Background
He was born in Saint-Michel, Bellechasse County, the son of François Turgeon and Geneviève Bauché.
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Abraham Turgeon
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Turgeon apprenticed as a notary with Louis Turgeon, qualified to practise in 1804 and set up office in Saint-Gervais.
Career
He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1842 to 1844. He served in the militia during the War of 1812, later reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. In 1814, he was named a justice of the peace.
Turgeon also was a commissioner of roads and census commissioner for Hertford County.
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.
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Canada