Mantsinsaari Parish,Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Mantsinsaari, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Mantsinsaari is an island which was part of Salmi municipality, a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Ostrov Mantsinsaari in Pitkyarantsky district, Republic of Karelia, Russia. The Lutheran congregation was part of Salmi parish, and there were three Orthodox (tsasouna) chapels and an Orthodox church in the parish. The Swedish name is Mantsi.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. Oritselä, Peltonin, Työmpäinen

Surrounding Parishes
Salmi, Impilahti, Suistamo, Suojärvi

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1917 (*); Orthodox Church. Manchinsaari (Vyborg) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images