Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta (Pietarsaari rural municipality), is a municipality of Finland. In 1989 the name was changed to Pedersören kunta (Pedersören municipality). In 1977 the municipalities of Purmo and Ähtävä were merged with Pietarsaari rural municipality. The parish name of Pedersöre has appeared in written sources from 1374 (Pedersöra, Patærsøra), 1375 (Patarschade, Petaris heredh), 1453 (Pædersöre), and 1483 (Persara sockn). The existing stone church, which was probably built between 1510 and 1520, is on the same site as previous wooden churches which were present by the end of the 13th century. The Swedish name is Pedersöre.

The following were at one time also part of the parish:
 * Kokkola - founded as a chapel already in Catholic times, separated in 1467
 * Kruunupyy/Kruununkylä (Kronoby) - separated in 1607
 * Kållby - prayer house in 1921
 * Lappajärvi - chapel in 1637, separated in 1812
 * Lepplax - prayer house in 1906
 * Luoto (Larsmo) - chapel in 1787, independent in 1864
 * Purmo - chapel in 1771, independent in 1867
 * Uusikaarlepyy - separated in 1607
 * Ähtävä (Esse) - preaching house in 1732, chapel in 1736, independent in 1865

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Bennäs, Forsby, Hietasalmi, Jakobstad, Kolppi, Kållby, Lepplax, Pietarsaari, Pännäinen, Sundby, Östensö.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kruunupyy (Kronoby), Luoto (Larsmo), Purmo, Uusikaarlepyy (Nykarleby), Ähtävä (Esse), Pietarsaari (Jakobstad)

Census

 * 1720-1774 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1693-1863 (*); Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1693-1908 (*); Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1723-1854 (*); Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * Pedersöre at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Pedersöre at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Records

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

Taxation Records

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