Editing Pierre Trudeau (section)

== Early life ==
The Trudeau family can be traced to [[Marcillac-Lanville]] in France in the 16th century and to a Robert Truteau (1544–1589).{{sfn|Généalogie du Québec (2012)}}<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/robert-truteau_20306861?geo_a=r&geo_s=us&geo_t=us&geo_v=2.0.0&o_xid=62916&o_lid=62916&o_sch=Partners |title = Robert Truteau |publisher = Ancestry.com |access-date = November 4, 2015 |archive-date = September 21, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180921034427/https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/robert-truteau_20306861?geo_a=r&geo_s=us&geo_t=us&geo_v=2.0.0&o_xid=62916&o_lid=62916&o_sch=Partners |url-status = live }}</ref> In 1659, the first Trudeau to arrive in Canada was [[Étienne Trudeau]] or Truteau (1641–1712), a carpenter and home builder from [[La Rochelle]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Etienne_Trudeau&pid=6568&lng=fr&partID=6569 |title = Généalogie Etienne Trudeau |publisher = Nosorigines.qc.ca |date = January 14, 2007 |access-date = August 16, 2014 |archive-date = September 13, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180913113127/https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Etienne_Trudeau&pid=6568&lng=fr&partID=6569 |url-status = live }}</ref>

Pierre Trudeau was born at home in [[Outremont, Quebec]], on October 18, 1919,{{sfn|English (2009)|p=8}} to [[Charles Trudeau (businessman)|Charles-Émile "Charley" Trudeau]] (1887–1935), a [[French-Canadian]] businessman and lawyer, and Grace Elliott, who was of mixed [[Scottish-Canadian|Scottish]] and French-Canadian descent. He had an older sister named Suzette and a younger brother named Charles Jr.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Généalogie Charles-Emile Trudeau |url=https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Trudeau_Charles-Emile&pid=6604 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=www.nosorigines.qc.ca |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415195941/https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Trudeau_Charles-Emile&pid=6604 |url-status=live }}</ref> Trudeau remained close to both siblings for his entire life. Trudeau's paternal grandparents were French-speaking Quebec farmers.<ref name="NYT_Kaufman_20000929_Eulogy" /> His father had acquired the B&A gas station chain (now defunct), some "profitable mines, the Belmont amusement park in Montreal and the [[Montreal Royals]], the city's minor-league baseball team", by the time Trudeau was fifteen.<ref name="NYT_Kaufman_20000929_Eulogy" /> When his father died in [[Orlando, Florida]], on April 10, 1935, Trudeau and each of his siblings inherited $5,000 ({{inflation|CA|5000|1935|fmt=eq|r=-4}}), a considerable sum at that time, which meant that he was financially secure and independent.{{sfn|English (2006)|p=24}} His mother, Grace, "doted on Pierre"{{sfn|English (2006)|p=25}} and he remained close to her throughout her long life.{{sfn|Trudeau (1993)}} After her husband died, she left the management of her inheritance to others and spent a lot of her time working for the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and various charities, travelling frequently to [[New York City]], [[Florida]], Europe, and [[Maine]], sometimes with her children.{{sfn|English (2006)|p=25}} Already in his late teens, Trudeau was "directly involved in managing a large inheritance".{{sfn|English (2006)|p=25}}