Editha (Laskin) Herrick (abt.1612-aft.1677)

Editha (Edith) Herrick formerly Laskin

Born about 1612 in England

Daughter of Hugh Laskin and Alice (Unknown) Laskin

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Henry Herrick — married before 1636 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Thomas Herrick, Zachariah Herrick, Ephraim Herrick, Henry Herrick, Joseph Herrick Esq, Eliza (Herrick) Fowler, John Herrick and Benjamin Herrick

Died after 27 Mar 1677 after about age 65 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

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Edith (Laskin) Herrick migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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1 Biography
- 1.1 Disputed data
- 1.2 Research Notes
2 Sources

Biography

Edith (Editha) Laskin, daughter of Hugh Laskin ^[1] , was born about 1612 ^[2], probably in England.

She probably migrated to New England with the Laskin family by or in 1635.

She married Henry Herrick by 1636. ^[1]

Edith (Laskin) Herrick died after 27 March 1677. ^[1]^[3]

The place of her burial is unknown, but she does have a Find A Grave: Memorial #35723210 that has a biography and links to those of her husband and children.

Disputed data

Birth: possibly 1614

Migration: possibly 1628 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Marriage: possibly 1629, 1632 Essex, Massachusetts

Death: possibly 16 Mar 1674 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

Mother? A prior version of this profile reported her mother was "Alice (Poter) Laskin."

Husband's Ancestry? A prior version of this profile reported she married, "Henry John Herrick, son of Sir William and Lady Joan (Maye/May) Herrick ..."

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L (2005), 238-240, "Hugh Laskin" article; digital images, American Ancestors (accessed 2013).
↑ Writing that she was "Deposed November Term, 1672, as 'about sixty years' and citing "EQC 5:112" in Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633, 3 vols (1995), 2:910-914, "Henry Herrick" article; digital images, American Ancestors (accessed 2013).
↑ The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. Volume 3 pages 127-8. She is referred to as living in the probate records of her young son, Benjamin.

Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
S.A.R. Application for Henry Herrick, 1889-1970

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