Pierre-Florent Baillairgé, (29 June 1761 – 9 December 1812), was from Quebec, the son of

Jean Baillairgé Jean Baillairgé (31 October 1726 – 6 September 1805) was a carpenter by trade and there is some reference to his being an architect. He was born in Blanzay, France and his death occurred at Quebec, Lower Canada. Jean arrived at Quebec on Augus ...

, and did spend some time in the wood carving and joinery end of his father's business. His brother,

François François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, Kin ...

, already was there and the three did decorative wood-carving for several churches in the region. Pierre-Florent was a craftsman rather than an artist; he conformed to the French style the family had brought to

Lower Canada The Province of Lower Canada (french: province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1841). It covered the southern portion of the current Province of Quebec an ...

. He showed much more expertise as a joiner and that is evident in his surviving work.

External links

Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1761 births 1812 deaths Pre-Confederation Quebec people French Quebecers Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Canada-hist-stub