John Bray (d.1795)

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John Bray

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
First Known Service1734CSORN
Last Known Service5.6.1789CSORN
Date of Death1795CSORN

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1735		Entered the navy	TNC
28.8.1743		Lieutenant	CSORN
15.6.1757		Commander	CSORN
15.6.1757	6.1.1758	Adventure (18) 1757-1758 British 18 Gun Hired Armed Ship , Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/410	TNC
6.1.1758		Captain	CSORN
6.1.1758	6.4.1761	Princess Amelia (80) 1757-1788 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/467	BWAS-1714
6.6.1758	27.7.1758	The Siege of Louisbourg
6.1759	9.1759	Seige of Quebec
29.3.1761	11.6.1761	Expedition against Belle-Isle
6.4.1761	15.12.1761	Newark (80) 1747-1787 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/306	BWAS-1714
1.1.1779	31.12.1779	Included in the list of captain's receiving half-pay.	ADM 104
5.6.1789		Superannuated Rear-Admiral	ADM 6/23

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ADM 104 Document

ADM 6/23 Archive

TNCVarious, Periodical

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Posted by Cheryl Bray on Saturday 5th of January 2013 00:01

Looking to trace the family of Capt. John Bray of the Princess Amelia who was at Louisbourg 1758

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