Jean Étienne Pezant
French missionary (1811–1880)
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Jean Étienne Pezant (1811–1880) was a French priest and missionary to New Zealand. He was born in Chanonat, near Clermont-Ferrand, France in 1811. In New Zealand, he signed documents as John Stephen Pezant.
He served in Tauranga, Matamata and Rangiaowhia.[1] He retired in Blenheim, and was buried in Picton.[2]
