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

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Early life

Jean-Baptiste Veyren was born on 25 December 1707 in

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, in the

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, Somme. He also designed the

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rail inside the

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. 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

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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.

References

1707 births 1788 deaths People from Villeneuve-de-Berg {{France-bio-stub