Lappee Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Lappee parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Lappee (formerly Lapvesi) is a former Finnish municipality which was joined with Lauritsala in 1967 to Lappeenranta municipality. The original church burned down from a lightning strike in 1790. The new church was completed and consecrated as Maria's Church on June 21, 1794.

Records Loss
During the great hatred, the Russians tore apart 1/4 of the church, but stopped the destruction by the fervent prayer of the priest Klemens Forsander; the archive was destroyed. In addition to the parsonage and its archives, the church was also burned in the war on 5/9 1741. It is worth noting that in the Furuhjelm collection (KA) there is a letter written by de Lacy right after the battle of Lappeenranta, which shows that at least the fortress' archives were taken to the Russian side, where it has recently been searched for in vain. (Compare also Kaarlo Blomstedt, Handover of documents stipulated in the Uusikaupunki and Turku peace treaties (Historialline Arkisto XXXII, 12) Helsinki 1924, pp. 15-16.) The church with its belfry burned down in a lightning strike in the summer of 1790. "Historie- och konceptbok för Saima kanals kommerderin" has been lost. O. Durchman, "The Destruction of Church Archives", and "Supplement II", Genos 3 (1932), "Supplement III", Genos 4 (1933), "Supplement VII". Genos 6 (1935).

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Etu-Simola, Hanhijärvi, Hytti, Ihalainen, Itiä, Lappee, Melkkola, Muukko, Pulsa, Rikkilä, Rutola, Simola, Tani, Uus-Lavola, Vainikkala, Vilkjärvi.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes
Lappeenranta, Taipalsaari, Joutseno, Nuijamaa, Vahviala, Ylämaa, Luumäki, Lemi

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1742-1897 (*); Lappeen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1744-1853 (*); Lappeen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1748-1880 (*); Lappeen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1836-1906 (*); Lappeen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Lappee at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Lappee - Lappvesi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1623-1707 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Äyräpään tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1700-1810 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Rannan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1723-1746 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kymenkartanon lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1744-1811 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lappeen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1817-1818 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lappeen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1827-1865 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lappeen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1876-1918 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lappeen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Guardianship Records

 * 1723-1746 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Kymenkartanon lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1817-1818 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lappeen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1827-1865 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Lappeen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images