Mosaburo Teraguchi

Mosaburo Teraguchi

He was born on 1 January 1895. He was a fish buyer. His family includes Sumi Teraguchi (mother; nee Sumi Saimoto; in Japan), Yurie Teraguchi (wife; nee Yurie Ikeda), Sakie Teraguchi (daughter), Hisae Teraguchi [also written as Hisaye Teraguchi] (daughter; born 26 January 1926), Shigekazu Teraguchi (son; born 9 November 1930), Misae Teraguchi (daughter; born 18 August 1932), Junji Teraguchi (son; born 1 June 1935), Yukie Teraguchi (daughter; born 28 January 1937), and Mitsuo Teraguchi (son; born 29 March 1939). His home address is listed as Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Minto City, BC, Westwold, BC, and Vernon, BC. His listed seized property includes his home on Moncton Road, Steveston, BC which was owned by his daughter Sakie, his boats, the “R.T”, the “M.T.”, and the “Mary D”, “two large baskets of festive dolls”, a box and a basket of festival goods, a portable gramophone and a carton of records, a tea wagon, a violin, and a basket of toys. His “Japanese novels” and “Japanese books” were discarded.

Metadata

ForenameMosaburo
SurnameTeraguchi
Regularized NameMosaburo Teraguchi
Custodian Identification Number1590
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Minto City, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Westwold, BC
Residence (after uprooting)Vernon, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Steveston

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