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Jacques Marchais


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor, Administrator 
First Known Service1.1745ref:673
WifeMélanie Le Boucherref:673
Last Known Service6.1784ref:673
Date of Death20.6.1785ref:673

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1.1745 He enters service as a retail employee of the construction of warships in Quebec .ref:673
1749 Appointed Commissaire aux Ecritures de la Marine at Brestref:673
10.1751 Appointed Ecrivain Ordinaire de la Marineref:673
11.175212.1752
La Sirène (30) 1744-1760
French 30 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Ecrivain
ref:673
4.175310.1753
Le Tigre (50) 1724-1754
French 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Ecrivain
ref:673
1757 He took part in the expedition sent to Louisbourg in Canada to reinforce the defenses , commanded by Lieutenant General, Count Dubois de la Motte .He was affected by the typhus epidemic that hit the squadron upon his return .ref:673
20.2.1758 Appointed Ecrivain Principal de la Marineref:673
8.1760 Appointed Contrôleur de la Marine at Bayonneref:673
11.1761 Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire de la Marineref:673
1762 He is in charge of the administrative service , created to deal with the vessels stranded in the Vilaine , following the Battle of the Cardinals .ref:673
1763 Appointed Contrôleur de la Marine at Brestref:673
17641765He was employed for 8 months by the Duke de Choiseul , Secretary of State for the Navy , to participate in the drafting of the major ordinances of March 25, 1765 on the Navy .ref:673
5.1765 Appointed Commissaire Général de la Marine at Brest

He fulfilled the functions of authorizing officer ("Ordonnateur") there on several occasions in 1769 and 1770 , during the absences of Intendant Clugny de Nuits

ref:673
24.4.1769 Appointed Membre Honoraire de l’Académie de Marine

aka Membre Associé ?

ref:673
29.12.17766.1784Appointed Intendant de la Marine at Rochefortref:673
29.12.17766.1784Appointed Intendant de la Marine at Bordeauxref:673
1778 During the American War, he helped install the class system on the course of the Loire and its tributaries : no year .ref:673
1780 He is responsible for inspecting classes in the maritime parishes between Nantes and Bordeaux .ref:673
6.1784 He retired from the service, with a gratuity of 24000 Livres and a pension of 15600 Livres .ref:673

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Rank no dateref:673

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