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Brussels was the fifth organized town in Door County, Wisconsin.
The greater portion of the population of the town of Brussels is of Belgian nativity or birth, and by their request the town was called "Brussels" - the same name of the city which is the Capital of Belgium.
At the February meeting of the County Board, 1858, Brussels was set off as a township, and the Board resolved that the town should be organized by holding a town election the first Tuesday in April, 1858, at the house of J.B. Smith, Sugar Creek. Thetown records show, however, that Brussels was not organized until 1859; the election being held at the store of Michael Smith, Sugar Creek. At the time Brussels was made a town, it covered the territory now divided into the three towns of Brussels, Union and Gardner. Today Brussels is one of the best towns in the county, has excellent roads, and in every direction stretch large and well improved farms.
From: History of Door County, Wisconsin by Charles T. Martin, 1881, page 57
The present settlers now residing in Brussels, who have been in the county ten or more years, are the following:
1855. Theodore Rouer, farmer; born Belgium 1830; married Antoinette Eraly 1865; has six children
1855 Chas. Rouer, farmer; born Belgium 1845; is still a single man, planted on a good farm.
1855 Joseph Rouer, farmer; born Belgium 1832; married Mary Ranaye 1869; has four children
1856 Lambert Comble, farmer; born Belgium 1821; married Mary J. Rouer, 1844. She died in '56, aged 36 years. SEcond marriage 1857, to Mary T. Kinard; has seven children.
Latitude: 44.7361111, Longitude: -87.6208306Matches 1 to 7 of 7
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ROHR, Constant Joseph | 1 Feb 1866 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I1994 |
| 2 | ROHR, Daughter | 6 May 1882 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I2033 |
| 3 | ROHR, Julius B. | 25 May 1870 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I2024 |
| 4 | ROHR, Mary Lucy J. | 11 Aug 1883 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I2034 |
| 5 | ROUER, Alfred Joseph | 21 Apr 1872 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I6837 |
| 6 | ROUER, Frances Xavier "Frank" | 2 Dec 1870 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I6836 |
| 7 | ROUER, Lucy Mary | 30 Mar 1883 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I6840 |
Matches 1 to 2 of 2
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Death |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JONAS, Wilhelmina | 12 Aug 1980 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I5179 |
| 2 | TESS, Herman Charles Louis | 20 Mar 1969 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I5180 |
Matches 1 to 1 of 1
| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Occupation |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JINDRA, Vincent Frank | Jun 1939–30 Jun 1940 | Brussels, Door, Wisconsin, United States | I502 |
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