Birth Name: Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau
Date of Birth: October 18, 1919
Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Date of Death: September 28, 2000
Place of Death: Montréal, Québec
Ethnicity:
*French-Canadian (father)
*Scottish, French-Canadian (mother)
Pierre Trudeau was a Canadian lawyer, intellectual, activist, and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. He was also Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Parliament, from June 4, 1979 to March 3, 1980, and was Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from April 6, 1968 to June 16, 1984. Prime Minister Trudeau had previously been Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, from April 4, 1967 to July 5, 1968.
Prime Minister Trudeau was the son of Grace (Elliott) and Charles Trudeau (Joseph Charles Émile Trudeau), a businessman. His father was of French-Canadian descent. His mother was of Scottish and French-Canadian ancestry. Among his children is Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau.
Prime Minister Trudeau’s patrilineal line can be traced back to Étienne-Pierre Trudeau, who was born, c. 1641, in Sainte-Marguerite de Cogne, La Rochelle, Aunis, France. Étienne-Pierre moved to Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Prime Minister Trudeau’s paternal grandfather was Joseph-Louis Trudeau (the son of Louis Trudeau and Marie Louise Dupuis). Prime Minister Trudeau’s great-grandfather Louis was the son of Louis Michel Trudeau and Marguerite Gagné. Marie Louise was the daughter of Michel Dupuis and Marie Josephe Boire.
Prime Minister Trudeau’s paternal grandmother was Marie Malvina Cardinal (the daughter of Marc-Solime Cardinal and Marguerite Surprenant). Marc-Solime was the son of Pierre Cardinal and Marie-Anne Ste-Marie. Marguerite was the daughter of Joseph Surprenant dir Lafontaine and Archange Dubuc.
Prime Minister Trudeau’s maternal grandfather was Philippe Armstrong Elliott (the son of Edward Elliott and Amelia Morrisson). Edward was the son of Simon Elliott and Rebecca Armstrong.
Prime Minister Trudeau’s maternal grandmother was Sarah Sauvé (the daughter of Seraphin Francois Sauvé and Agnès Clark). Seraphin was the son of Francois Sauve Laplante and Eugene/Eugenie Lalonde. Agnès was the daughter of William Clark and Felicite/Felice Clement.
Sources: Genealogies of Pierre Trudeau – http://www.geni.com
http://www.francogene.com
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca