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From Elaine Merrill, 1907, on the Lasell Family... LASELL FAMILY. John Lasell (1), the immigrant ancestor of the Lasell family of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, when a young man. He was a French Huguenot, but his birthplace and date of birth are unknown. We are told that the name was originally La Hassell, corrupted to Lazell, Lassell, and Lasalle. His name appears first in this country on the public records of Hingham, when he married, November 29, 1647, Elizabeth Gates, daughter of Stephen and Ann Gates, who came to Hingham with their children in 1638. Stephen Gates removed to Cambridge about 1652 and spent a few years at Lancaster; he made his will April i8. 1682; it was proved April 8, 1683, and he made a bequest to his daughter Elizabeth Lazelle and other children. Stephen Gates is the ancestor of the old Worcester county families of this surname. Elizabeth was born in England, and died at Hingham, August 3, 1704. John Lasell was a prominent citizen of Hingham and was often elected to positions of trust and honor by his townsmen. He was admitted a freeman, which is evidence that he already belonged to the Puritan Church, in 1678. He was constable of Hingham in 1677. His home in Hingham was at the Centre ' 'over the river.' ' He died at Hingham, October 21, 1700. His will was dated September 2, 1695, and proved January 16, 1700-01. It mentions his four sons living, Thomas, Stephen, John and Israel, besides his grandson Joshua, son of Joshua, deceased. and the children of Isaac and Abigail, their fathers Joshua and Isaac being dead; also his daughters: Hannah Turner, Mary Burr and Sarah Ripley. Additional Sources for Sarah Lasell Marriage: Frederick Adams Virkus F.I.A.G., Compendium of American Genealogy, ......, Volume 4, page , 701.
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