Researching Maurice Nadon
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The name Maurice means "Moor, Dark Skinned" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Maurice Nadon on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maurice Nadon and the Nadon Family Tree
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Maurice Nadon. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maurice Nadon
Maurice Nadon
Maurice Jean Nadon (July 8, 1920 – December 21, 2009) was the 16th Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, serving from January 1, 1974 to August 31, 1977.
Nadon was born in Mattawa, Ontario, joined the RCMP in 1939 and retired from the force in 1977.
He was the first and only French Canadian commissioner of the RCMP.
In 1991 the RCMP commissioned RCMP vessel Nadon, a patrol boat and named for the former Commissioner. In 2011, the new RCMP Headquarters (M. J. Nadon Government of Canada Building) in Ottawa was named in his honour.
Nadon died in 2009 in Pembroke, Ontario and was buried at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. Predeceased by his wife Madeleine Desrosiers, Nadon was survived by son Robert and daughter Suzanne.
Source: Maurice Nadon, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nadon
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