Oberhelfenschwil Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms (1694-1832), marriages (1694-1847), and burials (1694-1832) Baptisms (1833-1847), marriages (1833-1839), and burials (1833-1847) Baptisms (1822-1839) Baptisms (1840-1921) and confirmations (1842-1921) Marriages (1840-1913) and burials (1840-1913)

Family book (1754-1870) Family book, volume 2 (1817-1908)

Catholic
Baptisms (1635-1704), confirmations (1680-1697), marriages (1638-1705), and burials (1707-1725) Baptisms (1705-1800), confirmations (1718-1777, 1790), marriages (1705-1800), and burials (1725-1801) Baptisms (1801-1841), confirmations (1804-1872), marriages (1801-1841), and burials (1801-1841) Baptisms (1842-1973) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1973) -- unavailable online] Burials (1842-1973)

Family book (1812-1882)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Oberhelfenschwil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen