Jonschwil Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Jonschwil 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 Jonschwil:

Catholic
Baptisms (1624-1658), marriages (1621-1658), and burials (1627-1680) Baptisms (1659-1757), confirmations (1727-1755), marriages (1659-1757), and burials (1722-1757) Baptisms (1758-1821), confirmations (1766-1790, 1804-1820), marriages (1758-1821), and burials (1758-1821) Baptisms (1822-1845), confirmations (1831-1872), marriages (1822-1844), and burials (1822-1843) Baptisms (1846-1937) -- unavailable online Marriages (1846-1928) -- unavailable online Burials (1844-1942)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Jonschwil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen