Jona Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Jona Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Church Records
The following church records are available online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Jona:

Catholic
Baptisms (1678-1754), confirmations (1684-1743), marriages (1678-1759), and burials (1678-1759) Baptisms (1754-1801), confirmations (1755-1797), marriages (1763-1801), and burials (1760-1801) Baptisms (1802-1841) and confirmations (1802-1863) Baptisms (1842-1941) and confirmations (1807-1871) -- unavailable online Marriages (1802-1842) and burials (1802-1842) Marriages (1842-1941) -- unavailable online Burials (1842-1941)

Family book (1797-1842) Family book Nr.20 (1795-1863)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Jona families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen