Sankt Peterzell Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



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

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Sankt Peterzell was established in 1709. Before 1709, parishioners belonged to the parish of Hemberg.

Baptisms (1709-1838), marriages (1709-1838), and burials (1709-1838) Baptisms (1822-1866), confirmations (1822-1866), marriages (1822-1866), and burials (1822-1866) Baptisms (1866-1973) and confirmations (1867-1973) -- unavailable online Marriages (1866-1973) and burials (1866-1973) -- unavailable online Confirmations (1890-1956) -- unavailable online

Family book volume 6 A1 (1778-1853) Family book volume 6 A2-3 (1853-1907) Family book index 6A (1800-) Certificates of non-citizen residents (1835-1875) Jahrzeitbuch Gemeindegeschichte (1214-1798)

Catholic
Baptisms (1620-1825), confirmations (1646-1820), marriages (1620-1824), and burials (1620-1825) Baptisms (1826-1841), confirmations (1836-1856), marriages (1826-1838), and burials (1826-1841) Baptisms (1842-1901), marriages (1843-1896), and burials (1842-1901) Taufen (1842-1929) -- unavailable online Marriages (1843-1955) and burials (1843-1973) -- unavailable online

Jahrzeitbuch (1730-1894)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Sankt Peterzell families:

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Sankt Peterzell prior to 1875:

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen