The Barbe Family - Person Sheet
The Barbe Family - Person Sheet
NameFrederic Mestrezat 
Birth25 Sep 1807, Mapletown, Pa., Green Co.
Death15 Jan 1857, Mapletown, Pa., Green Co.
BurialMonongahalia Cem Mapletown, Pa
Occupationhatter, wool and furs41
FatherCharles Alexander Mestrezat Sr. (1766-1815)
MotherLouise Elizebeth DuFresne (1780-1849)
Spouses
Marriage4 Apr 1833, Green Co. Pa.
Notes for Frederic Mestrezat
I have copy of will.
Frederick was a Republican and amember of the Presbyterian Church of Greensboro.
From the FAYETTE COUNT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
II) Frederick , son of Charles Alexandre and Louise Elizabeth (Dufresne) Mestrezat , was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania , September 25, 1807 . He was educated in the select schools of Mapletown , and during his short life was one of the foremost men in securing good educational advantages for the town in which he resided. He learned the hatter's trade and dealt extensively in furs. He was a faithful Christian and an earnest worker in the Sunday school and church, although he did not become a member a great while before his death, when he joined the Presbyterian church of Greensboro , where his wife had been a faithful member from her youth. He married, April 4, 1833 , Martha , daughter of Lemuel and Sarah (Grove) Hall , natives of Delaware , of Scotch-Irish and German extraction. Children of Frederick Mestrezat : 1. Charles A. , enlisted in Company E, Fourteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry, captured, and died in Richmond, Virginia , March 27, 1864 . 2. John , of whom further.
History of Greene County, Pennsylvania
FREDERIC MESTREZAT, deceased, was born September 25, 1807, and was the son of Charles Alexander and Louisa Elizabeth (Dufrene) Mestrezat, natives of France, who came to America in 1793. Frederic was the sixth child and second son in a family of eleven children. He attended the select schools of Mapletown, which were taught by teachers hired by the parents, by the year and half year. He was one of the foremost men during his short life in securing good educational advantages for the town in which he resided. He learned the hatter—s trade, and dealt extensively in wool and furs. April 4, 1833, Mr. Mestrezat married Miss Martha Hall, daughter of Lemuel and Sarah (Grove) Hall. Her parents were natives of Delaware, and of Scotch-Irish and German origin. To Mr. and Mrs. Mestrezat were born six children, four of whom are living—John A., a carpenter; Mary A., wife of B. F. Mercer; Aline A., wife of William W. Shaffer, and Caroline A. Charles Alexander, the oldest son, was educated in Morgantown, W. Va. He enlisted in Company E, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was captured at the battle of White Sulphur Springs, August 27, 1863, while in active service for his country. He was taken to Belle Isle, Richmond, and from there was removed to Hospital No. 21 in Richmond, where he died March 27, 1864. Mr. Frederic Mestrezat was a Republican in politics. He was an earnest and faithful worker in the Sabbath-school and for the church, although he did not unite with the church until a short time before his death, when he became a member of the Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, where his wife had been a faithful member since her youth.
Page 773-774
History of Greene County, Pennsylvania Samuel P. Bates
Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago. 1888
Frederick was a Republican and amember of the Presbyterian Church of Greensboro.
From the FAYETTE COUNT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
II) Frederick , son of Charles Alexandre and Louise Elizabeth (Dufresne) Mestrezat , was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania , September 25, 1807 . He was educated in the select schools of Mapletown , and during his short life was one of the foremost men in securing good educational advantages for the town in which he resided. He learned the hatter's trade and dealt extensively in furs. He was a faithful Christian and an earnest worker in the Sunday school and church, although he did not become a member a great while before his death, when he joined the Presbyterian church of Greensboro , where his wife had been a faithful member from her youth. He married, April 4, 1833 , Martha , daughter of Lemuel and Sarah (Grove) Hall , natives of Delaware , of Scotch-Irish and German extraction. Children of Frederick Mestrezat : 1. Charles A. , enlisted in Company E, Fourteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry, captured, and died in Richmond, Virginia , March 27, 1864 . 2. John , of whom further.
History of Greene County, Pennsylvania
FREDERIC MESTREZAT, deceased, was born September 25, 1807, and was the son of Charles Alexander and Louisa Elizabeth (Dufrene) Mestrezat, natives of France, who came to America in 1793. Frederic was the sixth child and second son in a family of eleven children. He attended the select schools of Mapletown, which were taught by teachers hired by the parents, by the year and half year. He was one of the foremost men during his short life in securing good educational advantages for the town in which he resided. He learned the hatter—s trade, and dealt extensively in wool and furs. April 4, 1833, Mr. Mestrezat married Miss Martha Hall, daughter of Lemuel and Sarah (Grove) Hall. Her parents were natives of Delaware, and of Scotch-Irish and German origin. To Mr. and Mrs. Mestrezat were born six children, four of whom are living—John A., a carpenter; Mary A., wife of B. F. Mercer; Aline A., wife of William W. Shaffer, and Caroline A. Charles Alexander, the oldest son, was educated in Morgantown, W. Va. He enlisted in Company E, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was captured at the battle of White Sulphur Springs, August 27, 1863, while in active service for his country. He was taken to Belle Isle, Richmond, and from there was removed to Hospital No. 21 in Richmond, where he died March 27, 1864. Mr. Frederic Mestrezat was a Republican in politics. He was an earnest and faithful worker in the Sabbath-school and for the church, although he did not unite with the church until a short time before his death, when he became a member of the Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, where his wife had been a faithful member since her youth.
Page 773-774
History of Greene County, Pennsylvania Samuel P. Bates
Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago. 1888