Brief Life History of Pierre
When Pierre Turgeon was born on 12 July 1819, in L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada, his father, Joseph Marie Turgeon, was 40 and his mother, Marie Josephte Giguere, was 30. He married Edwidge Beaudreau dit Graveline on 16 September 1850, in Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Minnesota, United States in 1870 and Maple Grove Township, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1895. He died on 1 March 1900, in Maple Grove, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Osseo, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.
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- Peter Turgeon, "United States Census, 1870"
- Peter Turgeon, "Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950 "
- Peter Furgeon, "Minnesota, Death Records and Certificates, 1900-1955"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1820 · Making Land more affordable
"The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Normand, Andre, Fernand, Lucien, Jacques, Yvon, Aime, Emile, Emilien, Ghislain, Herve.
French and Breton: from Old French esturgeon ‘sturgeon’, a nickname related to some characteristic of this fish. This surname is very rare in France.
History: Charles Turgeon from Mortagne-au-Perche in Orne, France, married Pasquière Lefebvre in Mortagne-au-Perche c. 1649, died in Beauport, QC, c. 1700.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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