The surname Tourgis was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.
Interestingly, we must look to ancient England to find one of the first records of the family. Turgot (d. 1115) was "Bishop of St. Andrews, born in Lincolnshire, and belonged to a Saxon family of good position. The name occurs in Domesday Book among the landowners of that county. After the Norman Conquest he was detained as a hostage in the castle of Lincoln, but, having made his escape, he took ship at Grimsby for Norway, where he found favour with the king and became prosperous. Returning home some years afterwards, he was shipwrecked on the English coast and lost all his property. He then resolved to become a monk. " 1
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Early History of the Tourgis family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tourgis research. The years 1690, 1727, 1729 and 1764 are included under the topic Early Tourgis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Tourgis Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Turgeon, Turgis, Tourgis, Turgot, Turgan and others.
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Early Notables of the Tourgis family
Notable amongst the family in this period was Michel-Étienne Turgot, a French magistrate who was born in Paris in 1690. He was of an ancient family, distinguished in their nobility, who in the thirteenth century, was mainly established in Brittany and since then has been primarily in Normandy. He was President of the second chamber of appeal in the Parisian parliament at the time he was named provost of the entrepreneurs in 1729... Another 72 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tourgis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Tourgis family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 560 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Charles Turgeon, who married in 1648 in Quebec.
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