Benken Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Benken 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 Benken:

Catholic
Click on a linked collection and then on the yellow "viewer" button to browse the images.

Baptisms (1631-1732), confirmations (1663-1730), marriages (1642-1730), and burials (1642-1732) Baptisms (1732-1796), confirmations (1732-1796), marriages (1733-1796), and burials (1732-1796) Baptisms (1797-1846), confirmations (1797-1838), marriages (1797-1846), and burials (1797-1846) Baptisms (1830-1871) Baptisms (1872-1947) -- unavailable online Marriages (1831-1852) and burials (1831-1852) Marriages (1853-1922) -- unavailable online Burials (1853-1952)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Benken families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen