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Bruce Lee 1940–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1940

Birth Location: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Death Date: 20 Jul 1973

Death Location: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States of America

Father: Lee Hoi-Chuen

Mother: Oi Ho

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Bruce Lee was born in 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA, the child of Lee Hoi Chuen And Oi Yee Grace Ho. Bruce Lee married Linda Claire Emery, and had children including Brandon Lee. Bruce Lee passed away in 1973 in Seattle, King County, Washington, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bruce Lee was born in 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA, the child of Lee Hoi Chuen And Oi Yee Grace Ho.
  • Bruce Lee married Linda Claire Emery, and had children including Brandon Lee.
  • Bruce Lee passed away in 1973 in Seattle, King County, Washington, United States of America.

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Bruce Lee's Ancestors

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Bruce Lee
1940–1973
Birth Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Parents
Lee Hoi-Chuen
1901–1965
Jun'an, Shunde, Guangdong, China
Oi (Yee Grace) Ho
1909–1996
Taiwan
Grandparents
Kom (Tong "Robert") Ho
1862–1956
Hong Kong, China
Ching (Yung (Clara)) Cheung
1875–1938
Hong Kong
Great-Grandparents
Tak Lin-kok
–1891
Yeung Cheung
1850–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lane
1826–

Bruce Lee's Timeline

2 Records

1940
27 Nov 1940
Birth of Bruce Lee in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
1973
20 Jul 1973
Age 33
Death of Bruce Lee in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1940
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 27 Nov 1940; Birth County: San Francisco
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1973
    Event Place: Hong Kong, China
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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