Mouhijärvi Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Mouhijärvi parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Mouhijärvi is a former Finnish municipality. In 2009 the municipalities of Mouhijärvi, Vammala, and Äetsä became part of the city of Sastamala.

It was founded as the Karku chapel in 1592, as the parent parish in 1639. The Suodenniemi or Pohjakylä chapel, which was the residence of the chaplain between 1694 and 1853, was founded in 1684 as a prayer house, a chapel in 1853 and separated in 1908 into its own parish. The Lavia chapel was formed in 1823 and separated in 1870.

Old Name: Michels kapell

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hyynilä, Häijää, Mouhijärvi, Tervamäki, Uotsola.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes

 * Hämeenkyrö - Tavastkyro
 * Karkku
 * Kiikoinen
 * Suodenniemi
 * Suoniemi
 * Tyrvää Mouhijarvi, Turku-Pori, Finland.jpg

Census

 * 1540-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1540-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1639-1851 (*); Mouhijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1639-1932 (*); Mouhijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1748-1864 (*); Mouhijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1835-1907 (*); Mouhijärven seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Mouhijärvi at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Mouhijärvi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Guardianship Records

 * 1822-1861 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Ylä-Satakunnan alinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images