Rüte, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Rüte, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Surrounding Municipalities/Parishes
Altstätten (Sankt Gallen) Appenzell Eichberg (Sankt Gallen) Oberriet (Sankt Gallen) Schwende Sennwald (Sankt Gallen) Wildhaus (Sankt Gallen)

Church Records

 * 1418-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

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 * St. Sebastian Catholic, Brülisau: Kirchenbuch, 1647-1973. The filial chapel of St. Sebastian in Brülisau was established in 1647 in St. Mauritius parish in Appenzell, when it received the right to baptize children. Marriages and burials still occurred in St. Mauritius. St. Sebastian parish in Brülisau became an independent parish in 1845.
 * Catholic, Eggerstanden: Kirchenbuch, 1750-1904. In 1750, the chapel in Eggerstanden, which belonged to the parish of St. Mauritius in Appenzell, obtained the right to baptize children, while marriages and burials were held in St. Mauritius.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Rüte families:

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

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell Innerrhoden