Kanekichi Furugori

Kanekichi Furugori

He was born on 1 November 1882. He was a fisherman. His family includes Tada Furugori (mother), Takezo Furugori (father; previously named Takezo Oishi), Sumiko Furugori [also listed as Sume Furugori] (wife; nee Sumiko Haruta or Sume Haruta; in Japan), Kenichi Furugori (son; in Japan), and Shuji Furugori (son; in Japan). His home address is listed as Beaver Cannery, Rivers Inlet, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Popoff Farms, Slocan, BC and was exiled to Japan on 17 June 1946.

Metadata

ForenameKanekichi
SurnameFurugori
Regularized NameKanekichi Furugori
Custodian Identification Number7018
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Slocan, BC
LabelExiled to Japan
Residence (before uprooting)Rivers Inlet

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