Keywords: rasles
Item 7917
Sebastien Rasles strongbox, Norridgewock, ca. 1721
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1721 Location: Norridgewock Media: Wood, copper, leather
Item 34718
Sebastian Rasles copy of 'Medulla Theologiae Moralis,' 1682
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1724 Location: Norridgewock Media: Ink and pencil on paper
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Father Rasles, the Indians and the English
Father Sebastien Rasle, a French Jesuit, ran a mission for Indians at Norridgewock and, many English settlers believed, encouraged Indian resistance to English settlement. He was killed in a raid on the mission in 1724 that resulted in the remaining Indians fleeing for Canada.
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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area
"Father Rasle lived among the Norridgewocks for 34 years. Father Rasle built a chapel and furnished it with objects needed for celebrating mass."
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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866
"… about murdered French Jesuit missionary Father Rasle of Norridgewock; and reports of the Massachusetts and New York Border Commission, 1773 and…"
