1374: Motoi Masuda

Motoi Masuda

Masuda was born on 13 November 1880. He was a restaurant keeper and owned his own restaurant. His family includes Sumi Masuda (mother; deceased at time of file), Kinu Masuda (father; deceased at time of file; formerly Kashio Sutow), Kinu Masuda (wife), Arthur Masuda (son; in St. Joseph’s Oriental Hospital at time of file), and George Masuda (son). His home address is listed as 2000 Yukon Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Tashme, BC and to Toronto, ON. At one point some of his property was shipped from Tashme, BC, to Greenwood, BC. He sold his restaurant to Rose Marie Flynn on in April 1942. His listed seized property includes restaurant equipment and household belongings.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	13 November 1880
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Tashme, BC Toronto, ON
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9318 (352-415)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	1374
Name	Motoi Masuda
Dates	Not Before: 27 March 1942 Not After: 16 June 1947

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1374: Motoi Masuda

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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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