Jean Baptiste d'Estrehan

Jean-Baptiste d'Estrehan de Beaupré (surname often written as Destrehan; died 26 February 1765, New Orleans, Louisiana)[1] was a high-ranking French official in colonial Louisiana and the founder of the Destrehan family there. A native of France, he was appointed Royal Treasurer of Louisiana early in the colony's history.[2] He arrived in New Orleans in 1722, the year it was designated as the capital of Louisiana (New France).

  1. ^ Conrad, Glenn R., ed. (1988). A Dictionary of Louisiana biography. New Orleans, La.: Louisiana Historical Association. ISBN 978-0-940984-37-0. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ^ Stanley C. Arthur; Stanley Clisby Arthur; George Campbell Huchet de Kernion (1 June 2009). Old Families of Louisiana. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-8063-4688-5.