Trudgeon, Joseph

Born: July 1879

Birthplace: England

Immigrated: 1882

Arrived in Alaska: March 1899

Occupation: Cannery laborer; proprietor, Imperial Ice Cream Parlor

Association: Charter Member, Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo

Biography

Joseph Trudgeon was an early resident of the Juneau–Douglas area and a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska Juneau Men's Igloo.

He was born in July 1879 in England and immigrated to the United States in 1882. Like many men drawn north during the mining and industrial expansion of Southeast Alaska, he came to Alaska in March 1899.

By the time of the 1900 United States Federal Census, Trudgeon was living in the region and working as a laborer at the Taku Fish Company Cannery in Snettisham, one of several canneries operating along the shores of Stephens Passage during the territorial period.

In later years, he became involved in business in the Juneau area and was listed as the proprietor of the Imperial Ice Cream Parlor, reflecting the community's growing commercial life as Juneau developed from a mining camp into a permanent town.

Sources

• 1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
• Polk’s Alaska Yukon Gazetteer