François Le Fer de Beauvais (1672-1750)

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François Le Fer de Beauvais (Sieur de Beauvais)

NationalityFrench
RolesNaval Sailor, Ship Owner, Privateer
Date of Birth2.6.1672 - St Malo ref:692
First Known Service1689ref:692
FatherFWIKI
WifeMarie-Françoise Nouail du Fougeray - Married 8.1.1697, St Malo FWIKI
SisterLe Fer GuillemetteFWIKI
Brother-in-lawFWIKI
CousinFWIKI
Last Known Service1738ref:692
Date of Death13.12.1750 - Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, Brittany ref:692

Ships Owned

FromToVesselSource
17021703
17031704
17041704
17071707
17071707
8.2.171611.9.1717
17241724

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1691	1694	Le Saint Laurent (Unknown) 1691-1694 French Unknown Gun Privateer Unknown , Capitaine de Corsaire, and Commanding Officer	ref:692
1694		Le Dauphin (34) 1694-1694 French 34 Gun Privateer Unknown , Capitaine de Corsaire, and Commanding Officer	ref:692
1694	1695	Le Polastron (36) 1694-1695 French 36 Gun Privateer Unknown , Capitaine de Corsaire, and Commanding Officer , 2 commissions in 1694 and 1695	ref:692
1711		Appointed Sieur de Beauvais	FWIKI
1731	1738	Appointed Maire at St Malo	FWIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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