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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New Findings from Leistadt!
In 1722, the community of Leistadt compiled a list of all of the property (house plots and fields) held by members of the community. This Morgenbuch was periodically updated as property changed hands, through inheritance or sale. The information it contains is remarkable and has led to many important discoveries. Each of these discoveries will…
A Wooly Bad Scandal
Bartel Bruch, the son of Nicolaus Bruch and grandson of Jacob Bruch, was a wool weaver in Birkenfeld and Buhlenberg in the early 17th Century. Wool weaving was one of the big industries in the Birkenfeld region around the turn of the 17th Century. There are no mentions of Bartel in the records of the…
Bruch Family History 