He became the son-in-law of Kaian SUGIMURA, who was a Hani (Edo-period doctor working for his domain at a public clinic) in 1871 and moved to Matsumae-cho in Hokkaido.
その後1871年（明治4年）藩医の杉村介庵の婿養子となり北海道松前町(北海道)に渡る。