1723 - 1814 (91 years)
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Name |
Peter Fector |
Birth |
1723 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1814 |
Person ID |
I68316 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
19 Apr 2017 |
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Notes |
- of Dover
Peter Fector (1723-1814), came to Dover as a 16-year old from Rotterdam to do his apprenticeship in his uncle's shipping business. His uncle was Isaac Minet, a wealthy Huguenot (French Protestant) merchant of Calais who managed to escape to England in 1685 at the time of religious persecutions in France.
Isaac Minet's home and business was in Strond Street on the north side of the Bason, now Granville Dock, in the Pier District. Between Strond Street and the Western Heights was '96 and still is '96 Snargate Street and on the other side between Strond Street and the Bason, Custom House Quay. There, Isaac built 'notable mansion', named at Pier House, which fronted Strond Street and backed onto the Quay. Nearby was the Customs House that gave its name to the quay. Once Isaac was made a Freeman, his business flourished and by 1721, he owned four packet boats running regularly between Dover, Calais and Boulogne.
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