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

Guide to Breuna 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
Breuna 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 Breuna.

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

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
Church records begin in 1661.


 * church records 1661-1690 ($)
 * church records 1690-1730 ($)
 * church records 1730-1767 ($)
 * church records 1768-1801 ($)
 * church records 1801-1830 ($)
 * baptisms 1830-1870 ($)
 * baptisms 1871-1931 ($)
 * confirmations 1831-1939 ($)
 * marriages 1830-1907 ($)
 * marriages 1908-1995 ($)
 * burials 1830-1895 ($)
 * burials 1896-1996 ($)

Escheberg
The parish of Escheberg was established in 1801. Prior to 1801, Escheberg belonged to the parish of Breuna.


 * 1801-1830 Church records 1801-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1992 Church records 1830-1993 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Breuna 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