Jona Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Jona 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 Jona:

Catholic
Baptisms (1678-1754), confirmations (1684-1743), marriages (1678-1759), and burials (1678-1759) Baptisms (1754-1801), confirmations (1755-1797), marriages (1763-1801), and burials (1760-1801) Baptisms (1802-1841) and confirmations (1802-1863) Baptisms (1842-1941) and confirmations (1807-1871) -- unavailable online Marriages (1802-1842) and burials (1802-1842) Marriages (1842-1941) -- unavailable online Burials (1842-1941)

Family book (1797-1842) Family book Nr.20 (1795-1863)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Jona families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen