The first job Rudolph worked was in the textile mill were his father was employed. He made two dollars a week which he took home and turned over to his mother to help with the family finances. Rudolph left home went he was about fourteen years old. He went to New York where he worked in restaurants for about a year before joining the merchant marines. He claimed to be older than he was so he could join. According to one of Rudolph’s younger sisters he left home because his mother was very harsh on him. Most of the family problems were blamed on Rudolph and he would be whipped. This same sister reported that Rudolph’s mother very much regretted what she had done and his leaving. Rudolph would not see her again until shortly before her death in 1964. One of the first questions she asked him was if he was still going to church. Rudolph, by this time had joined the LDS church. He knew it would be very hard for his mother to know that he had changed religions so he told her he had remained true to “his’ religion.

Rudolph Allie was born on June 13, 1900, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. His was the oldest of 12 children. His parents were Ephrem J. Allie, and Anaise St. Amand. His father was born on September 12, 1871, in Pierreville, Quebec. His mother was born on August 4, 1879, in Saint Moise, Quebec. Rudolph’s parents were strong French Catholic, so Rudolph and his siblings attended Catholic school. Two of Rudolph sisters would late become nuns.

Rudolph loved baseball, hockey and ice skating. In the winter he would skate any where he could. He played ice hockey with a city league and his team won many championships. He was the fastest player on the team, and very skilled at the game. Once a kid from one of the other teams wanted to beat Rudolph up, he took off running and the bully chased him. Rudolph climbed over a tall stone fence to get a way and the kid followed. He was larger that Rudolph and got stuck climbing down. Rudolph noticed so he went back and as the bully was trying to get down Rudolph grabbed his legs and pulled then away from the wall the kid’s hands slipped off the wall and he fell face first into the stone wall. The next time Rudolph saw him he did not look to good, he never bothered Rudolph after that.

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