7161: Kamekichi Miyata

Kamekichi Miyata

He was born on 27 June 1870. He was a janitor employed by Canada Daily News, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Sugi Miyata (wife), Tamotsu Ito [previously used the name Tomotsu Miyata] (adopted son), Hisashi Miyata (adopted grandson), and Tsutomu Miyata (adopted grandson). His home address is listed as 976 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC where he died on 21 August 1943.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	27 June 1870
Date of Death	21 August 1943
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	New Denver, BC
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9372 (1157-1173)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	7161
Name	Kamekichi Miyata

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7161: Kamekichi Miyata

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Metadata Author: Lindy Marks

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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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