Jean-Baptiste Baudry ( bapt 3 July 1684 – 20 November 1755) was born at

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

and was the son of

Guillaume Baudry Guillaume Baudry (2 October 1657 – 1732) was a gunsmith and gold and silversmith in Lower Canada. Baudry, who was also written as Beaudry, also went by Des Butes, or Desbutes. He married an armourer’s daughter at Quebec and they settled at ...

, a gunsmith and goldsmith. Jean-Baptiste pursued his father's craft and, as in his fathers case, was known by various names. He traveled to various forts and settlements practicing his craft. In 1735, he acquired land at

Fort Detroit Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit (1701–1796) was a fort established on the north bank of the Detroit River by the French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and the Italian Alphonse de Tonty in 1701. In the 18th century, Fre ...

and settled there for the remainder of his life. He was one of the first inhabitants of the area. His descendants are known by the name Des Buttes.

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* French Quebecers 1684 births 1755 deaths {{Canada-hist-stub