Extracted From
The History of Union, Conn.
Founded on Material Gathered By
Rev. Charles Hammond, LL. D.
Principal of Monson Academy
Compiled by Ref. Harvey M. LAWSON, Ph. B.
With Assistance From Many Others
1893

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

LISTS OF TOWN OFFICERS, ETC - CHAPTER X Representatives in Legislature From The Town of Union Oct 1780, Capt. Thomas LAWSON, William WILLIAMS May 1781, John SESSONS, Capt. Solomon WALES Oct 1781, John SESSIONS, Capt. Thomas LAWSON May 1782, Capt. Solomon WALES, Capt. Thomas LAWSON Oct 1782, May 1783, Jan 1784, May 1784, Oct 1784, May 1785, Capt. sol WALES Oct 1785, Samuel CRAWFORD May 1786, Oct 1786, May 1787, Oct 1787, John SESSIONS May 1788, Samuel CRAWFORD Oct 1788, May 1789, Oct 1789, May 1790, Oct 1790, John SESSIONS May 1791, Edward FOSTER Oct 1791, May 1792, Samuel CRAWFORD Oct 1792, May 1793, Abijah SESSIONS Oct 1793, May 1794, May 1795, Oct 1795, Samuel CRAWFORD May 1796, Oct 1796, Abijah SESSIONS, Edward FOSTER May 1797, Oct 1797, May 1798, Abijah SESSIONS, Samuel CRAWFORD Oct 1798, May 1799, Robert PAUL, Jr., Samuel CRAWFORD Oct 1799, Abijah SESSIONS, Samuel CRAWFORD May 1800, Oct 1800, May 1801, Robert PAUL, Jr., Abijah SESSIONS Oct 1801, May 1802, Robert PAUL, Jr., Abijah SESSIONS Oct 1801, May 1802, Robert PAUL, Jr., Nathaniel NEWELL Oct 1802, David LAWSON, Joseph SNELL, May 1803, Samuel CRAWFORD, Robert PAUL Oct 1803, Samuel CRAWFORD, Samuel PAUL May & Oct 1804, Elijah WALES, Samuel PAUL May 1805, Robert PAUL, Luther CRAWFORD Oct 1805, Samuel PAUL, Elijah WALES May 1806, Robert PAUL, Luther CRAWFORD Oct 1806, Robert PAUL, Samuel CRAWFORD May 1807, Elijah WALES, Samuel CRAWFORD Oct 1807, Robert PAUL, Samuel CRAWFORD May & Oct 1808, Robert PAUL, Samuel CRAWFORD May 1809, Samuel PAUL, Nathaniel NEWELL Oct 1809, Samuel PAUL, Samuel CRAWFORD May 1810, Nathaniel NEWELL, John CRAWFORD Oct 1810, Samuel PAUL, John CRAWFORD May & Oct 1811, Thomas LAWSON, Jr., John CRAWFORD May & Aug 1812, Thomas LAWSON, Jr., Samuel PAUL Oct 1812, Elijah WALES, Nathaniel CHAPIN May 1813, Robert PAUL, Nathaniel CHAPIN Oct 1813, Samuel CRAWFORD, Jr., Josiah CRAWFORD, Jr., Samuel PAUL May 1814, Samuel CRAWFORD, Jr., Josiah EATON Oct 1814 & Jan 1815, David COYE, Philip CORBIN May & Oct 1815, Elijah WALES, Asher BADGER May 1816, Ingoldsby W. CRAWFORD, Robert PAUL Oct 1816, Ingoldsby W. CRAWFORD, Nathaniel NEWELL, Jr. May 1817, Luther CRAWFORD, Nathaniel NEWELL, Jr. Oct 1817 & May 1818, Ingoldsby W. CRAWFORD, Nathaniel NEWELL, Jr. Oct 1818, John CRAWFORD, Eleazar BUGBEE May 1819, Ingoldsby W. CRAWFORD, Nathaniel