Sakuji Kanegawa
Bird Commission case file number 677. Custodian file number 1384. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_33_file_0677)
Kanegawa was born on 29 March 1887. He was a fisher, carpenter, and boat builder. His family includes Tatsuna Kanegawa (mother; nee Tatsuna Yamada; deceased at time of file), Sajuichi Kanegawa (father; deceased at time of file), Sumi Kanegawa (wife; nee Sumi Takata or Sakuji Takata), Shizuko Baba (daughter; nee Shizuko Kanegawa), Sadako Mukai (daughter; nee Sadako Kanegawa), Misako Yagi (daughter; nee Misako Kanegawa), Yoshiko Kanegawa (daughter), Setsuo Kanegawa (son), Yumiko Kanegawa (daughter; born 23 May 1928), and Shigenobu Kanegawa (son; born 18 June 1930). His home address is listed as Dyke Road, East Richmond, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Shaughnessy, AB and to Barnwell, AB. He owned buildings on land owned by Taki and Shinosuke Sasaki which was seized and sold to Ernest Fanslau and Mary Fanslau. His other listed seized property includes his boat, the “S.K.,” sold to Canadian Fishing Company Limited.
Metadata
| Surname | Kanegawa |
| Forename | Sakuji |
| Regularized Name | Sakuji Kanegawa |
| Custodian Identification Number | 1384 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Shaughnessy, AB |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Barnwell, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | East Richmond |
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