Braunschweig

The Braunschweig family was deeply involved in watchmaking, especially in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

The following family came from Hagenthal Le Bas, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France and settled in La Chaux-de-Fonds, founding Election and Portescap.

• Abraham Braunschweig married Charlotte
  • Lazare Lucien Braunschweig (1819-November 2, 1899) married Caroline Lévy (1824-November 09, 1897) founded Election
    • Marx-Alphonse "Alvi" Braunschweig (November 02, 1855-August 10, 1906) married June 15, 1883 Adrienne Bloch (1863-February 28, 1928) became director of Election around 1885
      • Arnold Braunschweig (March 07, 1884-July 13, 1918) married 1918 Suzanne Esther Levy - managed Election
      • Lucien Raphaël Braunschweig married by 1921 Rose Ullmann (August 20, 1885-July 11, 1958) managed Election
        • Robert-Alphonse-Léon Braunschweig (July 18, 1921-?)
      • George Braunschweig (March 15, 1892-April 9, 1975) married Suzanne Esther Levy - managed Election and founded Porte-Échappement Universel in 1931
        • Philippe Georges Gabriel Braunschweig (1928-2010) took over Portescap from his father in 1958
        • Roger Braunschweig
      • Marthe Braunschweig (1890-1963) married Georges Ditisheim, brother of Paul Ditisheim

The Brunschwig family came from Haut Rhin, Alsace, France, adopting the Braunschweig spelling there. Some members settled in La Chaux-de-Fonds and founding Braunschweig & Hirsch and Levrette. Isaac Braunschweig was said to be from Besançon when he founded his own firm, I. Braunschweig & Cie. (mistakenly called J. Braunschweig) in La Chaux-de-Fonds. This became simply I. Braunschweig in 1889 before merging with the firm of Emmanuel-Daniel Hirsch as Braunschweig & Hirsch in 1890.

• Moïse Braunschsweig (July 3, 1803-April 7, 1874) married August 8, 1831 Marguerite Dorothée Theullen Picard (1805-1883)
  • Marx Braunschweig (1832-?)
  • Pauline Braunschweig (1834-?)
  • Emmanuel Braunschweig (1835-?)
  • Jeannette Braunschweig (1836-?)
  • Benjamin Braunschweig (1837-?)
  • Henriette Braunschweig (1839-1878)
  • Bernard Braunschweig (1840-1906)
  • David Braunschweig (1842-?)
  • Fanny Braunschweig (1843-1844)
  • Isaac Braunschweig (December 1, 1845-May 8, 1903) married Emma Bloch (?-1932?) - founded Braunschweig & Hirsch
    • Gustave-Moïse Braunschweig (July 24, 1877-May 23, 1932) married by 1909 Adrienne-Sarah Ullmann - Ran Levrette
      • Paulette-Yvonne Braunschweig (January 22, 1909-?)
    • Maurice-Abraham Braunschweig (1879?-1885)
    • Albert-Jacques Braunschweig (1883-1885)
    • Marguerite Braunschweig (1886-?)
  • Lina Braunschweig (1848-?)

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