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, family history, and military records.

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

Evangelical Reformed
Ehe- und Totenbuch (1840-1913)] Familienbuch (1754-1870)] Familienbuch Bd.2 (1817-1908)] Tauf-, Ehe- und Totenbuch (1694-1847)] Tauf-, Ehe- und Totenbuch (1833-1847)] Tauf- und Konfirmandenbuch (1840-1921)] Taufbuch (1822-1839)]

Catholic
Ehebuch (1842-1973)] Familienbuch (1812-1882)] Tauf-, Firm-, Ehe- und Totenbuch (1635-1725)] Tauf-, Firm-, Ehe- und Totenbuch (1705-1801)] Tauf-, Firm-, Ehe- und Totenbuch (1801-1842)] Taufbuch (1842-1973)] Totenbuch (1842-1973)]

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