Fujimoto Family

Family information in Pitt Meadows in 1942

Residence (before and after uprooting) – 20 Harris Road, PO Box 13 – Lettellier, MB

Husband – Hidehiko Fujimoto born February 8^th 1879. Occupation: Strawberry Grower

Wife – Momi Fujimoto (Nee: Momi Kikugawa) born May 22^nd, 1890. Occupation: Housewife

Children

Kunihide Fujimoto (possibly Kunikide Fujimoto) (Son) Born March 11^th, 1916. Occupation: Hammond Cedar Company – Died on January 15^th 1945 in Dryden Ontario.
Chiye Fujimoto (Daughter) – Born on May 4^th 1920. Occupation: Self employed Dress Maker
Susumu Fujimoto (Son) – Born on November 13^th, 1923. Occupation: Student

Miye Fujimoto (Daughter) – Born May 24^th 1928 (?) No Records

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History of the Fujimoto Family

Hidehiko and Momi were born in Japan. By the time Kunihide was born in 1916 they were living in Canada. The Fujimoto family owned a strawberry farm in Pitt Meadows. When the war broke out, they were uprooted to Letelier, MB. The family worked on a sugar beet farm there.

History of their lives after leaving Pitt Meadows

Hidehiko Fujimoto was born on February 8^th, 1879, he passed away in 1954 in Winnipeg.

Momi Fujimoto (Nee: Kikugawa) was born on May 22^nd, 1890, she passed away on June 28^th 1963 (?).

Kunihide Fujimoto was born on March 11^th, 1916, he passed away on January 15^th 1945 in Dryden, ON. He was buried in Brookside Cemetary in Winnipeg, MB.

Chiye (Cathy) Yanoshita (Nee: Fujimoto) was born on May 4^th, 1920, in Pitt Meadows, she passed away on February 3^rd 2021. In 1946, she married Tatsuo Yanoshita and the couple moved to Ontario by 1954. The couple had two children Diane and Ed.

Susumu Fujimoto was born on November 13^th 1923, he passed away on September 19^th 1992.

Miye Fujimoto was born on May 24^th 1928.

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