Antoine Marie Ferdinand de Maussion de Candé was born on 10 March 1801 in Beynac-et-Cazenac, Dordogne.

His parents were Antoine-Charles de Maussion de Candé, an attorney and then magistrate and prefect of Loir-et-Cher, and Marie Elisabeth de Beaumont de Repaire.

His family may be traced back to Daniel de Maussion, chevalier, secretary to King Francis I of France.

He joined the navy in 1818, and was an aspirant (midshipman) as of the start of 1819.

He was promoted to enseigne de vaisseau (ensign) on 17 August 1822.

He served on the frigate Medée in the Levant, on the Antilope during the war of the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis in Spain and on the Zélée in the Brazil and Pacific naval division.

Maussion de Candé was promoted to lieutenant de vaisseau (ship-of-the-line lieutenant) on 31 December 1828 on the Galatée in the Levant.

He served on the frigate Proserpine in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830.

From 1831 to 1835 he served in the Mediterranean on the Malouine, the Chimère and the steam paddle boat Fulton.

In 1836 he served as aide-de-camp to Admiral Botherel de La Bretonnière on the Didon in the Antilles.

On 15 February 1839 he married Athénaïs Marguerite de Bizemont in Orléans.

The wedding was held in the Château de Frileuse, near Blois.

From 1839 to 1841 he commanded the Vedette on the Brazil and Antilles station.

The gun brig Vedette carried four guns.

He served in the French blockade of the Río de la Plata.
Antoine Marie Ferdinand de Maussion de Candé was born on 10 March 1801 in Beynac-et-Cazenac, Dordogne.
His parents were Antoine-Charles de Maussion de Candé, an attorney and then magistrate and prefect of Loir-et-Cher, and Marie Elisabeth de Beaumont de Repaire.
His family may be traced back to Daniel de Maussion, chevalier, secretary to King Francis I of France.
He joined the navy in 1818, and was an aspirant (midshipman) as of the start of 1819.
He was promoted to enseigne de vaisseau (ensign) on 17 August 1822.
He served on the frigate Medée in the Levant, on the Antilope during the war of the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis in Spain and on the Zélée in the Brazil and Pacific naval division.
Maussion de Candé was promoted to lieutenant de vaisseau (ship-of-the-line lieutenant) on 31 December 1828 on the Galatée in the Levant.
He served on the frigate Proserpine in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830.
From 1831 to 1835 he served in the Mediterranean on the Malouine, the Chimère and the steam paddle boat Fulton.
In 1836 he served as aide-de-camp to Admiral Botherel de La Bretonnière on the Didon in the Antilles.
On 15 February 1839 he married Athénaïs Marguerite de Bizemont in Orléans.
The wedding was held in the Château de Frileuse, near Blois.
From 1839 to 1841 he commanded the Vedette on the Brazil and Antilles station.
The gun brig Vedette carried four guns.
He served in the French blockade of the Río de la Plata.
Antoine Marie Ferdinand de Maussion de Candé