Taipalsaari Parish, Kymi, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Taipalsaari is municipality of Finland and is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The village is first mentioned in 1415 as belonging to Lappee parish. The church was built in 1754 and expanded in 1847.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Levänen, Solkki, Taipalsaari, Vehkataipale.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Puumala, Ruokolahti, Joutseno, Lappeenranta, Lappee, Lemi, Savitaipale

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
 * 1736-1911 (*); Taipalsaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1747-1860 (*); Taipalsaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1747-1866 (*); Taipalsaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1867-1903 (*); Taipalsaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Taipalsaari at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Taipalsaari 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