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Ostfriesen Church Records

This table shows the year that birth, marriage, and death records begin for churches in the villages of Ostfriesland. Also, the last columns shows the status of the Ortssippenbuch for that church.   If it states "YES" in the last column, and Ortssippenbuch or Ortsfamilienbuch has been completed.  This does not mean that it is currently in print.  Please check with OGSA for current print status.  
Please note that several villages in the Harlingerland area are included in the online OFB.  
This is located at  (cut and paste the following link) http://online-ofb.de/stedesdorf/index.php?lang=en,

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Town

Denomination

Geburt/Taufe
(Birth)


Trauung
(Marriage)


Beerdigung/Tod
(Death)


Ortssippenbuch

AmdorfLutheran171816491649 Yes
ArdorfLutheran174917491749In print in USA
ArleLutheran172017211720 Yes
AselLutheran163116711707 Yes
Aurich, KirchengemLutheran162015851619 
Aurich, GarnisongemLutheran172917291730 
Aurich, SchlossgemLutheran169017321731 
Aurich, St. LutgerRoman Catholic184918501850 
Aurich-OldendorfLutheran170017001700 Yes
BakemoorLutheran171217121732 Yes
BagbandLutheran169616961696 Yes
BaltrumLutheran170717071707 Yes
BangstedeLutheran172417241724 Yes
BarstedeLutheran168416841684 Yes
BedekaspelReformed172817281728 Yes
BerdumLutheran165116511651 
BerumerfehnLutheran189618961896 
BingumLutheran176017601760 Yes
Blaukirchen (bis 1719)Lutheran167816781677 
BlersumLutheran167516751678 Online OFB
BlombergLutheran187018701870 
BöhmerwoldReformed169016901690 Yes
BorkumReformed171317331733 
BorßumReformed 167616761752  Yes
BreinermoorLutheran170017291713 Yes
BundeReformed172717271727 
BurhafeLutheran166016501650 Online OFB
ButtfordeLutheran164616471646  Yes
CampenReformed173217321732 
CanhusenReformed174017401740 Yes
CanumReformed172917301729 Yes
CarolinensielLutheran177617041776 
CirkwehrumReformed172617251726 
Critzum, see Kritzum 
CollinghorstLutheran170117021701 Yes
DeternLutheran164416641645 Yes
DitzumReformed172517251725  
DitzumerverlaatReformed186318611863 Yes
DornumLutheran170617061706  
DrieverReformed176717771770 Yes
DykhausenReformed161116111611  Yes
EggelingenLutheran 165116521652  Yes
EilsumReformed171817181718  Yes
Emden, KirchengemReformed162315871771 
Emden, KirchengemLutheran174917491815  
Emden, NesserlandReformed 172017461720  
Emden, Franz. Gem.Reformed 161117681811  Yes
Emden, GarnisongemLutheran186718761867  
Emden, St.MichaelReformed173117461760  
EngerhafeLutheran166616661666  Yes
EsensLutheran162916291629  
EsklumReformed168216821723  Yes
EtzelLutheran165216531652 
FilsumLutheran171617311716 Yes
FirrelLutheran 189918991899Amt Uplengen OFB
Flachsmeer, (Lutheran is Steenfelde!)Reformed185318791853) 
ForlitzLutheran171917201719 
FreepsumReformed172817161728 Yes
FulkumLutheran168516861686 
FunnixLutheran167416741674 
GandersumReformed172317231760  Yes
GreetsielReformed169416941695, 
GrimersumReformed169817151703  Yes
Groothusen Reformed168916891689 
Großefehn Lutheran185718571857 Yes
GroßMidlumReformed170117021724 Yes
GroßwoldeReformed172817281728  Yes
GrotegasteReformed172617251726 Yes
Hage Lutheran171717061725  Yes
HamswehrumReformed173117661731 
HatshausenLutheran168616861693  
HatzumReformed170217021702  Yes
HeselLutheran164316441643 Yes
Hinte Reformed 169716971697 
HollenLutheran169517001705 Amt Uplengen OFB
HoltgasteLutheran169516961696 Yes
HoltlandLutheran162916291629  Yes
HoltropLutheran163416341634 Yes
HorstenLutheran168216821682  Yes
Ihrings-BoekzetelerfehnLutheran186418641864 
Ihlowerfehn 
(Earliest Records - Backemoor)
Lutheran179017901790 
IhrhoveReformed172317231723 Yes
JarßumReformed178617861786  Yes
JemgumReformed167416741674,  Yes
JenneltReformed171517151748, 
JuistLutheran, 170417071732 
KirchborgumReformed172417241724 Yes
Klein-MidlumReformed170417131712 
KritzumReformed172317241724  Yes
LandschaftspolderReformed176617701770  Yes
LangeoogLutheran185118531852 
LangholtLutheran189818991899 
