Bergen Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Bergen 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
Bergen 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 Bergen.

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

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.

Lutheran
For earlier records of the Lutheran residents of Bergan, search the Bergen Reformed records, the Seckbach records prior to 1702, and the earlier Berkersheim records (after 1673). After 1821, the Lutheran and Reformed were united.


 * 1702-1755 Church records 1702-1755 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1702-1821 Church records 1702-1821 at Archion - images, ($)

Reformed/Protestant
Church records begin in 1574.


 * 1574-1626 Church records 1574-1626 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps, includes Seckbach
 * 1627-1662 Church records 1627-1662 at Archion - images, ($); includes Seckbach
 * 1663-1684 Church records 1663-1684 at Archion - images, ($); includes Seckbach
 * 1684-1781 Church records 1684-1781 at Archion - images, ($); includes Seckbach
 * 1780-1825 Church records 1780-1825 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1825-1841 Church records 1825-1841 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1852 Baptisms 1830-1852 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1852-1875 Baptisms 1852-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1875-1893 Baptisms 1875-1893 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1893-1945 Baptisms 1893-1945 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1911 Confirmations 1821-1911 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1897-1911 Confirmations 1897-1911 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1875 Marriage banns 1831-1875at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1875 Marriages 1830-1875 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1875-1902 Marriages 1875-1902 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1902-1951 Marriages 1902-1951 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1867 Burials 1830-1867 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1867-1903 Burials 1867-1903 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1945 Burials 1903-1945 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1946-1971 Burials 1946-1971 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1971 Burials 1971 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1781-1830 Index church records 1781-1830 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Bergen 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