Trogen Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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History
The first mention of Trogen was in 1168 (Trugin). The name Trogen comes from the coat of arms, showing a number of fountains (Trögen).

Place Names

 * Locations within Trogen
 * Surrounding Parishes Altstätten (St. Gallen) Bühler Gais Oberegg (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Rehetobel Speicher Wald

Collections

 * Church Records
 * Genealogies

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Trogen prior to 1875: Altherr (1402) Bruderer Buff Diem (1865) Engler Eugster Fässler Hartmann Hohl Jakob Kuser Kürsteiner Lendenmann/Lindenmann Locher Loppacher Lutz Meier Möttele Niederer Oberteuffer Oertle Rechsteiner Roderer Schiess Schirmer Schläpfer Sturzenegger Tobler Tribelhorn Wild (1851) Zellweger Zuberbühler

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German): www.ar.ch/departemente/kantonskanzlei/staatsarchiv/