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Louis Pierre Gabriel Gaëtan du Fresne


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor, Administrator 
Date of Birthc.1720 - Rennes ref:673
First Known Service1.11.1738ref:673
WifeMarie Elisabeth Le Vacherref:673
Last Known Service1769ref:673
Date of Death5.10.1772 - Saint-Brieuc ref:673
Cause of Deathmalignant feverref:673

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1.11.1738 Appointed Elève Ecrivain de la Marineref:673
1.1.1742 Appointed Ecrivain Ordinaire de la Marineref:673
31.8.1752 Appointed Membre Adjoint de l’Académie de Marineref:673
1753 He published a Memoir on a Machine for Driving Stilts (1753) .ref:673
1754 He is rated as "Very good family , good spirit , good education , some knowledge of mechanics , very useful ."Assigned to Brest , he serves in all the Offices and various workshops of the port .ref:673
17561763During the Seven Years' War he fulfills several specific missions in Morlaix then in Bayonne .ref:673
1759 Returned to Brest , he was sent to Vannes in June , then to Le Croisic .ref:673
1759 He made 7 campaigns in the colonies in squadron and in cruise : no yearref:673
1.4.1765 Appointed Sous-Commissaire de la Marineref:673
1766        he is assigned to Brest and works in the Food Service .ref:673
1767 He is second in charge of the General Store in Brest .ref:673
21.3.1768 Appointed Commissaire des Classes at Saint-Brieucref:673
24.4.1769 Appointed Membre Correspondant de l'Académie de Marineref:673

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ref:673Parcours d'officiers dans la Royale Web Site
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