John F. Christie    

JOHN F. CHRISTIE, grocer and produce dealer, Center street, Corry, was born near Hamilton, Ontario, and is a son of John and Eliza (Mulvane) Christie, natives of Canada. The former was a carpenter by trade, working at same a number of years. He was reared in a family of thirteen children and was a member of the Episcopal Church; he died in Canada in 1861, aged thirty-eight years. Mrs. Christie came to Corry in 1865, with our subject, who was then about five years of age. Her parents settled in Canada about 1825, and reared a family of eleven children. Her father died October 14, 1858, aged seventy-four, and her mother in 1855, aged seventy-seven years. Our subject is a member of the Episcopal Church, and of the I.O.O.F., which he joined in Canada in 1879. His mother is residing with him, though she is not dependent on him, as she possesses considerable property of her own. She assists him by her experience and in helping him in the store. They keep on hand a first-class stock, and give general satisfaction to their customers.

History of Erie County, Pa Containing a History of the County: Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.: Portraits of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; etc., etc. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884. Read this book online  More Erie County History Books   Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.