Kruunupyy Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The parish of Kruunupy is considered to have been born on August 22, 1607, when King Karl IX issued a proclamation regarding the matter to Påras chapel. Kruunupy church was inaugurated in 1826. The Swedish name is Kronoby.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Kronoby, Kruununkylä, Kruunupyy, Söderby.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazeteer. Extracted from Kronoby Parish Communion books: 1732-1815.

Påras Bråttö Hopsala

Surrounding Parishes
Nedervetil, Evijärvi, Kaustinen, Kokkola (Gamlakarleby), Karleby lf, Kälviä (Kelviå), Larsmo, Pedersöre, Terjärv, Veteli (Vetil), Ähtävä

Collections
Kronoby församling Website
 * Church Records

Taxation

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