NEWELL May 1820, Ingoldsby W. CRAWFORD, Eleazar BUGBEE May 1821, David LAWSON, Manasseh HOWARD May 1822, David LAWSON, Ingoldsby W. CRAWFORD May 1823, Robert LAWSON, Eleazar BUGBEE May 1824 & 1825, Ingoldsby W. CRAWFORD, William FOSTER May 1826, Augustus MOORE, William Pitt SESSIONS May 1827, Phillip CORBIN , William Pitt SESSIONS May 1828 & 1829, Augustus MOORE, Benjamin CORBIN May 1830, William Pitt SESSIONS, Joseph C. GRIGGS May 1831, Benjamin CORBIN, Joseph C. GRIGGS May 1832, Benjamin CORBIN, Shubael HAMMOND, M.D. May 1833, Luther CRAWFORD & David LAWSON May 1834, David LAWSON May 1835, Benjamin CORBIN, Augustus MOORE May & Dec 1836, William Pitt SESSIONS, Nathaniel NEWELL May 1837 & 1838, Augustus MOORE, Abijah SESSIONS May 1839, William FOSTER, William Pitt SESSIONS May 1840, Joseph C. GRIGGS, Benjamin CORBIN May 1841, Willard BLODGETT, Moses C. SESSIONS May & Oct 1842, Danforth MORSE, Moses C. SESSIONS May 1843 & 1844, Danforth MORSE, Nathan KINNEY May 1845, Samuel CRAWFORD, Ezra A. PUTNEY May 1846 & 1847, Burke FOSTER, Abijah SESSIONS May 1848, Samuel HAMMOND, Silas P. ALLEN May 1849, Samuel HAMMOND, John N. FOSTER May 1850, Augustus MOORE, John N. FOSTER May 1851, Healy CORBIN, Burt CRAWFORD May 1852, Healy CORBIN, Samuel CORBIN May 1853 & 1854, Nathaniel O. NEWELL, Danford MORSE May 1855, Philo G. CORBIN, Leonard S. GODDELL May 1856, Thomas MOORE, E. Bryon FOSTER May 1857, George D. COLBURN, E. Bryon FOSTER May 1858, George D. COLBURN, John BURLEY May 1859, Aaron A. WALES, John BURLEY May 1860, Amasa MORSE, Nathaniel O. NEWELL May 1861, Amasa MORSE, Charles COLLAR May 1862, George D. COLBURN, Chauncey PAUL May 1863, Augustus MOORE, Samuel MOORE May 1864, Loomis AGARD, Albert E. WELD May 1865 & 1866, Merrick A. MARCY, John S. LELAND May 1867, Thomas MOORE, Andrew TOWNE May 1868, William M. CORBIN, Chauncey PAUL May 1869, George D. COLBURN, Chauncey PAUL May 1870, George D. COLBURN, A. HARENDEEN May 1871, M. H. KENNEY, M. P. J. WALKER May 1872, John B. HATCH, Morris H. MARCY May 1873, Henry B. BOOTH, Horatio CARPENTER May 1874, Henry B. BOOTH, J. N. WHIPPLE May 1875 & 1876, Samuel W. MOORE, George C. MARCY Jan 1877, David L. NEWELL, Josiah R. JAMES Jan 1878, Horatio N. BUGBEE, William P. MARCY Jan 1879, Abiel TOWNE, Merrick A. MARCY Jan 1880, Daniel BARTLETT, Merick A. MARCY Jan 1881, Silas W. NEWELL, Abiel TOWNE Jan 1882, Hartley WALKER, Thomas J. YOUNGS Jan 1883, Andrew J. WALES, Thomas RINDGE Jan 1884, George BAKER, Albert WELD Jan 1885, Silas W. NEWELL, L. Morgan REED 1886, Lyman MOORE, John WINCH 1887, Mason HORTON, Henry BOOTH (Since 