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Chun Ching Hock's Birth
Ching Hock, also known as King Yee, was born in Long Mei Village of Toisan in the Guangdong Province of China. -
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History of Chun Ching Hock
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CCH Father passes away
CCH is age six -
Ching Hock at age 17 travels America
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CCH works in lumber camps shortly after arriving in the Pacific Northwest
Francis M. Guye was CCH boss in the lumber camps at Port Orchard, Washington. Ching Hock later purchased land from Guye, apparently over 200 acres. -
Ching Hock works at Yesler Cookhouse
Photo: The Yesler Mill Cookhouse in 1866. Built in 1853 of hewed logs. This was where the pioneers held their meetings - used as a court house. -
Ching Hock returns to China at age 24
According to CCH will, he writes: " ...at the age of 24, I saved up six or seven hundred dollars, returned home and handed the money over to my mother and older brother. At May the same year I got married. At June when money was tight to run the family, I met Uncle Sze of Ping On Lane at the town of Sha Tan. He lent me 40 taels as transportation fee to return to Gold Mountain (the USA) as a laborer. -
Ching Hock returns to US and opens Wa Chong Co.
The first business was located at the foot of Mill Street in Seattle. Ching Hock built the 3rd brick building in Seattle in 1876 where Wa Chong relocated to 409 Washington Street, on 2nd and Washington. The store advertised itself as manufacturer of cigars, sugar, tea, rice and opium. It was also a major importer and distributor of fireworks. Photo: Chun Ching Hock - center, Woo Gen - front left. -
Mary Carey becomes Ching Hock's wife
Mary Carey was probably Duwamish. She was born in 1853 and married at age 16. -
Birth of Chun Lung Coe
Lung Coe is first born son to Ching Hock and Mary. He is born in Port Orchard, Washington -
Chun Ching Hock visits China
8/26/1876 Seattle Post Intelligencer article states he had left Seattle eleven months prior for a visit to China. -
Ching Hock returns to Seattle bringing fine paintings
Seattle Post Intelligencer reports the return of Ching Hock (Wa Chong) to the city with 6 paintings representing Chinese life. He presents them to the following parties: Mr. W.H. Taylor, C.H. Burnett, H.L. Yesler and James Crawford and two other unnamed parties. -
Plans are drawn up for a new building
The Seattle Post Intelligencer announces the plan for a new building for Wa Chong and Co. -
Wa Chong buys Steam Laundry
Seattle Post Intelligencer reports the purchase of a Steam Laundry -
Wa Chong buys Duwamish Farm
Seattle Post Intelligencer article reports Wa Chong purchase of Duwamish River Farm -
Birth of Chun Lung Key
Chun Lung Key the second son of Ching Hock and Mary is born in Port Orchard, Washington at the home of George and Jennie Harmon -
Chin Gee Hee becomes Chun Ching Hock's Wa Chong Co. partner
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Wa Chong builds large house on 4th & Washington Streets
Seattle PI reports that the house will feature 12 horse stalls on the first floor and the two and a half stories above will be housing for Chinese immigrants. -
Important Contract - Connecting Lake Union with Salmon Bay
With $50,000, the LWIC hired Wa Chong, a Chinese labor contractor, to dig a canal.
Wa Chong and his contingent of 25 men began by widening and straightening Ross Creek between Salmon Bay and Lake Union. By early 1885 they had completed this project, which included building a small wooden dam and lock at Lake Union. This enabled logs to be lowered from the lake to the channel. -
Birth of Chun Lung Kaa
Chun Lung Kaa the third son of Ching Hock and Mary is born in Port Orchard, Washington -
Chun Ching Hock's wife Mary passes away in China
Family members say Mary contacted a virus in her lungs. She was not use to the hot weather in Canton compared to the relative coolness of her native Pacific Northwest in the US. -
Anti-Chinese committee tries to expel Seattle's Chinese population
Seattle Anti-Chinese riot of 1886 A Seattle citizen committee forces more than 350 Chinese onto wagons and puts them on the steamer, Queen of the Pacific. Territorial Governor Squire declares a state of insurrection and request federal troops. Martial law is not ended until July of that year. -
Seattle Great Fire
On June 6, 1889, a fire started in a store basement on 1st Ave and quickly spread through the young city: the boardwalks provided an unstoppable conduit for the flames. By the end of the day, 30 blocks of the city had burned, gutting the core of downtown. Ching Hock says he lost $100,000 in the fire. Wa Chong Co. was one of first business to rebuild. -
Chun Ching Hock, wife Lun Shee and daughter arrive in US
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Ching Hock son return to Seattle
The son could be Chun Lung Coe, Ching Hock's first born son. -
Chun Lung Coe dies
Chun Lung Coe was found dead. He died in China -
Ching Hock and wife sail to San Francisco
News article reports Chun Ching Hock and wife sail to San Francisco on the S.S. Dakota. -
Two Deeds Filed
Information about what happened to CCH buildings on 4th and Washington. -
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Chun Ching Hock arrives in Seattle
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CCH Passes Away
Ching Hock returned from Seattle on February 8, 1927 to celebrate Chinese New Year with his family. After going to parties every night for the holiday for 5 days in a row he contacted influenza and passed away in the evening. -
Chin Chun Hock's Funeral is held
Chin Chun Hock is buried in Hong Kong Chinese Permanent Cemetary. -
Wa Chong Company in Seattle closes doors
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719 S. King, Seattle, Washiington becomes new home for Wing Luke Asian Museum
Chin Chun Hock's building that housed his store, the Wa Chong Company is renovated for the new museum.
