Palatine Bruch Families
Genealogies, resources, and histories of some of the Palatine Bruch families from the 16th-18th Centuries. Click on a location below to learn more about the Bruch families that lived there.
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Last updated: 9 March 2026
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The Bruch Families of Birkenfeld – New Findings
Recently, I figured out how to access archival material from the State Archives in Koblenz and Speyer. For the Birkenfeld region, a remarkable number of documents have been preserved, such as records of the Coopers Guild, church land inventories, tax registers, and, perhaps most interesting, court minutes from the numerous cases adjudicated by the Birkenfeld…
Bruch Families of Birkenfeld – Gedcom
A Gedcom file for the Bruch families of Birkenfeld is now available.
Thomas Bruch’s Second Wife – Katharina Lentz of Züsch
Thomas Bruch of Ellweiler’s second wife has traditionally been identified as Katharina Jung, daughter of Philip of Züsch. However, this is based on an inaccurate transcription of her surname: she was actually Katharina Lentz.
Bruch Family History 