Teufen Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Locations within Teufen
Battenhaus Bubenrüti Buchen Feld Gählern Grund Gstalden Haag Hätschen Jonenwatt Lortannen Lustmühle Lütiswies Neubrücke Niederteufen Nord Obertobel Rüti Rüti bei Niederteufen Rütiberg Sammelbühl Schatterlehn Scheibe Schönenbühl Schwantlen Sonder bei Teufen Stäheli Steinegg Sternen bei Teufen Stoss Stosswald Unter Wellenrüti Vorderhaus Wies

Surrounding Parishes
Bühler St. Gallen (St. Gallen) Schlatt-Haslen (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Speicher Stein

Church Records
The protestant parish of Teufen has some of the earliest records available for Appenzell. Records available at the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen) 1597-1875, marriages (Heiraten) 1634-1875, and deaths (Tote) 1653-1875. Some Catholic records exist for Teufen; these holdings include baptisms (Taufen), marriages (Heiraten), and deaths (Tote) for 1853-1875. Family registers for Teufen are available at the Appenzell Cantonal Archive in Switzerland.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Teufen families:

Frehner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,007) Künzler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,183,714)Lutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,973)Müller family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,042 and 128,043) Näf/Naef/Neff family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,035) Niederer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,965) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,986) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,009) Zellweger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,008) Zuberbühler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,036)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Teufen prior to 1875:

Alpiger Altherr Bischofberger Biser Bodenmann Bodmer Bondt Brägger Bruderer Buff Eugster Früh Gähler Gehrer Gmünder Grubenmann Gschwend Hänz Hauser Hochreutener Höhener Hohl Hörler Huber Iller Klarer Knechtle Koller Küng Kürsteiner Loppacher Müller Oertle/Oertli Rohner Roth Ruppeiner Rutz Schefer Schildknecht Signer Spiess Stark Sturzenegger Tanner Tobler Waldburger Walser Weishaupt Weiss Wieser Zellweger Zürcher

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German)