Multia Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Multia parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Multia is a Finnish municipality. Multia's Lovisa Charlotta church was completed in 1796. The church is named after the short-lived fiancee of King Gustav IV Adolf. At that time, Multia belonged to the Keuruu parish. In 1831, Multia became a chapel congregation. Multia was made an independent municipality from Keuruu municipality in 1898. The Swedish name is Muldia.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Multia, Väätäiskylä.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes
Pylkönmäki, Saarijärvi, Uurainen, Petäjävesi, Keuruu, Ähtäri, Soini

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1795-1932 (*); Multian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1797-1894 (*); Multian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1804-1871 (*); Multian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1864-1907 (*); Multian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Multia at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Multia at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images