Ferdinand Marie
(Ferdinand)
de Lesseps
formerly Lesseps
Born in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, France
Ancestors 
Brother of
Adélaïde-Marie (Lesseps) de Lesseps
Husband of
Agathe Delamalle
— married
19 Dec 1837 in Paris, Seine, France
Husband of
Louise-Hélène Autard de Bragard
— married
25 Nov 1869 in Ismaïlia, Égypte
Descendants 
Father of
Mathieu Marie (Lesseps) de Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie Ismaël (Lesseps) de Lesseps, Ferdinande Hélène Marie (Lesseps) de Lesseps, Bertrand Marie (Lesseps) de Lesseps, Marie Consuelo (Lesseps) de Lesseps, Marie Solange (Lesseps) de Lesseps, Paul Marie (Lesseps) de Lesseps and Jacques Benjamin Marie (Lesseps) de Lesseps
Died
at age 89
in Guilly, Indre, France
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Biography
Ferdinand (Lesseps) de Lesseps is Notable.
Ferdinand de Lesseps was notable for being the developer of the Suez Canal, which was completed in 1869. A similar attempt at building a Panama Canal ended in failure. The project was eventually bought by the United States and the project completed in 1914.[1]
Ferdinand was born on 28 brumaire an XIV (19 November 1805) in Versailles. He was the son of Mathieu Lesseps and Catherine Degrivegnée.[2] He married Agathe Delamalle on 19 December 1837 in the first arrondissement of Paris.[3] He later married Louise-Hélène Autard de Bragard on 25 November 1869 in Ismailia, Egypt.[4]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_de_Lesseps
- ↑ acte de naissance: Archives départementales des Yvelines, N, 1805-1806, Cote 4E 3906, acte 112, vue 39, consulté le 14 septembre 2023
- ↑ acte de mariage: Paris, Fichiers de l'état civil reconstitué, Mariages, Commence à Delamain (1849), Termine à Delamare (1847), V3E/M 275, vue 15, consulté le 24 décembre 2017.
- ↑ transcription de mariage: Paris, Arrondissement 08, Commence à 26 février 1870 (acte n° 117), Termine à 19 mars 1870 (acte n° 174), Cote V4E 947, acte 139, vue 13, consulté le 24 décembre 2017.
See also:
- Base Léonore Cote LH//1616/85
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6286/ferdinand-de-lesseps: accessed 14 September 2023), memorial page for Ferdinand de Lesseps (19 Nov 1805–7 Dec 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6286, citing Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.
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