Ellweiler – Bruch Family History

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.

The Bruch Families of Birkenfeld

The Bruch Families of Birkenfeld, now available.

Birkenfeld Resources – Name Indices

Indices of inhabitants of the villages of Feckweiler and Ellweiler.

The Origins of Matthes Bruch of Leistadt

We have known for some time that Matthias Bruch, who arrived in Philadelphia on the Harle in 1736, had come from the village of Leistadt. He was the third child and second son of Matthes Bruch, a master cooper. But, like many in Leistadt at the time, the elder Matthes was an immigrant to Leistadt, arriving atContinue reading “The Origins of Matthes Bruch of Leistadt”