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François Bailly ([[1630]]?-[[1690]]) was a [[France|French]] [[mason]], [[architect]] and official who a was prominent citizen in [[Montreal]]. Born in France, he came to [[Canada]] in [[1659]] under contract with the Abbé Queylus. He formed partnerships first with [[Urbain Brossard]] then with [[Michel Bouvier]]. His most notable work was the Notre-Dame parish church, built under the direction of [[François Dollier de Casson]], which was on a grander scale than the [[Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral]] in [[Quebec City]].
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'''François Bailly''' ({{circa|1630}}-1690) was a French [[masonry|mason]], [[architect]] and official who was a prominent citizen in [[Montreal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biographie – BAILLY, Lafleur, FRANÇOIS – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionnaire biographique du Canada |url=http://www.biographi.ca/fr/bio.php?id_nbr=42 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.biographi.ca}}</ref>
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Bailly also held public offices. By [[1663]] Bailly had joined the [[Sainte-Famille]] militia. In [[1667]] he was appointed a sergeant-royal and in [[1676]] a prison warden.

== Biography ==

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Born in France, he came to Canada in 1659 under contract with the Abbé Queylus. He formed partnerships first with [[Urbain Brossard]] then with Michel Bouvier. His most notable work was the [[Notre-Dame Church (Montreal)]], built under the direction of [[François Dollier de Casson]], which was on a grander scale than the [[Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral]] in [[Quebec City]].

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Bailly also held public offices. By 1663 Bailly had joined the [[Sainte-Famille]] militia. In 1667, he was appointed a [[sergeant-royal]] and in 1676 a [[prison warden]].

==Works==

While Notre-Dame was his greatest project, Bailly also was commissioned on other projects:

* barn for Hotel-Dieu at [[Fort Ville-Marie]] 1659 (demolished 1688) now site of Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History

* unknown bakery in Montreal 1683

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Premiere eglise Ville-Marie.jpg|[[Notre-Dame Church (Montreal)]]
Image:Musee Stewart 15.jpg|Notre-Dame Church district in Montreal
Image:Les deux eglises Notre-Dame - Georges Delfosse - 1830.JPG|The Notre-Dame Basilica next to the old church
Image:Place d Armes Montreal 1828.jpg|Place d'Armes in 1828
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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* Alan Gowans, "[http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34164 François Bailly]" ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography online'', 2000
* Alan Gowans, "[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=42 François Bailly]" ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography online'', 2000

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Latest revision as of 18:19, 29 November 2024

François Bailly
Bornc. 1630 (1630)
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France[1]
Died1690 (aged 59–60)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Mason, architect
Known forNotre-Dame Church (Montreal)

François Bailly (c. 1630-1690) was a French mason, architect and official who was a prominent citizen in Montreal.[2]

Biography

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Born in France, he came to Canada in 1659 under contract with the Abbé Queylus. He formed partnerships first with Urbain Brossard then with Michel Bouvier. His most notable work was the Notre-Dame Church (Montreal), built under the direction of François Dollier de Casson, which was on a grander scale than the Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral in Quebec City.

Bailly also held public offices. By 1663 Bailly had joined the Sainte-Famille militia. In 1667, he was appointed a sergeant-royal and in 1676 a prison warden.

Works

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While Notre-Dame was his greatest project, Bailly also was commissioned on other projects:

  • barn for Hotel-Dieu at Fort Ville-Marie 1659 (demolished 1688) now site of Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
  • unknown bakery in Montreal 1683
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References

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  1. ^ "Famille de François BAILLY dit LAFLEUR & Marie FONTENEAU Family".
  2. ^ "Biographie – BAILLY, Lafleur, FRANÇOIS – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionnaire biographique du Canada". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-09.


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