Guillaume Baudry
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Guillaume Baudry was a gunsmith and gold and silversmith in Lower Canada
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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 Trois-Rivières
. They had fifteen children and ensured the future of their family in the area. One son, Jean-Baptiste
, became a gunsmith and was one of the first inhabitants of Detroit.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
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Baudry, who was also written as Beaudry, also went by Des Butes, or Desbutes. He married an armourer’s daughter at Quebec
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
and they settled at Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
. They had fifteen children and ensured the future of their family in the area. One son, Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste Baudry
Jean-Baptiste Baudry was born at Trois-Rivières and was the son of Guillaume Baudry, a gunsmith and goldsmith....
, became a gunsmith and was one of the first inhabitants of Detroit.