Mon Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Mon / Mons Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The former municipality of Mon is in the Alvaschein sub-district of the Albula district and the Graubünden canton. It is located on the left-hand slope of the Oberhalbstein Range and southwest of Tiefencastel. Mon (prior to 2015) has an area of 8.5 km² (3.3 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 36.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 58.8% - forested
 * 1.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 2.7% - non-productive

History
In 1001-1200, Mon was first mentioned by the name of Maune. In 1281 as Mans. Until 1943, Mon was known as Mons. Mon is in the Albula district and the Graubünden canton. Mon merged into the Albula/Alvra municipality on 1 January 2015. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Alvaschein
 * Alvaneu
 * Brienz/Brinzauls
 * Stierva
 * Surava
 * Tiefencastel

The population history of Mon is: 1850 - 155 inhabitants 1900 - 112 inhabitants 1950 - 105 inhabitants 1960 - 91 inhabitants 1970 - 86 inhabitants 1980 - 66 inhabitants 1990 - 67 inhabitants 2000 - 86 inhabitants 2010 - 97 inhabitants 2013 - 90 inhabitants

In 841, the church of Saints Cosimo and Damian was first mentioned. Until 1468, it belonged to the abbey of Pfäfers In 1592, Mon formed a parish with Tiefencastel which has been served by the Stierva parish since 1960. In 1643, the St. Francis church was built.

Church Records
Original church records are held in the local municipal archive or civil registration office. Microfilm copies are available at the Graubünden State Archives.

Digital images of some church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch center near you.

Catholic
Mon was established as an independent parish in 1592. Church records begin in 1629. The following volume is available on FamilySearch:
 * [*Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875 Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875]

The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * baptisms, marriages, burials 1631-1790
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1790-1837; confirmations 1802-1839
 * Status animarum 1777, 1799
 * Status animarum 1840, 1848

Census
(See here for information regarding Graubünden census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Mon:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876.

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Graubünden State Archives. The following records are available:
 * Both A and B registers are available through 1916-1917 and are open without restriction.
 * Family registers are available from at latest 1860 through 1910; these records are viewable but require permission to access. For more information, contact the State Archive.

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

Related sources
The town's website (in Romansh and German) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Graubünden

Societies
Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF)

Società Genealogica della Svizzera italiana (SGSI)