Tadaki Sakamoto
Sakamoto was born on 10 June 1910. He was a logger employed by Hiland Logging Company, O’Brien Bay, BC. His family includes Tome Sakamoto (mother; nee Tome Hara), Nenohachi Sakamoto (father), and Frances Sakamoto [also listed as Kazuko Sakamoto] (wife; nee Frances Fukushima or Kazuko Fukushima). He lived at Hiland Logging Company, O’Brien Bay, BC and was forcibly uprooted to Popoff Farms, Slocan, BC. His listed seized property includes: household belongings.
Metadata
Forename | Tadaki |
Surname | Sakamoto |
Regularized Name | Tadaki Sakamoto |
Custodian Identification Number | 1234 |
Nationality | Canadian born |
Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
Residence (before uprooting) | O’Brien Bay |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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