Wald Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Geography
Wald has an area of 6.8 square kilometers (2.6 square miles)

History
The parish of Wald was established in 1685 from the parishes of Trogen and Heiden.

Locations within Wald
Birli Ebne Fahrenschwendi Falkenhorst Grund Grunholz Nageldach Neuret Obergaden Rechberg Säge Tanne Wald

Surrounding Parishes
Heiden Oberegg (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Rehetobel Trogen

Church Records
Wald was established as an independent Reformed parish in 1687 from the parishes of Trogen and Heiden. Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen), marriages (Heiraten), and deaths (Tote) from 1687-1875. Family book records were established in 1740 and contain entries from the 1600s through the 1800s.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wald families:

Bruderer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,011)Eugster family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 128,028) Künzler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,183,714) Lutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,973) Niederer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,965) Rechsteiner family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,183,559)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Wald prior to 1875: Ahorn Altherr Bodmer Bruderer Buff Buss Bänziger Eisenhut Engler Eugster Frischknecht Lendenmann Locher Niederer Nänni Rechsteiner Schefer Schläpfer Sonderegger Spiess Stäheli Tanner Walser Würzer Zürcher

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German): www.ar.ch/departemente/kantonskanzlei/staatsarchiv/