Thônex Parish, Genève, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Thônex Parish, Genève, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.

Church Records
A parish has existed in Thônex since the Middle Ages, and covered the villages of Chêne-Bourg and Gaillard (now part of France). The area was conquered by Bern in 1536 and became Reformed; in 1567, it was returned to Savoy and was recatholicized, with the church located in Chêne-Bourg. For records prior to 1822, see Chêne-Bourg.

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

Related sources
The town's website (in French) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
Genève State Archive

Societies
Geneva Society of Genealogy (SGG)