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My Ancestors > Chinese > Timeline: 1750-1849
- 1784, August 28th: The American merchant vessel "Empress of China"
lands in Canton establishing direct trade between
China and Massachusetts.
- 1786: Major Samuel Shaw, a Boston merchant and member of the
"Empress of China" expedition, is appointed as the
first Consulate General to China for the United States.
Shaw's appointment further solidifies trade relations
between China and New England.
- 1798: Chow Mandarin, a 19 year old Chinese sailor, is buried
in the Central Burying Ground in Boston Common. His
grave is the only remaining evidence of the prevalent
late eighteenth century Boston-China trade that brought
the first Chinese to Boston as sailors on merchant
ships. Chow's grave inscription is as follows:
"Here lies Interr'd the body of Chow Mandarin, a native of China,
aged 19 years; whose death was occasioned on the
11th, September, 1798, by the fall from mast of
the ship, Mac of Boston. This stone is erected in
his memory by his affectionate master John Boit,
Jr."
- 1847: A Chinese junk Keying moors in the Charles River
drawing thousands of curious Bostonians. Also, Reverend
Brown brings over Yung Wing, Wong Foon, and Wong Sing
of Canton to study at Monson Academy. One of the students,
Yung Wing, later attends Yale.
- 1848: The figure of a Chinese man standing among a crowd in
Boston Common can be seen in an etching from this
time period. The etching hangs on the 8th floor of
the Boston City Hall.
See 1650-1749 | See 1850-1949
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