Uznach Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Uznach 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 Uznach:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Uznach was established in 1920. Before 1920, parishioners belonged to the parish of Rapperswil-Jona.

Catholic
Baptisms (1609-1673), confirmations (1657-1667), marriages (1612-1673), and burials (1638-1670) Baptisms (1673-1759), confirmations (1673-1775), marriages (1673-1759), and burials (1673-1712, 1743-1759) Baptisms (1760-1822), confirmations (1760-1819), marriages (1760-1822), and burials (1760-1817) Baptisms (1823-1834), confirmations (1836-1870), marriages (1823-1831), and burials (1823-1831) Baptisms (1830-1885) Marriages (1830-1885) and burials (1830-1885) Baptisms (1886-1931) -- unavailable online Marriages (1886-1972) -- unavailable online Burials (1886-1973)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Uznach families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen