Gisaku Hiramatsu

Gisaku Hiramatsu

He was born on 1 November 1888. His family includes Toyono Hiramatsu (mother; nee Toyono Fujii or Toyono Fwii), Nakajiro Hiramatsu [possibly Nakajiso Hiramatsu] (father), Sen Hiramatsu (wife; nee Sen Shimanaka), Tairoku Hiramatsu (son), Sachiko Hiramatsu [also listed as Pauline Hiramatsu] (daughter), Yoshiaki Hiramatsu (son), Tadanobu Hiramatsu [also listed as Paul Hiramatsu] (son), and Toyoko Sugiyama (daughter; nee Toyoko Hiramatsu). His home address is listed as 416 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. Lower Capilano, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Raymond, AB.

Metadata

ForenameGisaku
SurnameHiramatsu
Regularized NameGisaku Hiramatsu
Custodian Identification Number4194
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Raymond, AB
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

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