1887, the sessions have been biennial) 1889, Edwin UPHAM, Myron HECK 1891, Roscius BACK, Elam C. BOOTH 1893, Major SMITH, Fred WALKER Selectmen Of The Town of Union 1754, Samuel WOOD, Daniel BADGER, Abner SESSIONS 1755-6, Samuel WOOD, Joshua WEBB 1757, James MOORE, Eb. WALES, Samuel WOOD 1758, James MOORE, Caleb LOOMIS 1759, Eb. WALES, Samuel STRONG, William WILLIAMS, Samuel WOOD, Abner SESSIONS 1860-1-2, Joshua WEBB, Samuel STRONG, William WILLIAMS 1763, Eb. WALES, Joseph ENOS, Hugh CRAWFORD 1764, Abijah LAINED, Robert PAUL, Joseph ENOS 1765, Abijah LAINED, Robert PAUL, Abner SESSIONS 1766, Abijah ld, rb PAUL, Elisha WILLIAMS 1767, Abijah ld, Abner SESSIONS, Robert PAUL 1768, Abijah ld, Hugh CRAWFORD, William WILLIAMS 1769, Francis PIERCE, Phineas LOVEJOY, William WILLIAMS 1770, Francis PIERCE, Robert PAUL, Thomas LAWSON 1771, Abijah ld, John MOORE, Thomas LAWSON 1772, Abijah ld, Abner SESSIONS, Thomas LAWSON 1773-4, Solomon WALES, Abner SESSIONS, Thomas LAWSON 1775, Solomon WALES, Abner SESSIONS, John SESSIONS 1776, Thomas LAWSON, Abner SESSIONS, John SESSIONS 1777, Solomon WALES, Abner SESSIONS, John SESSIONS 1778, William WILLIAMS, Thomas MOORE, Thomas LAWSON 1779, Abner SESSIONS, Thomas LAWSON, Ebenezer CHILD 1780, Abner SESSIONS, Thomas LAWSON, John SESSIONS 1781, William WILLIAMS, Thomas LAWSON, John SESSIONS 1782, Samuel CRAWFORD, Thomas MOORE, Thomas LAWSON 1783, sm CRAWFORD, Thomas MOORE, John HUNT 1784, Samuel CRAWFORD, Abijah SESSIONS, John HUNT 1785, Samuel CRAWFORD, Abijah SESSIONS, Nathaniel NEWELL 1786, Thomas LAWSON, Archabel COYE, Samuel CRAWFORD 1787, Samuel CRAWFORD, Elijah WALES, Ed. FOSTER 1788, Samuel CRAWFORD, William WILLIAMS, Thomas LAWSON, John HUNT 1789, Thomas LAWSON, Archabel COYE, Abijah SESSIONS 1790, Samuel CRAWFORD, Archabel COYE, Thomas LAWSON, Abijah SESSIONS, Elijah WALES 1791, Samuel CRAWFORD, Thomas LAWSON, Archabel COYE, Abijah SESSIONS, Elijah WALES 1792, Samuel CRAWFORD, John HUNT, Samuel STRONG, Abijah SESSIONS, Elijah WALES 1793-4, Samuel CRAWFORD, John HUNT, Abijah SESSIONS 1795, Samuel CRAWFORD, Abijah SESSIONS, John HUNT 1796-7, Samuel CRAWFORD, Abijah SESSIONS, Elijah WALES 1798, Samuel CRAWFORD, Abijah SESSIONS, Thomas LAWSON 1799-1800, Robert PAUL, Jr., Abijah SESSIONS, David LAWSON 1801, Robert PAUL, Jr., Abijah SESSIONS, Samuel CRAWFORD 1802, David LAWSON, Nathaniel NEWELL, Samuel CRAWFORD 1803, David LAWSON, cap Joseph SNELL, Samuel CRAWFORD 1804, Samuel PAUL, Elijah WALES, Samuel CRAWFORD 1805, Samuel PAUL, John CRAWFORD, Elijah WALES 1806-7-8, Samuel PAUL, John CRAWFORD, Nathaniel NEWELL 1809, Robert