title: Jean-Baptiste Veyren
text: # Jean-Baptiste Veyren
  
  Jean-Baptiste Veyren (a.k.a. Jean Veyren) (1707-1788) was a French locksmith and ironworker.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Jean-Baptiste Veyren was born on 25 December 1707 in Villeneuve-de-Berg, in the Ardèche, rural Southern France. His father, Jacques Veyrenc, was a master locksmith. His mother was the former Anne Amblard.
  
  ## Career
  
  He designed ironworks for the Valloires Abbey in Argoules, Somme. He also designed the chancel rail inside the Amiens Cathedral.
  
  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 Château d'Hénencourt.
  
  ## 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.
  
  