REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
Claimed Ajaccio Island of Corsica as his origin. He was sailing master (first offer) of a warship in the French fleet commanded by Count deGrass that came to Virginia in 1781. He was in the Battle of the Capes and was on a ship that was in the York River at the Battle of Yorktown. He was naturalized "U.S. Citizen" at Baltimore (1795). He was acclaimed a Revolutionary War Hero by the citizens of Portsmouth.
Claimed Ajaccio Island of Corsica as his origin. He was sailing master (first offer) of a warship in the French fleet commanded by Count deGrass that came to Virginia in 1781. He was in the Battle of the Capes and was on a ship that was in the York River at the Battle of Yorktown. He was naturalized "U.S. Citizen" at Baltimore (1795). He was acclaimed a Revolutionary War Hero by the citizens of Portsmouth.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
Claimed Ajaccio Island of Corsica as his origin. He was sailing master (first offer) of a warship in the French fleet commanded by Count deGrass that came to Virginia in 1781. He was in the Battle of the Capes and was on a ship that was in the York River at the Battle of Yorktown. He was naturalized "U.S. Citizen" at Baltimore (1795). He was acclaimed a Revolutionary War Hero by the citizens of Portsmouth.
Claimed Ajaccio Island of Corsica as his origin. He was sailing master (first offer) of a warship in the French fleet commanded by Count deGrass that came to Virginia in 1781. He was in the Battle of the Capes and was on a ship that was in the York River at the Battle of Yorktown. He was naturalized "U.S. Citizen" at Baltimore (1795). He was acclaimed a Revolutionary War Hero by the citizens of Portsmouth.
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ANTONIO | SYLVESTRE | BILISOLY | SAILING MASTER | FRENCH FLEET | REV WAR | DECEMBER 31 1758 | OCTOBER 6 1845
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