Merijärvi Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Merijärvi is a municipality of Finland and is unilingually Finnish. In 1779, Merijärvi became a preaching house of Pyhäjoki parish, and became a chapel in 1825. The congregation did not become independent until 1895. The church was built in 1781.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Merijärvi, Pyhäkoski, Ylipää.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Pyhäjoki, Oulainen, Ylivieska, Alavieska, Kalajoki

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
 * 1781-1867 (*); Merijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1781-1876 (*); Merijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1781-1903 (*); Merijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1846-1902 (*); Merijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Merijärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Merijärvi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1810-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Salon tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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