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

Guide to Braach 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
Braach 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 Braach.

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

Locations within Braach
Altenteich, Brechmühle, Ellingerode, Wüstefeld

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.

Braach
Church records begin in 1658.


 * 1658-1717 Church records 1658-1717 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Hergershausen and Niederellenbach
 * 1717-1748 Church records 1717-1748 at Archion - images, ($); also includes Baumbach, Erbenhausen and Hergershausen
 * 1747-1830 Church records 1747-1830 at Archion - images, ($); confirmations and marriages
 * 1747-1830 Baptisms 1747-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1884 Baptisms 1830-1884 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1997 Confirmations 1831-1997 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1937 Marriages 1831-1937 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1747-1830 Burials 1747-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1918 Burials 1830-1918 at Archion - images, ($)

Atzelrode

 * 1830-1997 Church records 1830-1997 at Archion - images, ($); baptisms and confirmations, includes Altenteich
 * 1830-1996 Church records 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($); marriages and burials, includes Altenteich

Baumbach

 * 1658-1717 Church records 1658-1717 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1747-1830 Church records 1747-1830 at Archion - images, ($); baptisms, confirmations, and marriages
 * 1830-1879 Baptisms 1830-1879 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1747-1830 Confirmations 1747-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1937 Marriages 1830-1937 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1747-1830 Burials 1747-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1902 Burials 1830-1902 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Braach 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