Herisau Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Locations within Herisau
Aederschwil Brugg Burg Egg Ergeten Glattmühle Heinrichsbad Herisau Hohberg Hölzle Hub Kalkofen Langelen Moos Ramsen Rechberg Saum Schachen Schochenberg Schwänberg Sturzenegg Wald Weggenwil Wiesen Wolfenswil

Surrounding Parishes
Degersheim (St. Gallen) Flawil (St. Gallen) Gossau (St. Gallen) Hundwil St. Gallen (St. Gallen) Schwellbrunn Stein Waldstatt

Church Records
The protestant parish of Herisau began in xxx. Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen) 1583-1875, marriages (Heiraten) 1583-1688 and 1718-1875, and deaths (Tote) 1671-1875. Additionally, the parish records include marriage banns (Proklamationen) 1829-1860 and confirmations (Konfirmanden) 1855-1875.

Family books for Herisau are found at the Cantonal Archive in Herisau, Switzerland.

In 1856, a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established in Herisau; records available include membership records 1856-1896.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Herisau families:

Alder family, by Gottlieb Büchler (FHL Film 962,790) Baumann family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105)Berweger family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105)Binder family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Diem family, by Gottlieb Büchler (FHL Film 962,790) Frehner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,007) Frischknecht family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,966) Frischknecht family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Frischknecht family, by Julius BIlleter (FHL Film 824,231) Keller family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,971) Knellwolf family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105)Kündig family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Lutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,973)Meier family, by Gubler Heinrich Rotach (FHL Film 1,181,508) Merz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,040) Merz family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Mock family, by Gottlieb Büchler (FHL Film 973,013) Müller family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Films 128,042 and 128,043) Näf/Nef family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,035) Näf family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Niederer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,965) Preisig family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,080) Preisig family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,084) Ramsauer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 282,487) Schiess family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,044) Schiess family, by Gubler Heinrich Rotach (FHL Film 1,181,508) Schlumpf family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Schmid family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,181,674) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,986) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,009) Schoch family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Steiger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,224,632) Sturzenegger family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Sturzenegger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 282,487) Tanner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,114) Zeller family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Zellweger family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,008) Zellweger family, by Julius Billeter and Rosa Holzer (FHL Film 128,105) Zuberbühler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,036)

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

Alder Ammann Auer Baumann Beckh (1838 from Germany) Berweger Binder Biser Blommers (1846) Bodenmann Bondt Brugger Diem Egger Eisenhut Enz Enzmann Etter Eugster Fisch Fitze (1847 from Hundwil) Frehner Freitag (1621) Freund (1858 from Altstätten SG) Frischknecht Gähler Gartenhauser Gmünder Grob Höhener Hug Hugener Jäger Keller Kern Knellwolf Knöpfel Koller Krüsi Kündig Lämmler Lienhard Lobeck (1859 from Germany) Lutz Meier/Meyer Merz Mettler Mittelholzer Mock Müller Nänni Nef Niederer Oberteufer Pfändler Preisig Ramsauer Reifler Rohner Rotach Rutz Schaefer Schedler Schefer Schiess Schläpfer Schlatter Schlumpf Schoch Signer Stark Steiger Streuli Stricker Stuhner Sturzenegger Suhner Tanner Thörig Tribelhorn Walser Weiler Weiss Wetter Willi Würzer Zeller Zellweger Zuberbühler Zölper Zülli Zürcher Züst

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German)