In this Chinese name, the family name is Lew
Lew Hing (-) (May 1858 in Canton, China March 7, 1934)
was a Chinese-born American industrialist. His formal married name was Lew Yu-ling.
After immigrating to the United States from China in 1871, Lew became a pioneer in the canning industry. He owned four canneries in California, in the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Monterey, and Antioch. His canneries supplied Herbert Hoover's American Relief program following World War I. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Lew also owned a shipping company, two hotels, and an import-export business. In Mexico, he owned a cotton plantation. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors for the China Mail Steamship Company, and President of the Canton Bank of San Francisco. He was also a real estate developer. Today, his legacy is being carried on in the Pacific Cannery Lofts in Oakland by Holliday Development, where dedications are made in his honor in one of his original buildings for the Pacific Coast Canning Company.
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Marriage and children
In 1877, Lew Hing married Chin Shee (July 1860 – July 1947) in
San Francisco. They had three sons and four daughters, each born in San Francisco.
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Lew Yuet-yung, aka Mrs. Quan Yick-sun (1879–1967)
Lew Gin-gow (1885–1943)
Lew Yuen-hing, aka Mrs. Ho Chou-won (1889–1978)
Lew Wai-hing, aka Mrs. Ng Min-hing (1890–1969)
Thomas Gunn-sing Lew (1894–1974)
Lew Soon-hing Rose, aka Mrs. Francis Moon (1898–1993)
Ralph Ginn Lew (1903–1987)
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Credit member [47872017] Dave Johnson for exact plot location.
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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lew
Lew Hing (-) (May 1858 in Canton, China March 7, 1934)
was a Chinese-born American industrialist. His formal married name was Lew Yu-ling.
After immigrating to the United States from China in 1871, Lew became a pioneer in the canning industry. He owned four canneries in California, in the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Monterey, and Antioch. His canneries supplied Herbert Hoover's American Relief program following World War I. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Lew also owned a shipping company, two hotels, and an import-export business. In Mexico, he owned a cotton plantation. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors for the China Mail Steamship Company, and President of the Canton Bank of San Francisco. He was also a real estate developer. Today, his legacy is being carried on in the Pacific Cannery Lofts in Oakland by Holliday Development, where dedications are made in his honor in one of his original buildings for the Pacific Coast Canning Company.
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Marriage and children
In 1877, Lew Hing married Chin Shee (July 1860 – July 1947) in
San Francisco. They had three sons and four daughters, each born in San Francisco.
^^^^^^^^^
Lew Yuet-yung, aka Mrs. Quan Yick-sun (1879–1967)
Lew Gin-gow (1885–1943)
Lew Yuen-hing, aka Mrs. Ho Chou-won (1889–1978)
Lew Wai-hing, aka Mrs. Ng Min-hing (1890–1969)
Thomas Gunn-sing Lew (1894–1974)
Lew Soon-hing Rose, aka Mrs. Francis Moon (1898–1993)
Ralph Ginn Lew (1903–1987)
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Credit member [47872017] Dave Johnson for exact plot location.
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Gravesite Details
s/w Shee, Lew Chin
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