Stein Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

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

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Stein was established in 1712. Before 1712, parishioners belonged to the parish of Nesslau.


 * Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths 1712-1857
 * Baptisms 1711-1727
 * Baptisms 1727-1838
 * Out of town baptisms 1724-1732
 * Out of town baptisms 1812-1824
 * Out of town baptisms 1810-1857
 * Confirmations 1784-1807
 * Confirmations 1809-1857
 * Out of town confirmations 1809-1857
 * Marriages 1712-1726
 * Marriages 1750, 1756-1783
 * Marriages 1783-1800
 * Marriages 1801-1807
 * Marriages 1808-1839
 * Burials 1712-1726
 * Burials 1756-1808
 * Burials 1808-1839
 * Out of town burials 1838-1857
 * Baptisms and Confirmations 1839-1973 -- unavailable online
 * Marriages 1840-1973 -- unavailable online
 * Deaths 1839-1973

Family books were compiled for Stein in 1783, 1824, and 1861, but are not available online.

Catholic

 * Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths 1603-1771
 * Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths 1729-1819
 * Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Deaths 1820-1857
 * Deaths 1898-1973

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Stein families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen