Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry (October 3, 1682 – March 23, 1756), was Louis XV's Chief Engineer of New France. He is recognised as the father of the first truly Canadian architecture.[1] In 2006, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada designated him a person of national historic importance. It highlighted his contribution to the development of New France through the quality, variety, importance and scope of his work in the fields of military engineering, civil and religious architecture, and urban planning.[2]
In 1714, he completed a long manuscript, never published, entitled Traité de fortification divisé en huit livres. By 1716, he was employed within the Ministre de la Marine and sent to New France to prepare plans of the existing Fortifications at Quebec and to recommend those required to protect the city from attack. This mission led to a permanent appointment as King Louis XV's Chief Engineer there, a post he held from 1719 until his death.[4]
Marie-Gilles Chaussegros de Léry (1732-1803). At France in 1761, she married Jean-Marie Landrièves des Bordes (1712-1778), of Château d'Artanes; Chief King's Scrivener and Commissary of the Marine. Her dowry was 12,000 livres while his fortune was reported to be 900,000 livres
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^Bond, C. C. J. (1979) [1969]. "Saint-Ours, Pierre de". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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For his son see Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery 1721 1797 Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery October 3 1682 March 23 1756 was Louis XV s Chief Engineer of New France He is recognised as the father of the first truly Canadian architecture 1 In 2006 the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada designated him a person of national historic importance It highlighted his contribution to the development of New France through the quality variety importance and scope of his work in the fields of military engineering civil and religious architecture and urban planning 2 Gaspard Chaussegros de LeryChief Engineer of New FranceIn office 1719 1756Preceded byJosue Boisberthelot de BeaucoursSucceeded byNicolas Sarrebouce de PontleroyPersonal detailsBorn 1682 10 03 October 3 1682Toulon FranceDiedMarch 23 1756 1756 03 23 aged 73 Quebec City New FranceSpouseMarie Renee Legardeur de Beauvais Contents 1 Early life 2 Chief Engineer 3 Family 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life Edit The Governor s Pavilion at the Chateau Saint Louis Quebec City as designed by Lery 1725 Chateau Vaudreuil as drawn on its completion by de Lery 1727 Plan of Montreal laid out by de Lery 1731 Baptised at Toulon Cathedral in 1682 he was the son of Gaspard d Estienne de Chaussegros d 1690 King s engineer and the architect of Toulon in Provence by his first wife Anne Vidal de Lery 3 His family were ennobled in 1325 and long settled in Provence where their principal residence was the Chateau de Mimet near Aix en Provence citation needed Mimet was given away as a dowry in 1700 on the marriage of his aunt Lucrece d Estienne de Chaussegros to Charles II 1675 1741 de Grimaldi Marquis de Regusse President of the Parliament of Aix en Provence grandson of Charles de Grimaldi Regusse citation needed From his family papers kept at the National Archives of Canada Chaussegros de Lery enjoyed the patronage of various high ranking relatives of King Louis XV Throughout his life he kept up a friendly personal correspondence with Philippe II Duke of Orleans Louis Alexandre Count of Toulouse and the Duc de Penthievre who all expressed their affection for him and his family and assured of him of their support 4 He was probably trained as a military engineer by his father afterwards serving in an engineering capacity in the French Royal Army He fought at the Battle of Turin as aide de camp to the Marquis de Vibraye 4 In 1708 he took part in the abortive attempt to land James the Old Pretender at Scotland He was afterwards a captain in the Regiment de Sault In 1714 he completed a long manuscript never published entitled Traite de fortification divise en huit livres By 1716 he was employed within the Ministre de la Marine and sent to New France to prepare plans of the existing Fortifications at Quebec and to recommend those