PAUL, Luther CRAWFORD, Manasseh HOWARD 1810, Robert PAUL, Luther CRAWFORD, man HOWARD 1811, Elijah HAWES, Samuel CRAWFORD, Jr., Thomas LAWSON, Jr. 1812, Philip CORBIN, Ichabod MOORE, William P. SESSIONS 1813, Samuel PAUL, Ichabod MOORE, John CRAWFORD 1814, David CORBIN, Nathaniel NEWELL, John CRAWFORD 1815, John CRAWFORD, William FOSTER, Robert PAUL, Josiah EATON 1816, David COYE, Philip CORBIN, William P. SESSIONS 1817, David COYE, philip CORBIN, Eleazer BUGBEE 1818, John CRAWFORD, Philip CORBIN, Eleazer BUGBEE 1819, Nathaniel NEWELL, Pain CLEVELAND, Judson METCALF 1820, Nathaniel NEWELL, Abijah SESSIONS, Judson METCALF 1821, David LAWSON, Abijah SESSIONS, Jason FERRY 1822, David LAWSON, David COYE, Ezra PUTNEY 1823, Elijah HAWES, David COYE, Nathan MORSE 1824, Elijah HAWES, David LAWSON, Joseph DORSETT 1825, Samuel CRAWFORD, Charles FOSTER, Paul LAWSON 1826, Samuel CRAWFORD, Joseph TOWN, William FOSTER 1827, William P. SESSIONS, Willard BLODGETT, Pain CLEVELAND 1828, David COYE, Archelaus W. UPHAM, William P. SESSIONS 1829, Joseph TOWN, I. W. CRAWFORD, Willard BLODGETT 1830, Robert LAWSON, Benjamin CORBIN, Joseph C. GRIGGS 1831, Paul LAWSON, Benjamin CORBIN, Joseph C. GRIGGS 1832, Benjamin CORBIN, Stephen FAIRBANK, Joseph BURLEY 1833, Paul LAWSON, Alexander STRONG, Joseph BURLEY 1834, Samuel CRAWFORD, Stephen FAIRBANK, Newman BUGBEE 1835, Samuel CRAWFORD, Joseph TOWN, Willard BLODGETT 1836-7, Augustus MOORE, Abijah SESSIONS, Nathan MORSE 1838, Benjamin CORBIN, Samuel CORBIN, Willard BLODGETT 1839, Augustus MOORE, Samuel CORBIN, Willard BLODGETT 1840, Augustus MOORE, Pain CLEVELAND, Ezra HORTON 1841, William P. SESSIONS, Samuel S. NEEDHAM, Sullivan BOOTH 1842, Nathan MORSE, Samuel S. NEEDHAM, Sullivan BOOTH 1843, Nathan KINNEY, Newman BUGBEE, Asa PUTNAM 1844, Joseph WALKER, Newman BUGBEE, John CRAWFORD 1845, Burk FOSTER, Daniel T. CRAWFORD, Ezra A. PUTNEY 1846-7, Abijah SESSIONS, Th. MOORE, Samuel W. MOORE 1848, Chauncey PAUL, Burk FOSTER, Benjamin CORBIN 1849, Healy CORBIN, Burk FOSTER, Benjamin CORBIN 1850, Samuel CRAWFORD, Silas P. ALLEN, Aaron A. WALES 1851, Samuel CRAWFORD, Burk FOSTER, Lyman HISCOX 1852, Benjamin CORBIN, Lyman HISCOX, John BURLEY 1853-4, Th. MOORE, Nathaniel NEWELL, George LEONARD 1855-6, Samuel CORBIN, A. J. WALES, Augustus MOORE 1857, Benjamin CORBIN, George LEONARD, Dexter MOORE 1858, Dexter MOORE, David LAWSON, John S. EASTERBROOKS 1859, Daniel T. CRAWFORD, David LAWSON, John S. EASTERBROOKS 1860, Benjamin CORBIN, Eleazar B. FOSTER, Andrew J. WALES 1861, Benjamin CORBIN, Eleazar B. FOSTER, Alexander H. SESSIONS 1862, Abijah