De Fontenay, Anton

Also called Anthon Nicolai de Fontenay, Anthon Nicolaj le Sage de Fontenay, Antoine Nicolas le Sage de Fontenay

Born 3 January 1725. Died 19 January 1787, buried at the French Reformist Church? (BioLek II)

Family

Father: de Fontenay, Gaspar (1693-1769) (BioLek II)

Mother: Forest, Maria M. Formont de la (1701-1739). She was a a widow from her first marriage to Behagen, Anthony (who had been a wine merchant) (BioLek II)

Marriage: 2.5.1758 in Copenhagen, at the German Reformist Church to Hemert, Susanne Marie van (30.6.1738-30.1.1819) (BioLek II)

Timeline
1735 - Kadet in the navy (BioLek II)

1741 - Sekundløjtnant in the navy (BioLek II)

1744-1747 - Served for the English in the war of Austrian Succession (BioLek II)

1746 - Premierløjtnant in the navy (BioLek II)

1751-1754 - Sailed with the frigate BORNHOLM to the East Indies, where in 1753 he became promoted to captain as Sievers, G.? passed away (BioLek II)

1753 - Kaptajnløjtnant in the navy (BioLek II)

1755 - Kaptajn in the navy (BioLek II)

1763 - Kommandørkaptajn in the navy (BioLek II)

1769 - Kommandør in the navy (BioLek II)

1772 - Listed as subscribent, i.e. contributor, to a reprint of Ludvig Holberg’s comic epos Peder Paars, where he is listed as "Commandeur" (Holberg, Peder Paars, 1772)

1776 - Kontreadmiral in the navy (BioLek II)