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The surname Turgeon was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Turgeon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Turgeon, Turgis, Tourgis, Turgot, Turgan and others.

Turgeon Early History

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Turgeon Early Notables (pre 1700)

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...

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Turgeon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Charles Turgeon, who married in 1648 in Quebec
Claire Turgeon married in Quebec in 1665
Jean Turgeon married in 1688 in Quebec

Turgeon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Turgeon married in Beaumont, Quebec in 1704
Elisabeth Turgeon married in Beaumont, Quebec in 1723
Angelique Turgeon married in Beaumont, Quebec in 1723
Louis Turgeon married in Beaumont, Quebec in 1728
Geneviève Turgeon married in Beaumont, Quebec in 1729

Contemporary Notables of the name Turgeon (post 1700)

Charlotte Turgeon (1912-2009), American chef and author
Eugene Joseph "Pete" Turgeon (1897-1977), American Major League Baseball shortstop for the Chicago Cubs in 1923
Mark Turgeon (b. 1965), American head basketball coach of Wichita State University
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon (1787-1867), Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Quebec
Pierre Turgeon (b. 1947), Canadian novelist and essayist
Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon (1840-1881), Canadian Roman Catholic religious sister and Blessed
Pauline Dai Turgeon (b. 1890), Canadian stage actress
William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon (1877-1969), Canadian politician, judge, and diplomat
Louis Turgeon (1762-1827), Canadian notary, seigneur and politician
Joseph Turgeon (1751-1831), Canadian master carpenter and politician who represented Leinster in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1808 to 1809
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Citations

Other References

Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The Turgeon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Turgeon Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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