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 Umetaro Morishita Umetaro Morishita1206Naturalized CanadianSlocan, BC Tofino

Morishita was born on 26 February 1886. He was a fisherman employed by an unspecified fish company. His family includes Bun Morishita (mother; nee Bun Kusu; deceased at time of file), Jiromatsu Morishita (father; deceased at time of file), Utae Morishita (wife; nee Utae Yamasaki; in Japan), Ikunoshin Morishita (son; born on 27 September 1927; in Japan), Yoshiko Morishita (daughter; born on 06 June 1932; in Japan), and Noel Morishita [also named as Noeru Morishita in file] (son; in Japan). He lived at Storm Bay, Tofino, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC and Slocan, BC, and was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946. His listed seized property includes: house in Tofino, BC; boat “Silvrado”; fishing equipment; household belongings; tools.

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Umetaro Morishita

Morishita was born on 26 February 1886. He was a fisherman employed by an unspecified fish company. His family includes Bun Morishita (mother; nee Bun Kusu; deceased at time of file), Jiromatsu Morishita (father; deceased at time of file), Utae Morishita (wife; nee Utae Yamasaki; in Japan), Ikunoshin Morishita (son; born on 27 September 1927; in Japan), Yoshiko Morishita (daughter; born on 06 June 1932; in Japan), and Noel Morishita [also named as Noeru Morishita in file] (son; in Japan). He lived at Storm Bay, Tofino, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC and Slocan, BC, and was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946. His listed seized property includes: house in Tofino, BC; boat “Silvrado”; fishing equipment; household belongings; tools.

SexMDate of Birth26 February 1886NationalityNaturalized CanadianLocations after uprootingSlocan, BCDate exiled to Japan17 June 1946Locations before uprootingTofino
ReelC-9316 (759-784) TypePersonCustodian Number1206NameUmetaro MorishitaDates Not Before: 23 March 1942Not After: 18 October 1946