Pierre Francois Rassat was born in 1793 in Giez, Haute Savoie, France. His parents were Philibert Rassat (1752-1803) and Georgine Metral (b.1753). He married Jeanne Claude Henri. They had seven children. The family began emigrating in 1846. They settled in Lewis County, New York. Descendants and relatives lived in New York, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and elsewhere.

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