Engelburg Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Engelburg Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

The parish of Engelburg has been part of the municipality of Gaiserwald since 1803.

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

Catholic
Engelburg became an independent parish in 1807. Before 1807, it was part of the parish of Abtwil.

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

Baptisms (1768-1842), marriages (1806-1842), and burials (1768-1842) Baptisms (1843-1923) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1931) -- unavailable online Burials (1843-1973)

Family book (1790-1863)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Engelburg families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen