The Barbe Family - Person Sheet
The Barbe Family - Person Sheet
NameJean Louis Guillaume (William) Mestrezat 
Birth11 May 1809, Mapletown, Pa.
Death2 Jul 1890, Mapletown , Pa
Burial6 Jul 1890, Monongahalia Cem Mapletown, Pa
Occupationgunsmith, mercantile business, some farming (330 acres)40
FatherCharles Alexander Mestrezat Sr. (1766-1815)
MotherLouise Elizebeth DuFresne (1780-1849)
Spouses
Marriage1843
Notes for Jean Louis Guillaume (William) Mestrezat
History of Greene Co. by Samuel P. Bates:
JLG called William, retired farmer and stock-grower. Says parents were natives of France and had eleven children. JLG learned the gunsmith trade. carried on mercantile business. Democrat in politics and served as school director for 15 yrs. Have picture of tombstone.Have a copy of his will. He was wealthy for the times.
BB: History of Greene County, Pennsylvania
JEAN LOUIS GUILLAUME (called William) MESTREZAT, retired farmer and stock-grower, was born in Mapletown, this county, May 11, 1809. His parents, Charles Alexander and Louisa (Dufresne) Mestrezat, were natives of France, and came to Greene County, Penn., in 1795, among the earliest settlers. They lived a short time near Carmichaels, in Cumberland Township, then settled in Mapletown and spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Mestrezat died April 1, 1815, and his widow in 1849. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom Jean Louis Guillaume is the eighth. He was reared in Mapletown, and early in life learned the gunsmith trade. He subsequently carried on the mercantile business, and also engaged in farming to some extent. He owns 330 acres of valuable land. In 1843 Mr. Mestrezat married Mary Ann, daughter of Mathias and Hannah (Leslie) Hartley, who were of Irish lineage. Mr. and Mrs. Mestrezat have five childrenC. A., Harriet M., widow of the late Samuel Hudson; S. L., a prominent attorney of Uniontown, Penn.; Charlotte Amanda, wife of Hon. M. John, of Colorado; and J. L. G., a cattle-dealer in the West. Mr. Mestrezat is a Democrat in politics. He has served as school director of fifteen years.
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History of Greene County, Pennsylvania Samuel P. Bates
Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago. 1888
Transcribed by Annette Bame Peebles
The Greene County, Pennsylvania Biographies Project http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~arkbios/Greene/index.html. Date of Transcription: 9 May 2008
JLG called William, retired farmer and stock-grower. Says parents were natives of France and had eleven children. JLG learned the gunsmith trade. carried on mercantile business. Democrat in politics and served as school director for 15 yrs. Have picture of tombstone.Have a copy of his will. He was wealthy for the times.
BB: History of Greene County, Pennsylvania
JEAN LOUIS GUILLAUME (called William) MESTREZAT, retired farmer and stock-grower, was born in Mapletown, this county, May 11, 1809. His parents, Charles Alexander and Louisa (Dufresne) Mestrezat, were natives of France, and came to Greene County, Penn., in 1795, among the earliest settlers. They lived a short time near Carmichaels, in Cumberland Township, then settled in Mapletown and spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Mestrezat died April 1, 1815, and his widow in 1849. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom Jean Louis Guillaume is the eighth. He was reared in Mapletown, and early in life learned the gunsmith trade. He subsequently carried on the mercantile business, and also engaged in farming to some extent. He owns 330 acres of valuable land. In 1843 Mr. Mestrezat married Mary Ann, daughter of Mathias and Hannah (Leslie) Hartley, who were of Irish lineage. Mr. and Mrs. Mestrezat have five childrenC. A., Harriet M., widow of the late Samuel Hudson; S. L., a prominent attorney of Uniontown, Penn.; Charlotte Amanda, wife of Hon. M. John, of Colorado; and J. L. G., a cattle-dealer in the West. Mr. Mestrezat is a Democrat in politics. He has served as school director of fifteen years.
Page 773
History of Greene County, Pennsylvania Samuel P. Bates
Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago. 1888
Transcribed by Annette Bame Peebles
The Greene County, Pennsylvania Biographies Project http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~arkbios/Greene/index.html. Date of Transcription: 9 May 2008
Obituary notes for Jean Louis Guillaume (William) Mestrezat
Mr. William Mestrezat, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of that community died at his home
in Mapletown, Greene county, July 2nd, in his 82nd year. He leaves a wife and five children, one of whom is S. L. Mestrezat, Esq., of Uniontown, Pa. The remains were interred in Monongahela Hill cemetery, Greesboro, on Sunday, July 8. (Waynesburg Republican, July 17, 1890)
in Mapletown, Greene county, July 2nd, in his 82nd year. He leaves a wife and five children, one of whom is S. L. Mestrezat, Esq., of Uniontown, Pa. The remains were interred in Monongahela Hill cemetery, Greesboro, on Sunday, July 8. (Waynesburg Republican, July 17, 1890)
Notes for Mary Ann (Spouse 1)
have picture of tombstone