Corrice

          Corrice (French: Carisse) and other French ancestors came to North America and settled along the St. Lawrence river (specifically Montreal, QC & later Ogdensburg, NY). Here they met & made an alliance with the Mohawk (Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy) & at least one French ancestor took an Mohawk spouse (my 23andme ancestry timeline estimates that a 100% Native American grandparent was born between 1710-1800). It's long been a story shared in my family that some of my earlier ancestors were Mohawk, but I was genuinely surprised when DNA testing confirmed this.

          For ancestry purposes, my maternal grandfather's last name is Corrice. However, after his mother and father divorced, he was adopted at the age of 2 years old by my great-grandmother's 2nd husband Gustave "Gus" Bergau. From what I have heard, Gus was a wonderful father and grandfather, and though I share no bloodlines with this man, I am proud to have him be a part of my family tree as it is not just any man that would step into the role of father in an young boy's life. Thank you, great-grandpa Gus.

Origin: France

Alternate Spellings:

Carisse     Cariste     Carrise     Caris     Carris     Carice     Corris     Corice

Moise Carisse (1821 - 2 Mar 1901)

• 1821 born in St. Eustache, QC Canada

• 2 Mar 1901 died in Ottawa (Carleton), ON Canada

Angele Denis (11 Apr 1826 - ?)

Children of Moise Carisse & Angele Denis:

1. Moise Carisse (6 Jul 1848 - ?)

2. Angele Carisse (? - ?)

3. Samuel Carisse (? - ?)

4. Alphonse Carisse (1858 - 1923)

5. David Carisse (? - ?)

6. Mary Carisse (? - ?)

7. Joseph Carisse (? - ?)

Alphonse Corrice (1858 - 1923)

• 1858 born in St. Andre Avellin, QC Canada

• 20 Nov 1876 married Marie Anne Leger in Ottawa (Carleton), ON Canada

• Buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence), NY USA

Marie Anne Leger (22 Dec 1860 - 12 Dec 1944) [See: Leger]

• 22 Dec 1860 born in Ottawa (Carleton), ON Canada

• 12 Dec 1944 died in Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence), NY USA

• Buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence), NY USA

Children of Alphonse Carisse & Marie Anne Leger:

1. Alphonse Corrice (1883 - 1953)

2. Adolph Escore Corrice (28 Jan 1886 - 17 Dec 1954)

3. Joseph Corrice (26 Jan 1888 - 31 Mar 1960)

4. Auguste Corrice (? - ?)

5. George C. Corrice (? - ?)

Adolph Escore Corrice (28 Jan 1886 - 17 Dec 1954)

• 28 Jan 1886 born in Ottawa (Carleton), ON Canada

• 1886 baptism at Sainte Anne, Ottawa (Carleton), ON Canada 

• 25 Jan 1913 married Bessie Bell Yerdon in Hammond (St. Lawrence), NY USA

  • 4 Feb 1913 wedding at St. Peter's Church, Hammond (St. Lawrence), NY USA

  • Aug 1915 separated

  • 10 Mar 1921 divorced

• 17 Aug 1926 marriage to Eliza Gilmour (Apr 2 1906 - Jan 12 1970) in Alburgh (Grand Isle), VT USA

• 17 Dec 1954 died in Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence), NY USA

  • 20 Dec 1954 10:30am EST funeral service in Lalonde Funeral Home, Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence), NY USA

  • 20 Dec 1954 11am EST funeral mass at Notre Dame Church, Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence), NY USA

• Buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence), NY USA

Bessie Bell Yerdon (13 Feb 1895 - 14 Dec 1970) [See: Yerdon]

• 13 Feb 1895 born, possibly in NY

• 23 Jun 1921 married Gustave Ferdinand Bergau (6 Sep 1888 New York, NY, USA - 11 Feb 1953 Bronx, NY USA) in Hammond (St. Lawrence), NY USA

  • Adoption of Charles Alfred Corrice by Gustave Bergau, name changed to Charles Alfred Bergau

• 14 Dec 1970 died in Alexandria (Jefferson), NY USA

Children of Adolph Corrice & Bessie Yerdon:

1. Elaine Marjorie Corrice (20 Jun 1914 - 3 Oct 1914)

2. Elizabeth Corrice (15 May 1916 - 15 May 1916)

3. Charles Alfred Corrice (Bergau) (3 Jun 1918 - 10 Jul 1994)

Children of Adolph Corrice & Eliza Gilmour:

1. Elizabeth Jean Corrice (17 May 1926 - 14 Nov 1999)

2. Marion "Mary" T. Corrice (25 Jan 1934 - 14 Jan 1992)

Children of Adolph Corrice & unknown:

1. Eldon Frechette (1939 - living)
   Note: Eldon was adopted as an infant by Jennie Frechette; he was likely the result of an affair, mother unknown

Charles Alfred Corrice (Bergau) (3 Jun 1918 - 10 Jul 1994)

• 3 Jun 1918 born in Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence), NY USA

• November 1939 appeared on the Major Bowes' Amateur Hour with his band Montana Rangers

• Member of Hoot Gibson's traveling rodeo

• 15 Jun 1946 5:00pm EST married Ruth Theresa Kinneary at Tremont Methodist Church, New York (Bronx), NY USA

• 10 Jul 1994 died of liver failure in New Port Richey Hospital, New Port Richey (Pasco), FL USA

• 20 Jul 1994 3:00pm EST memorial service at Asbury United Methodist Church, New Port Richey (Pasco), FL USA

• Burial in section 307 grave 278 of Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell (Sumter), FL USA

Ruth Theresa Kinneary (19 Aug 1916 - 4 Oct 2001) [See: Kinneary]

• 19 Aug 1916 born in Bronx (Bronx), NY USA

• 8 Apr 1928 baptized at Tremont Methodist Church, New York (Bronx), NY USA

• 13 Apr 1930 confirmed at Tremont Methodist Church, New York (Bronx), NY USA

• 4 Oct 2001 died of lung cancer in Rochester General Hospital, Rochester (Monroe), NY USA

• 8 Oct 2001 2:00pm EST funeral at Dierna Funeral Home, Rochester (Monroe), NY USA

• Burial in section 307 grave 278 of Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell (Sumter), FL USA

Children of Charles Alfred Corrice (Bergau) & Ruth Theresa Kinneary:

1. Nancy Ruth Bergau (15 Mar 1947 - Living)

2. Ruth Elaine Bergau (15 Aug 1951 - 23 Sep 2011 Rochester (Monroe), NY USA) [See: Oneske]

Nancy Ruth Bergau (15 Mar 1947 - Living)

Ruth Elaine Bergau (15 Aug 1951 - 23 Sep 2011) [See: Corrice (Bergau)]

• 15 Aug 1951 3:56am EST born in Rochester (Monroe), NY USA

• 23 Sep 2011 died of esophageal cancer & strangulated hiatal hernia in Rochester General Hospital, Rochester (Monroe), NY USA

• 1 Oct 2011 2:00pm EST Celebration of Life at Mendon Ponds Park, Rochester (Monroe), NY USA

• 19 Oct 2012 2:45pm EST burial in Sec C Plot 44 1/2 Grave 1 of Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester (Monroe), NY USA