Bios: Jean Louis Guillaume (William) Mestrezat 1809 - : Mapletown, Greene County

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History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, By Samuel P. Bates, Chicago, 1888

Pg. 773
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 children - C. A., Harriet M., widow of the late Samuel
HUDSON; S. L., a prominent attorney at 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 for fifteen years.

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