His grandfather Lien Heng was the author of A General History of Taiwan. His father, Lien Chen-tung, is one of the most venerated Taiwanese of his generation and he served in government for over 40 years holding such posts as head of the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs and Minister of the Interior.
他的祖父連橫，號雅堂，是「台灣通史」的作者；父親連震東老先生，亦是省內耆宿，從政四十餘年，歷任省民政廳長、內政部長等要職。