Abraham Cassel and Catherine [Unk]

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Husband Abraham Cassel ^{1 2}

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         Father: Johannes Cassel (      -      ) 2
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Wife Catherine [Unk] ²

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Children

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1 M Abraham Cassel ^{1 2 4}

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            AKA: Abram Cassel 3
           Born:  - Rapho Twp, Lancaster Co, PA
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         Spouse: Esther Weiss (      -      ) 1 2 5
           Marr: 18 Apr 1775 - Lancaster Co, PA 1 4

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General Notes: Husband - Abraham Cassel

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The first family of Cassels emigrated to America, from Hesse-Cassel, Germany, about the year 1680, and settled at Germantown, near Philadelphia, then a small town. At this place the Mennonites, of which the Cassel family were members, had a church and regular preaching. An incident occurred about this period going to show, in a very striking manner, the simplicity of the church at this time. A letter came from Europe to the Cassels that a large legacy was left them by the death of a relative, amounting to nearly a million of dollars, and that they should send out and get the treasure. A church council was called and the matter freely discussed, when it was decided by a unanimous vote not to receive the money, as it would have a tendency to make them proud. Simplicity of manner, plainness of dress, frugality, honesty and economy were some of the characteristics of this people.

Hon. Abram N. Cassel, the progenitor of the Cassel family, emigrated from Hesse-Cassel, Germany, to America about 1680, and settled in Germantown, near Philadelphia.

Abraham Cassel, with an elder brother, heard that there was fine land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and about the year 1750 these two emigrated to that county and located near Sporting Hill, in Rapho township, then a wild wilderness. Their fortune consisted of a good axe, strong constitution, and a firm and determined purpose. Trees were soon felled to the ground, and a log house erected on the banks of the Back run, where there was a good meadow, well adapted for grazing and raising stock.
He built a grist-mill.

1 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 133.

2 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 99.

3 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 784.

4 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 644.

5 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 644, 784.