required to protect the city from attack This mission led to a permanent appointment as King Louis XV s Chief Engineer there a post he held from 1719 until his death 4 Chief Engineer EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Chaussegros achievements were subject to the will of Jean Frederic Phelypeaux Count of Maurepas at Versailles The public works for which Chaussegros was responsible included the Fortifications of Quebec and Montreal Fort Niagara Fort Chambly Fort Saint Frederic and Fort Sault Saint Louis Chateau Vaudreuil at Montreal The Governor s Pavilion of the Chateau Saint Louis at Quebec design of the facade of Notre Dame Church at Montreal repairs to the Bishop s Palace at Quebec designs for a Palais de Justice at Trois Rivieres following the Siege of Quebec the Notre Dame Basilica Cathedral at Quebec was rebuilt from plans draughted by him in 1743 studies of a canal from Lachine to Montreal consultation with respect to the Saint Maurice Ironworks and the mines in the region of Baie Saint Paul and plans for shipyards and drydocks on the Riviere Saint Charles at Quebec Family EditIn 1717 at Quebec he married Marie Renee daughter of Captain Rene Le Gardeur de Beauvais 1660 1742 holder of the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Louis and his first wife Marie Barbe daughter of Chevalier Pierre de Saint Ours de L Echaillon 1640 1724 Captain in the Carignan Salieres Regiment 5 Her family were originally from Thury Harcourt and ennobled in 1510 6 In 1636 her ancestor Pierre Le Gardeur de Repentigny 1605 1648 established the family in New France obtaining the seigneuries of Repentigny named for the seigneury in Normandy of his maternal grandfather Pierre de Corday de Repentigny and Becancour in 1647 7 Gaspard and Marie Renee were the parents of nine children citation needed Marie Gertrude Chaussegros de Lery 1720 1721 died young Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery 1721 1797 He was the father of Francois Joseph Vicomte de Lery who married a daughter of General Francois Christophe de Kellermann 1st Duc de Valmy and Marshal of France The Hon Louis Rene Chaussegros de Lery The Hon Charles Etienne Chaussegros de Lery and Catherine the wife of Jacques Philippe Saveuse de Beaujeu and mother of Georges Rene Saveuse de Beaujeu Rene Antoine Chaussegros de Lery 1722 1722 died young Marie Madeleine Regis Chaussegros de Lery 1723 1784 married her cousin Colonel Louis Le Gardeur de Repentigny 1721 1786 Governor of Senegal Marie Jeanne Genevieve Chaussegros de Lery 1725 1730 died young Louise Madeleine Chaussegros de Lery 1726 1809 married Michel Chartier de Lotbiniere Marquis de Lotbiniere They were the parents of Michel Eustache Gaspard Alain Chartier de Lotbiniere de jure 2nd Marquis de Lotbiniere Charles Chaussegros de Lery b 1728 lieutenant in the Infantry was killed at Kourou in French Guiana sometime after 1767 Josephe Antoinette Chaussegros de Lery b 1729 Marie Gilles Chaussegros de Lery 1732 1803 At France in 1761 she married Jean Marie Landrieves des Bordes 1712 1778 of Chateau d Artanes Chief King s Scrivener and Commissary of the Marine Her dowry was 12 000 livres while his fortune was reported to be 900 000 livresSee also EditChateau Vaudreuil Canadian peers and baronetsReferences Edit Biography of Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery in the Canadian Encyclopedia Government of Canada Archived from the original on November 19 2013 Retrieved January 19 2013 La Famille Vidal de Lery a b c Thorpe F J 1974 Chaussegros de Lery Gaspard Joseph In Halpenny Francess G ed Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol III 1741 1770 online ed University of Toronto Press Bond C C J 1979 1969 Saint Ours Pierre de In Hayne David ed Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol II 1701 1740 online ed University of Toronto Press Un Canadien Gouverneur du Senegal Family of Pierre LeGardeur de RepentignyExternal links EditStudy of Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery at Stony Brook University Biography of Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery in the Canadian Encyclopedia Biography of Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery in Vieux Montreal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros de Lery 1682 1756 amp oldid 1159339200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
