Oberegg, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Oberegg, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Surrounding Municipalities/Parishes
Balgach (Sankt Gallen) Berneck (Sankt Gallen) Heiden (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) Reute (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) Trogen (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) Wald (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) Walzenhausen (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) Wolfhalden (Appenzell Ausserrhoden)

Church Records
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 * Oberegg Catholic: Kirchenbuch, 1652-1885. Catholics in Oberegg and Hirschberg were assigned to the parishes of Altstätten, Berneck, and Marbach until 1655, when Oberegg became an independent parish.


 * Baptisms, 1655-1681: FHL Film 1044199, item 1, images 3-39
 * Baptisms, 1658-1798: FHL Film 1044199, item 2, images 229-495
 * Baptisms, 1798-1829: FHL Film 1044199, item 3, images 499-593
 * Baptisms, 1798-1851: FHL Film 1044199, item 1, images 40-226
 * Baptisms, 1851-1914: FHL Film 1044200, item 1, images 3-358


 * Confirmations, 1657-1777: FHL Film 1044201, item 5, images 504-595
 * Confirmations, 1777-1872: FHL Film 1044201, item 6, images 598-690
 * Confirmations, 1872-1973: FHL Film 1044201, item 7, images 695-835


 * Marriages, 1655-1768: FHL Film 1044201, item 1, images 3-138
 * Marriages, 1769-1832: FHL Film 1044201, item 2, images 141-243
 * Marriages, 1832-1863: FHL Film 1044201, item 3, images 246-390
 * Marriages, 1864-1951: FHL Film 1044201, item 4, images 393-501

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Oberegg families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell Innerrhoden