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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Kirchbracht 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 Kirchbracht.

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

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.

Kirchbracht
Church records begin in 1656.


 * 1656-1738 Church records 1656-1738 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1731-1830 Church records 1731-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2011 Baptisms 1830-2011 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2011 Confirmations 1831-2011 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2011 Marriages 1830-2011 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2010 Burials 1830-2010 at Archion - images ($)

Bösgesäss
For records prior to 1830, see Illnhausen church records (below). The village of Bösgesäß was divided by the river Bracht into Bösgesäß I (Preußisch) on the east side, and Böß-Gesäß II (Hessisch) on the west side. Both parts belonged to the parish if Kirchbracht. The river was the border between Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, and the grand duchy of Hesse.


 * 1830-2009 Baptisms 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2009 Confirmations 1831-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2007 Marriages 1830-2007 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2010 Burials 1830-2010 at Archion - images ($)

Illnhausen
The village of Illnhausen was in Hesse, but the parish was in Hesse-Nassau, Prussia.


 * 1720-1812 Church records 1720-1812 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1812-1835 Church records 1812-1835 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1836-1886 Baptisms 1836-1886 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1887-2010 Baptisms 1887-2010 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1836-2010 Confirmations 1836-2010 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1836-2009 Marriages 1836-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1836-1891 Burials 1836-1891 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1892-2011 Burials 1892-2011 at Archion - images ($)

Lichenroth

 * 1685-1786 Church records 1685-1786 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1779-1799 Church records 1779-1799 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1799-1830 Church records 1799-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Baptisms 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2009 Confirmations 1831-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2010 Marriages 1830-2010 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2011 Burials 1830-2011 at Archion - images ($)

Mauswinkel

 * 1830-1997 Baptisms 1830-1997 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2010 Confirmations 1831-2010 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Marriages 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2011 Burials 1830-2011 at Archion - images ($)

Völzberg

 * 1830-2007 Baptisms 1830-2007 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2010 Confirmations 1831-2010 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2005 Marriages 1830-2005 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2011 Burials 1830-2011 at Archion - images ($)

Wettges

 * 1830-2009 Baptisms 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2010 Confirmations 1831-2010 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Marriages 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2009 Burials 1830-2009 at Archion - images ($)

Wüstwillenroth

 * 1830-2011 Baptisms 1830-2011 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2008 Confirmations 1831-2008 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2006 Marriages 1830-2006 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2011 Burials 1830-2011 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Kirchbracht 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