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                                                                                      1756
                                                         
A R M A M E N T

                                            Le Très Vénérable  in pursuit the enemy

 
N° 28             D E P A R T M E N T of  GRANVILLE

Crew of the ship  Le Très  Vénérable  built in 1755 at Granville weighing 15 tons, armed for Warfare  with 2 cannons, 6 bombards, 20 guns, 20  sabres draughting  3 feet loaded,  1 feet unloaded, 1/2 decks a poop.

Owned and armed by Sieur Harau  at Granville under the command of Captain JulienVillefort
To go in pursuit the enemy Whose crew paid for 2 months the sums drawn off lines

Departed Granville : November 14, 1756           Captured by the English on December 30, 1756

 Sieurs Officers
Names Hometown Ages  stature  haircolor Grade Service years Advances of wages Annotations
Julien  Villefort St Julien 40  medium brown Captain   Deserter in England on November 27, 1762
Barnabé  Godefroy Briqueville 54  medium chestnut Assistant cannon shooter    
Jean Pierre Quéssai Granville 42  medium black Volunteer    
Charles  Daguenet Granville 18 small black Scribe    
Pierre  Nicole Paris 22 medium black Surgeon

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Major Officers          Marine officers recruited among the principal Masters
François  Sabot Granville 38  medium chestnut 12 67  
Jacques le Tourneur Granville 36 medium brown ........ 67  
Gaud  Becquet Granville 33  small black Disabled 60  
Jean de la Bousière Brélieu 35  medium chestnut 1st  Voyage 0  
Jean François Bayard St Jannes 22  small black 1 st  Voyage 0  
Louis Rénier  Granville 15  medium black 1 st Voyage 0  
Sailors
Jean  L' Eveillé Guillier 20  small brown 10 60  
Pierre  Minet Granville 36  tall chestnut 15 60  
Sébastien  Heudin Granville 25 medium black 10 60  
Louis  Germain Granville 22 small chestnut 10 30  
François  Lanjenais Coutance 28 medium brown 15 60  
 Novices
Jacques  Goubin Chausey 32  small chestnut 3rd  Voyage 30  
Jacques  caruel Danville 20  medium brown   40  
Jean  Hamel Touchée 24  small black Novice 45  
Pierre la Figue Lisieux 18  small black Soldier 30  
Jean  Autois Farqueuville 17  medium chestnut 1st  Voyage 30  
Pierre  Caunuel Granville 17  medium rusty   30  
Jean  Fautrie St Michel de la Pierre 25  medium chestnut 1st Voyage 30  
Adam le Sage Caen 27  small chestnut 1st Voyage 30  
Jean  Quinette St Denis le Gant 18  small black 1st Voyage 18  
Pierre  Vincout Ste  Cécile 24  medium brown 1st Voyage 0  
Louis  Baudet ... 21  small 1st Voyage 0  
Jean  Guibert Coudrever... 32  small black Soldier 30  
 Ship's boys
Jean le Taillys Annoville 14 1st Voyage 15 Son of Jacques
Thomas  Toinnard Granville 15   24  

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