Jonschwil Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Jonschwil 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 Jonschwil:

Catholic
Baptisms (1624-1658), marriages (1621-1658), and burials (1627-1680) Baptisms (1659-1757), confirmations (1727-1755), marriages (1659-1757), and burials (1722-1757) Baptisms (1758-1821), confirmations (1766-1790, 1804-1820), marriages (1758-1821), and burials (1758-1821) Baptisms (1822-1845), confirmations (1831-1872), marriages (1822-1844), and burials (1822-1843) Baptisms (1846-1937) -- unavailable online Marriages (1846-1928) -- unavailable online Burials (1844-1942)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Jonschwil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen