1204: Sadajiro Morishita

Sadajiro Morishita

Morshita was born on 24 March 1896. His was a boat builder. His family includes Ichitaro Morishita (father; deceased at time of file), Sei Morishita (mother; nee Sei Deguchi; in Japan), Uno Morishita (wife; nee Uno Morishita; in Japan), Shigekazu Morishita (son; in Japan), Sadako Morishita (daughter; in Japan), Shigeko Morishita (daughter; in Japan), Mineko Morishita (daughter; in Japan), and Tomeko Morishita (daughter; in Japan). He was adopted into his wife’s family. He lived in Sarita Bay, BC Bunk House (Salmon Saltlery [probably a typo for Salmon Saltery]), was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC, and was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946. No seized property mentioned in file.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	24 March 1896
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Slocan, BC
Locations before uprooting	Sarita Bay
Date exiled to Japan	17 June 1946

Reel	C-9316 (719-727)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1204
Name	Sadajiro Morishita
Dates	Not Before: 22 March 1942 Not After: 18 October 1946

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1204: Sadajiro Morishita

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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds, C-3 Business Records

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