Munetoshi Sameshima
Bird Commission case file number 738. Custodian file number 5577. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_37_file_738)
He was born on 24 December 1894. He was a self-employed farmer. His family includes Hachibei Sameshima (father; ne Hachibei Mori), Taye Sameshima (wife; nee Taye Kukita), Hiroshi Sameshima (son), Muneyoshi Sameshima (son), Raiko Sameshima [possibly Laiko Sameshima] (daughter), Yemiko Sameshima (daughter), Kyoko Sameshima (daughter), Fusako Sameshima (daughter), Toshiko Takeda (daughter; nee Toshiko Sameshima), and Teruo Sameshima (son). His home address is listed as Matsqui P.O. Box 155, Clayburn, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lethbridge, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Sameshima |
| Forename | Munetoshi |
| Regularized Name | Munetoshi Sameshima |
| Custodian Identification Number | 5577 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lethbridge, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Clayburn |
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