1900 census for 178 Plantation St [Brickmakers are designated with (B)]:
Edmund Paquette (B) and his family (Seraphine, Emma, Alfred (B), Urgel (B), Victoria, Henry, and Andre), Polydore Desjardins (B), Andrew Morell (farm laborer), Damase Lesvesque (B), Paul Metivier (B), Joseph Levesque (B), Ludger Gagnon (B), Ovide Jean (B), Adelard Paradis (B), Emile Lebrun (B), David Desjardins (B), Irenee Desjardins (B), Charles Martin (B), Arsene Levesque (B),
Joseph Boucher (B), who arrived in 1884, and his family (Emilie Prunier, Rose, Joseph, William, Octavie and Louis), Napolean Beauregard (B), who arrived in 1868, and his family (Elmire Prunier, Frank (B), Louis, Clara, Georgina, Harry, Aurora, Zoe and Emelie), Joseph St. Onge (B), Peter Francouer (B), Theophile Alexandre (B), Arthur St. Jean (B), Etienne St Jean (B), Catin St. Jean (B), Louis Lavoie (B), Metrruis Gosselin (B), Evariste Levesque (B), Ephraim Gregoire (B), Thomas Gregoire (B), Victoy St. Onge (B), Ephraim Paradis (B), and from Poland –Flavier Gimaski (B), Albitte Gimaski (B), Frank Gimaski (B), and Wianti Graboski (B). Joseph Boucher recruited men from Mont Carmel, St. Philippe and St. Pacome, Quebec.
1910 Census for 178 Plantation St.
May Dana and her son Ebenezer are in one building. The second building includes the following brickyard workers.(Their familes are not listed here): Joseph Boucher, sons Joseph and William, Vaillies Levesque, Urgel Paquette (contractor), Alfred Paquette, Peter Gregoire, Arsine Levesque, Napolean Quiry, Arthur St. Auburn, Louis Lavoie, William Harres, Baptiste Anctil, Domma Mignault, Frank Alexander, and Joseph Cardin. All are of French Canadian ancestry.
Owners of Crow Hill Brickyard --Dates of hard evidence
do not necessarily cover the entire tenure of individual brick
manufacturers or owners. Research by Therese Boucher in 2007
at tmfboucher@comcast.net
Dana Brothers (1854-1885)Edmund Paquette (1890- 1901)Joseph Boucher (1901- 1916)Bouregarde, Mercier, Dounaie (only 1891?)Worcester Brick Co. (1929, 1932), Worcester Clay Brick Co (1940)Greater Worcester Land Trust (present) Contributions for conservation efforts made to the Greater Worcester Land Trust
