Mill Employee First Name
Jean
Mill Employee Middle Name
R
Mill Employee Last Name
Dutremble
Mill Employee Birth Date
Mill Employee Birthplace
Quebec, Canada
Mill Employee Workplace 1
Alsace Guerin Mill
Job Title 1
Bobbin Boy
Mill Employee Photo
Biography Text
Jean immigrated to the U.S. with his parents when he was six months old. Both of his parents went to work in the mills, his father at Montrose and his mother at the Bell Worsted. Jean's first job was at the Alsace Mill as a bobbin boy in the "mule room" making $18 per week for 5 days work.