Jean-Baptiste Veyren Explained

Jean-Baptiste Veyren
Birth Name:Jean-Baptiste Veyren
Birth Date:25 December 1707
Birth Place:Villeneuve-de-Berg, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France
Death Place:Corbie, Somme, Picardy, France
Occupation:Locksmith, ironworker
Spouse:
  • Marie-Jeanne Papillon
  • Marie-Louise Euvremer-Duval
Parents:Jacques Veyrenc
Anne Amblard

Jean-Baptiste Veyren (a.k.a. Jean Veyren) (1707-1788) was a French locksmith and ironworker.

Early life

Jean-Baptiste Veyren was born on 25 December 1707 in Villeneuve-de-Berg, in the Ardèche, rural Southern France. His father, Jacques Veyrenc, was a master locksmith. His mother was the former Anne Amblard.

Career

He designed ironworks for the Valloires Abbey in Argoules, Somme.[1] He also designed the chancel rail inside the Amiens Cathedral.

He designed an ironwork gate for the Château d'Heilly, which was moved to the Château de Bertangles in 1840. He also designed the gate of the Château d'Hénencourt.

Personal life

He married Marie-Jeanne Papillon on 8 January 1737 in Fouilloy. She died in 1745. He was married secondly to Marie-Louise Euvremer-Duval on 3 October 1747.

Death

He died on 9 April 1788.

Notes and References

  1. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Les 100 plus belles églises de France 2011 - 2012, Paris: Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 203 https://books.google.com/books?id=zk5cbx4fAMcC&dq=Jean+Veyren&pg=PA203