(3rd Generation) JOHN CORRY (KORRY) and CHRISTINA PORTER FAMILY
John Corry was born 3 October 1821, at Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, the oldest son of Isaac Corry and Jean Ritchie. He married Christina Porter in 1846. She died in 1884. In 1892, he married Annie McEwen. John and Christina were the parents of ten children.
John was very successful as a lumberman and operated a mill on the Tay River in Lanark County. An account of his business pursuits is found in THE DAMMED LAKES by Lloyd B. Jones. Quoting from the book: "John changed the spelling of his name from Corry to Korry. He was a mill owner and lumber dealer at the foot of Bob's Lake at Dr. Tom's Rapids, and it was easier to carve a "K" in the logs than a "C".
John also served as Postmaster of Bolingbroke in Lanark County. His father, Isaac, says (in a letter written to Isaac’s brother George in Utah) that John was "pretty selfish for this world’s goods."
John died 30 May 1896 in South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. The following appeared in the local newspaper, "The Perth Courier" at the time of John’s death.
PERTH COURIER, June 5, 1896, Death
The late Mr. John Korry. After a lengthened illness, the result of la grippe, Mr. John Korry, of South Sherbrooke, died on Saturday at the age of 75 years. Deceased was the son of the late Mr. Isaac Korry [Corry], and was born in Bathurst, near Sharbot Lake, in the year 1821. He carried on the lumbering and saw milling business when he grew up and prospered and at the time of his death had charge of the government dam at and above Bob's Lake. He leaves two sons: Isaac of South Sherbrooke and saw miller at Maberly, and George, merchant, Bathurst station; and four daughters, all married. The deceased was a Baptist in religion and a conservative in politics. His brother, George, of Perth is now the only survivor of seven brothers. Mr. Corry left an estate valued at $40,000. His funeral on Monday was about the largest ever seen in the township with more than 100 teams joining in the procession. The remains were interred at Bollingbroke Cemetery.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF JOHN CORRY (KORRY) AND CHRISTINA PORTER
John CORRY (KORRY) (Husband)
Born: 3 October 1821
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 9 June 1846
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 30 May 1896
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Christina PORTER (Wife)
Born: 25 October 1821
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: 20 August 1884
Place: Bolingbroke, Lanark, Ontario, Scotland
(Children)
1. Jane KORRY
Born: 14 May 1847
Place: Bolingbroke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 13 November 1867 (to JAMES WELLINGTON NORRIS)
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Married: 25 March 1895 (to WILLIAM JOHN WHITE)
Place: Westport, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Died: 16 May 1918
Place: Fleserton, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Jane and James Norris were the parents of ten children: Christina, Elizabeth, John Porter, William James, George Wellington, Isaac Garrett, Lorenzo, Peter, Fredrick Thomas and Leslie Albert
2. Christina KORRY
Born: 14 September 1849
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 12 July 1871 (to JAMES FYFE)
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 September 1915
Place: Bathurst, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Christina and James were the parents of six children: James, George, John Andrew, Christina, Edwin, and Elizabeth Estella
3. Margaret KORRY
Born: 21 March 1851
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 28 January 1874 (to SAMUEL DOWDALL)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11 February 1921
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Margaret and Samuel were the parents of eleven children: Bertha Adnena, John, Catherine, Robert G., Fredrick, Franklin Porter, Maggie May, Lloyd Charles, Flossie, Isaac Harold and Ross Parker
4. Porter KORRY
Born: 16 August 1853
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 22 July 1854
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
5. Porter KORRY
Born: 29 November 1856
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 11 July 1867
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
6. Isaac KORRY
Born: 30 December 1858
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 21 February 1888 (to MARY JANE MOORE)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 21 May 1911
Isaac and Mary Jane were the parents of two daughters: Laura Margaret and Winifred Mary.
7. George KORRY
Born: 12 March 1861
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 28 January 1885 (to MARGARET JANE GAMBLE)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 23 March 1938
Place: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
George and Margaret Jane were the parents of five children: John Gamble, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Andrew George, Christina Mabel, and Laura Ethel
8. Jessie KORRY
Born: 12 July 1866
Place: South Sherbrooke, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Married: 12 February 1884 (to JAMES MAHON)
Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Died: 26 February 1941
Place: Oso, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Jessie and James were the parents of eleven children: Margaret Edna, Jane, John Egbert, Frederick, Boyd Caldwell, Wilfred L., Isaac Arnold, Daisy Belle, Wana Bernice, Jessie Oneta, and Winifred Vera.
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This is GREAT STUFF! Keep it coming! Have you got all of this stuff in a PAF file that can be shared?
What a great idea your family blog is! I was very pleased to come across it.
I am researching the Jamieson family from North Gower, Ontario and some of them married into your Corry family. If anyone is interested (i.e. if there are any descendants), I can provide a little background information on the Margaret Jane Jamieson and the Rev Archibald Jamieson who married into your Corry family. I've basically lost track of these two parties from the time they moved to the US, but I do have extensive information dating back to their roots in North Gower and further back to Ireland. Any information you have about these two families would be greatly appreciated.
You can contact me at family@grendel.ca
Thanks for your comments on the Corry Family blog. George Corry is my 5th Great Grandfather. Please e-mail me at "corryfam@hotmail.com". I would love to share information with you. Thanks
Mark Corry
St. George, Utah
Hi All: I am a Korry (Corry). My Greatgrandfather was George Korry and my Grandfather was John Gamble Korry. My father was G.Arthur Korry and I am John Arthur Korry.
I have 6 children, 4 girls and 2 boys and presently am retired from the Ontario Prov. Police. I live in Sudbury, Ontario.
My son John sent me this site and of course I found it very interesting. I have quite a bit of info. on the Korry's, but wish to hear from any and all relatives.
My email address: jivecats@sympatico.ca TTUL
The Township of Tay Valley has erected a Heritage Plaque in Bolingbroke, including some history of your Corry/Korry family.
Susan Freeman
Deputy Reeve.
July 2008
My partner and I are doing some research into our new property in Perth. It was the new home back in 1886 of Janet Corry and Archibald Forde. We have reached your blog site in our research. The last owners of the property have spent almost 8 years redoing the damage caused by previous owners to the original style and look of the house, we aim to continue with the work. We have had as yet no luck in researching Archie (as we fondly call him) so we are asking if you have any knowledge of his past ie. when he arrived in Canada, where from etc. We would like to put up a plaque in their name as an appreciation of the fine house he and Janet built when it's totally restored.
Steve and Marnie.
My email address is-
steve.greening@yahoo.co.uk
Hi There All Korry's - I am John Arthur Korry. I was born at Crow Lake Village, Oso Twp. My grandfather was John Gamble Korry and my Greatgrandfather was George Korry (Perth area merchant). Now here is the kicker. My Great Great Grandfather was John Corry (Korry) of Bollingbroke Ont. Looks like I have relatives in many places. Great blog. J.A.KORRY
John Korry (1821) my great grandfather
His daughter Jessie (1866) married James Mahon
My mother Daisy Belle (1901) married John Duffy
Me: Ivan Duffy (1944)
Have information on family history
Have lived my entire life in Frontenac/Lanark area (north of Kingston Ontario)
John Korry (1821) is my Great Grandfather.
His daughter Jessie (1866) married James Mahon
My mother Daisy Belle (1901) married John Duffy
Me: Ivan Duffy (1944)
Lived in the Frontenac/Lanark area all my life
Have a fair amount of family history
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