Breitenbach Parish (Kr. Rotenburg), Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Breitenbach Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Breitenbach has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Breitenbach.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Breitenbach.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Breitenbach
Church records begin in 1640.


 * 1641-1718 Church records 1641-1718 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1679-1791 Church records 1679-1791 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps; baptisms and marriage banns, includes list of residents
 * 1750-1800 Church records 1750-1800 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1801-1831 Church records 1801-1831 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1679-1730 Baptisms 1679-1730 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1891 Baptisms 1830-1891 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1949 Confirmations 1831-1949 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1933 Marriages 1830-1933 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1929 Burials 1830-1929 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1640-1713 Index of church records 1640-1713 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1758-1830 Index of church records 1758-1830 at Archion - images, ($)

Blankenheim

 * 1790-1831 Church records 1790-1831 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1937 Baptisms 1830-1937 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1985 Confirmations 1831-1985 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1937 Marriages 1831-1937 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1938 Burials 1830-1938 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1751-1831 Index of church records 1751-1831 at Archion - images, ($), see Breitenbach records for entries prior to 1790

Lüdersdorf

 * 1769-1831 Church records 1769-1831 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1937 Church records 1830-1937 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Breitenbach began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck