Any suggestions as to where to find Marriage/Birth/Death records for Wunsiedel, Germany?
I have been trying to find Nicholas, Johann and Edward Macht and have never been able to find any German records for them. Birth Dates are approx 1859, 1861 and 1829 based upon U.S. Census Records. They immigrated to the U.S to Connecticut around 1882-1885. I believe they came from Bremen and of course cannot find records for this. Thank you!!!
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According to the listing for Wunsiedel at www.meyersgaz.org ther are the following churches.
kath. Pfk. 1 - Wunsiedel has 1 katholisch Pfarrkirche (Catholic parish church).
ev. Pfk. 3 - Wunsiedel has 3 evangelisch Pfarrkirche (Protestant parish churches).
The Family History Library Catalog lists a total of 122 reels of microfilm for Wunsiedel. see
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1245833?availability=Family History Library
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Thank you!!!
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Failing that, the entire Lutheran church books are available on-line at www.archion.de, but they are not free (in fact, it can get expensivee).
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But before you go an buy a subscription, I just checked the index and there are no Machts in the indices from 1858 to 1862...
What makes you think they came from Wunsiedel?
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Edward Macht's Marriage Record from Norwich, Connecticut lists his birth as Wunsiedel. Thank you for checking the index for me! I am glad I did not purchase a subscription! Back to the drawing board for this family.
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Hi Robyn, It’s Grace from Caz/S. Gbury. I have been meaning to contact you. I know we haven’t made the connection between our Macht families yet and I haven’t been successful in solidifying where my Macht family came from in Germany but I do have a lead. Maybe this will help.
I connected with someone who is descended from the same Macht’s I am descended from , the Macht’s who immigrated to Columbia, CT. She has a copy of their marriage certificate that states they were married in Blankenberg, Germany, in the Church of Blankenberg and Sparnberg. I am waiting for a copy of the marriage certificate from her. Blankenberg is about a 1 hour drive from Wunsiedel. So, you may be in the right area.
When looking in Meyers Gaz, it is the Blankenberg 5) Saala.
ev. Pfk. 1 - Blankenberg has 1 evangelisch Pfarrkirche (Protestant parish church).
I haven’t for any records yet. Good luck and I will be in touch.
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Thank you Grace! I will do some digging as well and will keep you posted! thank you for the info!!
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I've been researching my sister-in-law's family in Wunsiedel, and did come across the name Macht in the 1770's...in a town called Bibersbach, just north of Wunsiedel. The baptismal indices for Wunsiedel start in 1800, so I checked again, but there are no Machts to be found after 1800. If you'd like a copy of the record I did find, please e-mail me at marcusahorn@gmail.com.
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Thank you; I just emailed you!
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