Weisstannen Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

The parish of Weisstannen is located in the civil municipality of Mels.

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

Catholic
Baptisms (1649-1734), confirmations (1691-), marriages (1646-1651, 1676-1734), and burials (1646-1734) Baptisms (1689-1750) Baptisms (1733-1827), confirmations (1743-), marriages (1733-1827), and burials (1733-1827) Baptisms (1828-1840), confirmations (1832-1871), marriages (1828-1841), and burials (1828-1841) Baptisms (1842-1868), marriages (1842-1867), and burials (1842-1868)

Baptisms (1842-1972) -- unavailable online Marriages (1844-1972) -- unavailable online Burials (1842-1972)

Register of citizens (1779-1867) Register of citizens (1816-1957) -- unavailable online

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Weisstannen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen