Kriessern Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Kriessern belongs to the municipality of Oberriet.

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

Catholic
Kriessern was established as an independent parish in 1734. Before 1734, it belonged to the parish of Montlingen.

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

Baptisms (1734-1806) and burials (1735-1806) Baptisms (1800-1829) and burials (1800-1829) Baptisms (1830-1841) Baptisms (1842-1933) -- unavailable online

Confirmations (1737-1852) and marriages (1735-1829)

Marriages (1830-1842) Marriages (1842-1956) -- unavailable online

Burials (1830-1842) Burials (1842-1959)

Family book (1834-1890)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Kriessern families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen