Abraham Turgeon (February 14, 1783 – August 2, 1851) was a notary and political figure in

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. He represented Bellechasse in the

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from 1842 to 1844. He was born in Saint-Michel,

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, the son of François Turgeon and Geneviève Bauché. Turgeon apprenticed as a notary with

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, qualified to practise in 1804 and set up office in Saint-Gervais. He served in the militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1814, he was named a

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; Turgeon also was a commissioner of roads and census commissioner for

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. In 1819, he married Monique Goulet. Turgeon was elected to the assembly in an 1842 by-election held after Augustin-Guillaume Ruel accepted an appointment as district registrar; he did not run for reelection in 1844. Turgeon died in Saint-Michel at the age of 68. His sister Geneviève married his cousin

, who served in the assembly for Lower Canada.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turgeon, Abraham 1783 births 1851 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Canadian justices of the peace People from Chaudière-Appalaches