Thanks to a series of inheritance disputes in the early 17th Century, we know that Claus Bruch of Achtelsbach, known as “Becker Claus (Baker Claus),” had a sister named Anna who was the first wife of Nicolaus Krauss of Birkenfeld. Krauss was known as “Bruch,” indicating that the Bruch name had clout at the time.Continue reading “Claus Bruch and His Siblings – the Disputes with Bruch Greth”
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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 BirkenfeldContinue reading “The Bruch Families of Birkenfeld – New Findings”
Bruch Families of Birkenfeld – Gedcom
A Gedcom file for the Bruch families of Birkenfeld is now available.
Historical Sources and Records of the Bruch Families of Birkenfeld
As one would expect, the most important source of information on the early Bruch families in the Birkenfeld region are the records kept by the churches of births, marriages, burials, and sometimes confirmations. The Birkenfeld Church Book is one of the oldest in existence, with records starting in 1568, not long after the Reformation wasContinue reading “Historical Sources and Records of the Bruch Families of Birkenfeld”
Bruch Family History 