Jean-Pierre Raymond’s presentation will focus on the extraordinary legacy of one family of engineers in Canada, the Chaussegros de Léry Family. This family lineage includes 16 descendants who were military engineers that served in the First World War, of which four became generals. The presentation will focus on the King’s Engineer Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, born in Québec City 300 years ago in 1723. He was the son-in-law of the Chief Engineer of Canada, Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry, who arrived in Canada in 1716 and was in charge of the construction of numerous public works which included the Quebec City and Montreal ramparts and Fort Chambly. This is a story of a family who dedicated themselves for hundreds of years to extraordinary engineering accomplishments in the building of Canada and in support of Canadian military missions. Though not well known outside engineering circles, they are inextricably linked to our Canadian military history. |