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Genealogical Society - Door
Co. WI
Town of
UNION
updated 12 Nov 2009
Town of Union
Door County, WisconsinSee: HISTORY OF DOOR COUNTY for more History of Door County including early settlers.
FORMER NAMES:Union was part of Town of Brussels till 1865.
YEAR FORMED:Nov 1865, set off from Town of Brussels.
Charles GIRONDAL, farmer (1856) born in Belgium in 1815 ,
Gabriel DEKEYSER, farmer, born in Belgium in 1800 (1856) (Also See Town of Brussels).
ETHNIC GROUPS:Belgians.
OCCUPATIONS:Farming, Fishing, Hotel keeping, Storekeeping.
EARLY BUSINESSES:
Schofield Sawmill-Proprietors: SCHOFIELD and LATHAM -burned in the Fire of 1871.
SOME FAMILIES ASSOCIATED WITH TWP:CHARLES, CHAUDOIR, COUNARD, DeCAMP, DeGRANDGAGNAGE, DeKEEPER, DELWICHE, EVERARD, NEUVILLE.
(1) St. Mary’s of the Snow Catholic Church- address: Highway 57, Namur- Rectory: 10390 Cemetery Road, Brussels.
(2) St. Francis De Paul Catholic Church- address: 104 Rocky Road in Duvall.
(3) Marchand, Wisconsin-1899 Plat Book shows a church at about 200 Washboard Road where St, Francis De Paul Cemetery is still located (1990).
(4) Bethel Shalom-address: 899 Hwy 57 (1990).
The Town was named “Union” because the people united in their public matters and pulled together.
LOCATION AND ADDRESS OF TOWN HALL:Union Town Hall- address: 10826 Stage Road.
DAMAGE DUE TO FIRE OF OCT 1871:Almost complete devastation. See Town of Brussels.
(1)Namur (Fairland, Delwiche)-(1872-1905)
