{"id":110939,"date":"2024-03-14T20:39:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T19:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derouvrayhorlogerie.com\/?p=110939"},"modified":"2024-03-30T13:28:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T12:28:59","slug":"lhorloge-de-thonne-la-long-berceau-de-la-famille-lepaute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derouvrayhorlogerie.com\/en\/2024\/03\/14\/lhorloge-de-thonne-la-long-berceau-de-la-famille-lepaute\/","title":{"rendered":"The clock of Thonne-la-Long, cradle of the Lepaute family"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jean-Andr\u00e9 Lepaute est le premier horloger de la famille Lepaute.<\/span><\/h5><\/div>
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Jean-Andr\u00e9 Lepaute is the first watchmaker in the Lepaute family. Born in 1720 in Thonne-la-Long, he left his small village at a very young age to do his apprenticeship in Paris. In 1755 he became a Master Watchmaker, with the position of Watchmaker to the King, and his business flourished. He called out from Thonne-la-Long his brother Jean-Baptiste Lepaute, then his nephews one after the other. They embraced the watchmaking profession, with the success we know, and passed it down to their own children.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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In 1876, Augustin Henry-Lepaute, who we have already introduced, and his cousin Gabriel Lepaute (both great-nephews of Jean-Andr\u00e9 and Jean-Baptiste, are you following?) decided to offer their ancestors' native village a gorgeous tower clock built in Paris by Augustin's sons, L\u00e9on and Paul Henry-Lepaute, watchmakers for the City of Paris.<\/p>\n

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Augustin Henry-Lepaute was the great-grandfather of my great-grandfather Michel Henry-Lepaute.<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Listed historical monument, this exceptional clock has recently ceased to be working and is awaiting a restoration that will allow it to function again, to give the right time again to the inhabitants of Thonne-la-Long and to be preserved for generations to come.<\/p>\n

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