ROUYER Jacques André

Jacques André ROUYER (ROUYERS, ROUYERES, ROYERES, ROYER) and co-inventor Richard WILLCOX (WILCOX) resided in the Forges de Laclereau (Laclaireau, La-Claireau); WILLCOX was chimiste-mécanicien at the Forges and ROUYER was the maître des forges.
The Forges de Laclereau were situated close to Ethe/Virton in the French Département des Forêts.
ROUYER was a local engineer, married to Jeanne Louise MORIN, while WILLCOX was of English origin (see below).
ROUYER was born in 1765 in Verdun.
The factories of the Forges burnt down in April 1794 but were quickly reconstructed, before losing importance with the fall of Napoleon in 1814. All activities stopped in 1822.
Jacques André ROUYER died in 1829 in Carignan (FR).

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