Submitter's First Name
Kareen
Submitter's Last Name
Asmus
Relationship to Honoree
Great-Grandaughter
Submitter's Phone Number
401-451-2673
Submitter's Email Address
artistoflangauge@gmail.com
Mill Employee First Name
Lucie
Mill Employee Last Name
Joseph
Mill Employee Maiden Name
Veyret
Mill Employee Birthplace
Angouleme, France
Mill Employee Workplace 1
Branch River Wool Combing Company Plant
Job Title 1
Comber
Mill Employee Photo
Mill Employee Ethnic Identity
French
Biography Text
Lucie's only job in the United States was at Branch River Mills. She worked at Branch River for 30 years.She arrived in the United States with her two sons and her mother by boat. Her mother accompanied Lucie on the voyage to the US because at that time a chaperone was required in order for her to make the trip. She reunited with her husband upon her arrival and the family settled in a 3-story tenement in Woonsocket.