Yosaburo Ito
Bird Commission case file number 1335. Custodian file number 1572. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_67_file_1335.)
Ito was born on 2 December 1888. He was a farmer who owned eight acres of farm land where he grew berries, rhubarb and other fruits. His family includes Asano Ito (wife), Masae Ito (daughter), Kazumi Ito (son), Sadako Ito (daughter), and Takiko Ito (daughter). His home address is listed as Rural Route 2, Mission City, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Picture Butte, AB and to 980 Rolland Avenue, Verdun, Montreal, QC. His listed seized property includes: his home and farm at 1615 Horne Avenue, Mission, BC, sold to the Director of the Veterans’ Land Act; shares in the Pacific Co-operative Union; farm equipment; and household belongings including a gramophone and records. An electric pump and water tank was stolen from his property.
Metadata
| Surname | Ito |
| Forename | Yosaburo |
| Regularized Name | Yosaburo Ito |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1572 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Picture Butte, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Montreal, QC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Mission City |
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