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

Guide to Hettenhausen 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
Hettenhausen 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 Hettenhausen.

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

Locations within Hettenhausen
Hohegeis (Altenfeld), Hauck (Gichenbach), Bienhof (Neuwart), Altenhof, Ebersberg, Lütter, Ried, Schmalnau, Stellberg, Thalau, Weyhers

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.

Hettenhausen

 * 1728-1767 Church records 1728-1767 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1768-1799 Church records 1768-1799 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1800-1826 Church records 1800-1826 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1818-1831 Church records 1818-1831 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1852 Church records 1830-1852 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1826-1862 Baptisms 1826-1862 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1869 Baptisms 1853-1869 at Archion - images, ($); duplicate copy
 * 1863-1897 Baptisms 1863-1897 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1898-1969 Baptisms 1898-1969 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1884-1926 Confirmations 1884-1926 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1927-1970 Confirmations 1927-1970 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1826-1866 Marriages 1826-1866 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1868 Marriages 1853-1868 at Archion - images, ($); duplicate copy
 * 1867-1890 Marriages 1867-1890 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1891-1869 Marriages 1891-1869 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1826-1860 Burials 1826-1860 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1867 Burials 1853-1867 at Archion - images, ($); duplicate copy
 * 1860-1870 Burials 1860-1870 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1870-1909 Burials 1870-1909 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1910-1969 Burials 1910-1969 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1970-1988 Burials 1970-1988 at Archion - images, ($)

Altenfeld, Gichenbach, Neuwart
These books cover several surrounding villages and farms, including Hohegeis (Altenfeld), Hauck (Gichenbach), Bienhof (Neuwart), Altenhof, Ebersberg, Lütter, Ried, Schmalnau, Stellberg, Thalau, Weyhers


 * 1826-1867 Church records 1826-1867 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps in marriage records
 * 1853-1872 Church records 1853-1872 at Archion - images, ($); duplicate, with gaps in marriage records
 * 1868-1915 Church records 1868-1915 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps in marriage records
 * 1910-1969 Baptisms 1910-1969 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1917-1968 Marriages 1917-1968 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1916-1969 Burials 1916-1969 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hettenhausen 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