Palatine Bruch Families
Genealogies, resources, and histories of some of the Palatine Bruch families from the 16th-18th Centuries. Click on a location below to learn more about the Bruch families that lived there.
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Last updated: 9 March 2026
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Claus Bruch and His Siblings – the Disputes with Bruch Greth
Thanks to a series of inheritance disputes in the early 17th Century, we know that Claus Bruch of Achtelsbach, known as “Becker Claus (Baker Claus),” had a sister named Anna who was the first wife of Nicolaus Krauss of Birkenfeld. Krauss was known as “Bruch,” indicating that the Bruch name had clout at the time.…
The Bruch Families of Birkenfeld – New Findings
Recently, I figured out how to access archival material from the State Archives in Koblenz and Speyer. For the Birkenfeld region, a remarkable number of documents have been preserved, such as records of the Coopers Guild, church land inventories, tax registers, and, perhaps most interesting, court minutes from the numerous cases adjudicated by the Birkenfeld…
Bruch Families of Birkenfeld – Gedcom
A Gedcom file for the Bruch families of Birkenfeld is now available.
Bruch Family History 