LarreltReformed167216711725  Yes
Leer, LutherkircheLutheran167516751675  Yes
Leer, Große Kirche Reformed163316011724  Yes
Leer, St. Michael Roman Catholic173117311731  Yes
LeerhafeLutheran167216721675  Yes
Leerort, Kirchengem.Reformed174417441744  Yes
Leerort, Garnisongem.Reformed165416541656  Yes
Loga, Kirchengem.Reformed172817281728  Yes
Loga, FriedenskircheLutheran189018901890 
Loga, NettelburgReformed172817281728  
LogabirumLutheran171917311718  Yes
Logumer VorwerkReformed173017301730  Yes
LoppersumReformed172017111720  Yes
LoquardLutheran163216711671  Yes
LütetsburgReformed168816881818 Also see Hage
ManslagtReformed169517251725  
MarienchorReformed175517551755  Yes
MarienhafeLutheran168116811680 
Marienwehr - See Suurhusen     
MarxLutheran172217221722 
MiddelsLutheran167217041742  Yes
Mitling-MarkReformed163716391637 Yes
MoordorfLutheran189218921892  Yes
MünkeboeLutheran189718971897  
NeermoorReformed166916691669  Yes
NendorpReformed169817291727 
NesseLutheran161416141614 
NeuburgLutheran164816481648  Yes
NeustadtgödensLutheran169516961695  Yes
NeustadtgödensRoman Catholic167716771692  
NordenLutheran163716871637 
NordenRoman Catholic167716821677 
NorderneyLutheran168816981688 Yes
NortmoorLutheran167116711671 Yes
NüttermoorReformed166316631663  Yes
OchtelburLutheran, 170617061706 Yes
OckenhausenLutheran189818981898Amt Uplengen OFB
OldendorpReformed171217121724 
OldersumReformed165216521781 
OsteelLutheran171217121712 
OstgroßefehnLutheran189018901890 
OstrhauderfehnLutheran188918891889 
PetkumLutheran168116821783 Spring 2010
PewsumLutheran172817291728  Yes
PilsumReformed171517151715  
PlaggenburgLutheran189518951895 
PogumLutheran172517251725  Yes
PotshausenLutheran169716971685 Yes
ReepsholtLutheran163316331634  Yes
RemelsLutheran167816751678 Amt Uplengen OFB
ResterhafeLutheran166616691749, 
RhaudeLutheran170217011704, 1702-1830 
Rhauderfehn St. BonifatiusRoman Catholic183118321831 
RiepeLutheran171217121712  Yes
RoggenstedeLutheran163416341716 
RorichumReformed180318031803 2010
RysumReformed171217251713  Yes
SiegelsumLutheran182718271827  Yes
SimonswoldeReformed165416541663 Yes
SpetzerfehnLutheran176717671767 Yes
SpiekeroogLutheran172117191750 Yes
StapelmoorReformed170817251725  Yes
StedesdorfLutheran162916291629 Online OFB
SteenfeldeLutheran171917191728 Yes
St.GeorgiwoldReformed170517051708 
StrackholtLutheran172617261726  Yes
Suurhusen / MarienwehrReformed169917201706  Yes
TergastReformed166116611769 Yes
ThunumLutheran167216701670  
TimmelLutheran169916991699  Yes
TwixlumReformed170617061725  Yes
UphusenReformed171317281749 Yes
UplewardReformed171517251725  
UttumReformed166717321732  
VeenhusenReformed166916821684  Yes
Vellage / HalteReformed167016931725 Yes
VictorburLutheran162016941693  Yes
VisquardReformed172617261726 Spring 2010
VöllenLutheran168316791677 Yes
WarsingsfehnLutheran189318931893  
WeeneLutheran167116721686  
WeenerReformed167516741675 
Weener StRoman Catholic184318451843 
WeenermoorReformed173717371737 
WerdumLutheran166216621662 Yes
WesteraccumLutheran166816681668 
WesterburLutheran168916891689 Yes
Westerende-KirchloogLutheran166316631663 Yes
WesterholtLutheran168616861687 
WesterhusenReformed169817051706 
WestochtersumLutheran166416671655 
WestrhauderfehnLutheran182918291829, 1829-1852 
WiegboldsburLutheran, 170017011700 
WiesensLutheran164216851642  Yes
WirdumReformed165216531658  Yes
WittmundLutheran165016501650 
WolthusenReformed164616731750  Yes
WoltzetenReformed178017801780 Yes
WoquardLutheran168316831683  Yes
WybelsumReformed170617241728 Yes

Many OSB are in stock and available for sale though OGSA.  Contact us and we'll order any that we do not have in stock that are still available in Germany.  The OGSA email address is on the home page.  OGSA has a complete set of OSB at our research center for your use. Many other OSB are being worked on and if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.  The list above is current to December 25, 2009, it is subject to change.
  


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