Moto Kitamura
Her maiden name was Moto Nishimura. She was born on 6 November 1894. She was a housewife. Her family includes Sentaro Nishimura (father), Suye Nishimura (mother), Sentaro Kitamura (husband), Minoru Kitamura (son), Tadao Kitamura (son), Michiye Kitamura (daughter), Teruo Kitamura (son), Setsuko Kitamura (daughter), Shigeru Kitamura (son), Toyoko Kitamura (daughter), and Kiyoye Kitamura (daughter). Her home address is listed as 55 West 5th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Beamsville, ON.
Metadata
| Forename | Moto |
| Surname | Kitamura |
| Regularized Name | Moto Kitamura |
| Custodian Identification Number | 11865 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Beamsville, ON |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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