John Isaac Corrie
Birth: 1851 in Poland
Death: February 15, 1935 in Otter Point, Sooke, B.C.
Plot: Row D – Plot 21
Inscription:
In Loving Memory of
OUR DEVOTED MOTHER
BESSIE CORRIE
1869 – 1934
ALSO OUR DEAR FATHER
ISIAC CORRIE
1851 – 1935
Eternal Rest
Biography:
According to the 1921 Census of Canada, John immigrated to Canada in 1901 and became a naturalized Canadian in 1895. He could speak Polish and could speak, read and write English but not French.
He was listed as a dealer.
He owned the home at 3214 Wascana St where he lived with his wife, Bessie, and five children. Bessie was twenty-one-years his junior.
John’s name first appeared in Victoria City Directories in 1920. He was listed as living at 3214 Wescana.
Spouse:
Bessie Shapiro Corrie 1869-1934
Children:
Pauline Pearl Corrie Aaronson 1893-1963
Morris Robert Corrie (1903–1984)
David Corrie (1905–1960)
Harris Corrie (1906-1940)
Minnie Corrie (b. 1909)
Helen Corrie (b. 1911)
Additional Images:
The Jewish Cemetery of Victoria, British Columbia 