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Henri Paulin Panon Desbassayns


NationalityFrench 
RolesAdministrator, Marine 
Date of Birth11.2.1732 - Saint-Paul ref:631
First Known Service1756ref:631
Father
Augustin II PanonFrench
Administrator
Service 1694-1772
ref:631
WifeMarie-Anne Thérèse Ombline Gonneau-Montbrun - Married 28.5.1770, Saint-Paul ref:631
Son
Henri Charles Panon Desbassayns de MontbrunFrench
Administrator
Service 1772-1851
ref:631
Sonref:631
Son-in-Law
Joseph de Villèle (Comte de Villèle)French
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1788-1830
ref:631
Grandfather
Augustin PanonFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1664-1749
ref:631
Grandsonref:631
Brother
François Joseph Augustin Panon du HazierFrench
Merchant Sailor
Service 1728-1777
ref:631
Brother
Louis-Thérèse-François Panon de Saint-GillesFrench
Marine
Soldier
Service 1730-1757
ref:631
Last Known Service7.1.1776ref:631
Date of Death11.10.1800 - Saint-Paul ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
17561.1761Officer in the "Compagnie des Indes" during the Seven Years's War .ref:631
1.1761 Taken Prisoner after the Capitulation of Pondichéry .FWIKI
1763 Return to Ile Bourbon .FWIKI
1768 Capitaine de Miliceref:631
17681773In the Militia of Saint-Paul .ref:631
1773 Major de Miliceref:631
7.1.1776 Appointed l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louisref:631
1785 Go to France .FWIKI
1790 Go to France and see the Revolution . He manages his fortune from slave-owner as a savvy financier , and protects himself from the risks of the Revolution by placing much of his income in the United States , in Boston .FWIKI

Notes on Officer


NoteFWIKI

Richest man of Ile Bourbon , the surname of his sons are the name of slave farm owned by him and his wife : Desbassayns , Montbrun (wife) , Richemont



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
FWIKIWikipedia - FranceVarious, Web Site
ref:631Geneanet Web Site
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