Farmer.
Born in Lampton County, Ontario on 29 August 1865, son of John Coristine, he quit school at the age of 17 to managed the family farm while his father worked another farm in Manitoba. In 1886, when his father retired back to the Ontario farm, he took up the 480-acre Manitoba farm situated on Section 17, Township 11, Range 19 near Brandon.
On 13 December 1895, he married Sarah Cumming (1864-1959) at Brandon. They had seven children: Hazel Kathleen Coristine (1894-?, wife of William Gordon Clark), Wilfrid Clarence Cumming Coristine (1896-?), Donald Stewart Coristine (1897-1899), Rebecca Marguer “Rita” Coristine (1899-?, wife of ? Dickson), Rowland Murray Coristine (1901-?), Gladys Leeila Coristine (1903-1982), and Harry Burns Coristine (1905-?). He was a member of the IOOF and United Church.
He died at Brandon on 18 May 1950 and was buried in the Zion Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Hazel Katherine Coristine, Wilfrid Clarence Cumming Correstine, Rebecca Marguer Coristine, Rowland Murray Coristine, Sarah Leeila Coristine, Harry Burns Coristine], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Marriage registration [Hazel Katheleen Coristine, William Gordon Clark], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Rowland Coristine], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Brandon Sun, 25 May 1950, page 5.
Obituary [Mrs. R. Coristine], Brandon Sun, 7 January 1959, page 30.
Obituary [Gladys L. Coristine], Winnipeg Free Press, 1 December 1982, page 28.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 July 2024
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