Hagenbuch family history & genealogy
Newspaper correspondent John Smith continues his conversation with Andreas Hagenbuch one spring evening in 1784 as told in first person by Mr. Smith. In reference to the previous article, Andreas and his son Michael...
Recently, an exciting discovery was made that has helped to shed new light on the life of one of the Hagenbuch family’s earliest members. What was discovered were the 1783 plans and contract for...
If family historians only worked with names and dates, they would not get to know the type of people their ancestors really were. Many of us have photos of our relatives and ancestors back...
On May 12, 1852 Timothy Hagenbuch died at the age of 47 years old. He never married and had no children. Family trees are known as such because they branch and grow as children...
A note to readers: Newer research has led to several revisions to this article. Peter L. Hagenbuch (b. 1858) is now known to be in the line of Henry (b. 1737). Joseph (b. 1795)...
It was hardly a surprise when, this past summer, my parents told me that they were going to start making their own sauerkraut. My family does, after all, have a reputation for tackling some...
The word icon is defined as “a thing that is revered.” In past articles many pieces of family history have been written about and described that fit this definition. Photos, books, documents, certificates, and...
John Hagenbuch was the youngest child of Andreas and Maria Margaretha Hagenbuch. He was born on October 4, 1763 and baptized on the 16th at New Bethel Church in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania....
As stated in previous articles, family history is more than names and dates. Most interesting can be the family stories that have been passed on from one generation to another. Oral traditions are often...
Andreas Hagenbuch died in 1785. Previous articles have examined his last will and testament, as well as the inventory of his estate. See the full text of Andreas Hagenbuch’s will Read an analysis of...
