Ähtävä Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ähtävä is a former Finnish municipality. In 1977, it was merged with the rural municipality of Pietarsaari. The original church was built in 1770 as an chapel of Pietarsaari parish. The church was consecrated on 2 February 1771 (Candlemas) as Magdalena Sofia church. The Swedish name is Esse.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Esse, Nederlappfors, Ytteresse, Ähtävä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Kruunupyy (Kronoby), Teerijärvi (Terjärv), Evijärvi, Purmo, Pietarsaaren mlk (Pedersöre)

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
 * 1693-1898 (*); Ähtävän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1736-1860 (*); Ähtävän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1859-1903 (*); Ähtävän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ähtävä - Esse at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; 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