Thurgau Canton, Switzerland Genealogy

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

History
During the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland, both the Catholic and emerging Reformed parties sought to swing  Thurgau, to their side. Religious tensions over Thurgau were an important background to the First War of Villmergen in 1656, during which Zurich briefly occupied Thurgau. In 1798 the land became a canton for the first time as part of the Helvetic Republic. In 1803, as part of the Act of Mediation, the canton of Thurgau became a member of the Swiss confederation. The current cantonal constitution of Thurgau dates from 1987. Thurgau is a German speaking canton. 

Municipalities in Thurgau
The following is a list of the 72 civil parishes (municipalities) of Canton Thurgau as they existed by 1943.