It was a simple tomb in Lao Sua (Heng San Teng), but the words of MAK KANAGA, died 21 December 1915 that caught our eye and made this tomb very unique. I was told that she either married a Lim or was adopted into the Lim family. The Lim family ancestry village listed on the tomb is Kinmen.
So who is Mak Kanaga ? She is very likely a non-chinese lady. The word Mak translates from Malay to mean the honorific title of "Aunt". Kanaga could be a Malay, Tamil, Japanese, etc lady, but this will remain a mystery for now.
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