RASLE, SEBASTIAN
\ɹˈasə͡l], \ɹˈasəl], \ɹ_ˈa_s_əl]\
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(1658-1724), came to America as a Catholic missionary from France in 1689. He assumed charge of the mission of Norridgewock, on the Kennebec, about 1695. The Indians were induced by him to support the French. He was wrongfully charged with causing Indian depredations, and a price was put on his head. His church was three times destroyed, and he was finally surprised and shot by the English colonists.
By John Franklin Jameson
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