901 (aged 6 years)
China Government/Dynasties
Qing or Ching or Manchu Dynasty
from 1636 to 1912 (aged 16 years)
Note: Source citation: Qing Dynasty Wikipedia
Note: 2nd foreign dynasty to rule China—Unlike the Mongols however, the Manchu adopted Chinese dress and customs. However, they did force men to wear the queue. Neo-Confucianism was made the official doctrine, demanding loyalty to the emperor, but Chinese culture was preserved and Chinese were excluded only from the very senior court positions. Increasing European trade causedforeign powers divide China into spheres of influence. The Boxer uprising caused the downfall of this last dynasty. source
Chinese American Events
Chinese Exclusion Act
from May 9, 1882 to 1943 (on the date of death)
Note: An official act legalizing discrimination against Chinese in the United States. Poster: 'Chinese Must Go'.
Note: Source citation: Chinese Exclusion Act Wikipedia
Chinese American Events
1906 San Francisco earthquake
April 18, 1906 (aged 10 years)
Note: Public birth records were destroyed in the subsequent fire, which allowed a new opportunity for Chinese to claim American citizenship.
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909 (aged 13 years)
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913 (aged 17 years)
Global conflict
World War I
from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (aged 23 years)
Note: Source citation: World War One Wikipedia
Death of a father
CHENG Sei Kou
1919 (aged 23 years)
Death of a mother
FANG Shi
1921 (aged 25 years)
29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921 (aged 25 years)
30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923 (aged 28 years)
31st President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1929 (aged 33 years)
Death of a brother
CHENG Gin Ting
February 24, 1930 (aged 34 years)
Chinese American Events
Tong Wars
from 1800 to 1930 (aged 34 years)
Note: Source citation: Tong Wars Wikipedia
Note: These started as conflicts between clans and sensationalized by American media as gang and turf urban warfare.
Economic
1929 Great Depression
from 1929 to 1930 (aged 34 years)
Note: Source citation: Great Depression Wikipedia
Note: Worldwide economic downturn.
Chinese Conflicts
Mukden Incident
from September 18, 1931 to February 18, 1932 (aged 36 years)
Note: Source citation: Mukden Incident Wikipedia
Note: Imperial Japan starts to subjugate Manchuria for natural resources and living space. Japan wanted a Great Britan like empire calling it the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. The Japan's defeat to the Soviet during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol set the stage for the Japan's Pearl Harbor attack and war with the United States.
32nd President of the United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
March 4, 1933 (aged 37 years)
Death of a sister
… CHENG
1942 (aged 46 years)
Chinese Conflicts
Second Sino-Japanese War
from July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945 (on the date of death)
Note: Some historians consider this the true start of World War Two. Japan's attempt to conquer China, after subjugating Manchukuo.
China Government/Dynasties
Republic of China
from 1912 to 1949 (5 years after death)
Note: Source citation: Republic of China Wikipedia
Chinese American Events
McCarthyism
from 1940 to 1950 (6 years after death)
Note: Source citation: McCarthyism Wikipedia
Note: An example of memes and slogans during this time was 'better dead than red' and the Domino theory
World Conflict
Attack on Pearl Harbor
from December 7, 1941 (aged 46 years)
Note: Source citation: Attack on Pearl Harbor Wikipedia
Note: The date the United States enters WW2.
Global Conflict
World War II
from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (on the date of death)
Note: Source citation: World War Two Wikipedia
Note: Western world's time period for World War II.
Chinese American Events
Internment of Japanese Americans
from February 19, 1942 to March 20, 1946 (on the date of death)
Note: Another example of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.
Death
May 24, 1943 (aged 48 years)
Family with parents
father
Birth: 1843 — Dai Pong Tou, Guangdong, China
Marriage: China
Death: 1919
Generational number: 22世
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Descendants chart Family book Fan chart Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree chart Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse FANG Shi … CHENG … CHENG CHENG Gum Ting CHENG Bou Ting … CHENG CHENG Gin Ting Harry Jang Lowe CHENG Mou Ting
CHENG Sei Kou
鄭世球
1843–1919
Birth: 1843 — Dai Pong Tou, Guangdong, China
Death: 1919
mother
Birth: 1853
Marriage: China
Death: 1921
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Descendants chart Family book Fan chart Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree chart Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse CHENG Sei Kou … CHENG … CHENG CHENG Gum Ting CHENG Bou Ting … CHENG CHENG Gin Ting Harry Jang Lowe CHENG Mou Ting
FANG Shi
方 氏
1853–1921
Birth: 1853
Death: 1921
Marriage — — China
elder sister
Birth: 1862
Marriage:
Death: 1942
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… CHENG
1862–1942
Birth: 1862
Death: 1942
7 years
elder sister
Birth: 1868
Marriage:
Death: 1948
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… CHENG
1868–1948
Birth: 1868
Death: 1948
5 years
elder brother
Birth: 1872
Death: 1947
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CHENG Gum Ting
1872–1947
Birth: 1872
Death: 1947
7 years
elder brother
Birth: January 30, 1879
Death: June 14, 1959
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CHENG Bou Ting
鄭朝贊
1879–1959
Birth: January 30, 1879
Death: June 14, 1959
11 months
elder sister
Birth: 1879
Death: 1974
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… CHENG
1879–1974
Birth: 1879
Death: 1974
7 years
elder brother
Birth: September 18, 1885
Death: February 24, 1930
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CHENG Gin Ting
鄭雲间
1885–1930
Birth: September 18, 1885
Death: February 24, 1930
7 years
elder brother
Harry Jang Lowe
Birth: October 1892 — 大龐頭, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Death: May 1972 — Berkeley, CA, United States
Generational number: 23世
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Descendants chart Family book Fan chart Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree chart Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Pearl Lowe … Lowe Edward Lowe Anna Lowe Lawrence Lowe
Harry Jang Lowe
鄭靄廷
1892–1972
Birth: October 1892 — 大龐頭, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Death: May 1972 — Berkeley, CA, United States
3 years
himself
Birth: May 9, 1895
Death: May 24, 1943
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Descendants chart Family book Fan chart Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree chart Pedigree map Relationships
CHENG Mou Ting
1895–1943
Birth: May 9, 1895
Death: May 24, 1943
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Death