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.

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.

Places
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

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