SESSIONS, David LAWSON, Chauncey PAUL 1863, George D. COLBURN, John BURLEY, Th. MOORE 1864, Aaron A. WALES, Calvin MARCY, Daniel T. CRAWFORD 1865, Daniel T. CRAWFORD, Jesse T. HALL 1866, Samuel MOORE, Reed TOURTELOTT, Asa PUTNAM 1867, Thomas MOORE, S. W. MOORE, Newman BUGBEE 1868, Thomas MOORE, Trenck CRAWFORD, Henry B. BOOTH 1869, Reed TOURTELLOTT, Henry B. BOOTH, Hartley WALKER 1870, William M. CORBIN, Hartley WALKER, Merrick A. MARCY 1871, William M. CORBIN, A. E. WELD, E. W. UIPHAM 1872, William M. CORBIN, S. W. MOORE, M. H. MARCY 1873-4, M. P. J. WALKER, Horatio CARPENTER, M. H. KINNEY 1875, Trenck CRAWFORD, Samuel W. MOORE, Andrew J. WALES 1876, Trenck CRAWFORD, S. W. MOORE, A. J. WALES 1877, Samuel W. MOORE, Henry B. BOOTH, Abiel TOWN 1878-9, M. H. KINNEY, S. W. MOORE, L. A. CORBIN 1880, S. W. MOORE, H. C. BOOTH, J. W. WINCH 1881, J. W. WINCH, H. C. BOOTH, Reuben M. BARTON 1882, M. P. J. WALKER, Henry F. CORBIN, Henry B. BOOTH 1883, M. P. J. WALKER, H. B. BOOTH, J. W. WINCH 1884, M. P. J. WALKER, Lyman MOORE, J. W. WINCH 1885, M. P. J. WALKER, J. W. WINCH, Lyman MOORE 1886, E. M. HORTON, H. F. CORBIN, Lyman MOORE 1887-8, M. H. KINNEY, L. M. REED, H. B. BOOTH 1889, M. H. KINNEY, H. B. BOOTH, L. M. REED 1890-1, L. A. CORBIN, L. M. REED, Henry BOOTH 1892, L. A. CORBIN, L. M. REED, Abiel TOWN Town Clerks & Treasurers 1735-1741, Paul LANGDON 1741-1747, Enoch BADGER 1747-1781, Abner SESSIONS 1781-1784, Abijah SESSIONS 1784-1787, Solomon WALES 1787-1788, John HUNT 1789-1823, Robert LAWSON 1823-1841, Nathaniel NEWELL 1841-1842, David LAWSON 1842-1845, Chauncey PAUL 1845-1851, Samuel HAMMOND 1851-1852, Shubael HAMMOND 1852-1857, Nathaniel Ossian NEWELL 1857-1865, Ingoldsby W. CRAWFORD 1865-1870, David L. NEWELL 1870-1874, Mason HORTON 1874-1892, David L. NEWELL POPULATION OF UNION The population of the town in the years when a census has been taken is as follows: 1756 - 500 1774 - 514 1782 - 552 1790 - 631 1800 - 767 1810 - 752 1820 - 757 1830 - 711 1840 - 669 1850 - 728 1860 - 732 1870 - 627 1880 - 539 1890 - 431 Thus we see that the town reached its maximum population in 1800, when it was 767, and it's minimum at the last census, when it was smaller than at any other time since the first census was taken. From 1756 to 1800 there was a steady growth. From 1800 to 1860 there was some variation, but on the whole it continued about the same. Since 1860, there has been a steady decline. This has been owing to various causes, the principal of which ar the decline and removal of the shoe industry and the desertion of the farms for the West or for cities and villages.