Robert Servan Potier (1685-1761)
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Robert Servan Potier (Sieur de la Houssaye)
Nationality
French
Roles
Ship Owner, Privateer
Date of Birth
31.12.1685
-
St Malo
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First Known Service
31.12.1685
ref:631
Father
Julien Pottier du Puits (Seigneur du Puits)
French
Ship Owner
Service 1693-1696
ref:631
Wife
Françoise Maclovie de la Motte , Dame du Portail - Married
18.1.1718
,
St Malo
ref:631
Grandson
Joseph Marie Potier de la Houssaye
French
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1795-1815
ref:631
Grandson
Robert-Thomas Potier de la Houssaye (Sieur de la Houssaye)
French
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1762-1840
ref:631
Brother
Jacques Potier (Sieur de Bouesouge)
French
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1687-1740
ref:631
Last Known Service
16.4.1761
ref:631
Date of Death
16.4.1761
-
St Malo
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Event History
Date from
Date to
Event
Source
Appointed Sieur de la Houssaye
ref:631
1710
1712
Lieutenant on the "Lys Brillac" on the flotilla to Oriental India with the "Maurepas" , "Auguste" and "François d'Argouges".
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