Truteau is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

from France. People with this name include: *

Étienne Truteau Étienne Truteau (1641–1712) was an early French pioneer who emigrated to New France, which later became Canada. He was involved with the colonization and development of the area of New France that is now Montreal, Longueuil and Saint-Lambert ...

(1642–1712), early settler to Longueuil, District of Montreal, Colony of Canada, New France, North America; what is now Longueuil, Quebec, Canada; founder of the Truteau and Trudeau family lineages of North America, including the Canadian political

Trudeau family The Trudeau family is a Canadian family, originating from the French colonial period, in what is now Quebec. Members *Joseph Trudeau (1848–1919), Canadian farm owner *Charles-Émile Trudeau (1887–1935), Canadian businessman and father of C ...

. * Élisabeth Truteau (18th c.), mother of Superior General of the Congregation of Notre Dame

Marie-Victoire Baudry Marie-Victoire Baudry (12 December 1782 – 10 November 1846), named Mother de la Croix, was Superior General of the Congregation of Notre Dame. Life Baudry was born on 12 December 1782 in the town of Pointe-aux-Trembles (now part of Montreal), the ...

(1782–1846) * Flavia Truteau (19th c.), mother of Canadian feminist

Caroline Dessaulles-Béique Caroline Dessaulles-Béique ( Madame F. L. Beique, 13 October 1852 – 8 August 1946) was a Canadian social activist and feminist. She was one of the founders of the Provincial Housewife's School (french: L'École Ménagère Provinciale), which ...

(1852–1946) * (1748–1827; also ''Jean Trudeau''), an explorer of the Missouri Company, founding outposts on the

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

, the

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

, and the Niobrara rivers. * Robert Truteau (1544–1589), earliest known ancestor of the North American Trudeau/Truteau familial lineage, including

and the Canadian political

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