Weesen Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Weesen 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 Weesen:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Weesen-Amden was established in 1908. Before 1908, parishioners belonged to the parishes of Niederurnen or Mühlehorn in Canton Glarus.

Catholic
Baptisms (1631-1649) and confirmations (1616-1649) Baptisms (1650-1761), confirmations (1663-1732, 1743-1760), marriages (1650-1666, 1676-1761), and burials (1650-1664, 1676-1760) Baptisms (1761-1800), marriages (1761-1800), and burials (1761-1800) Baptisms (1800-1829), confirmations (1797-1848), marriages (1801-1829), and burials (1800-1829) Baptisms (1830-1911), marriages (1830-1879), and burials (1830-1900) Marriages (1880-1970) -- unavailable online

Family book (1615-1833)

Jahrzeitbuch (1484-1628) Jahrzeitbuch (1650-) Jahrzeitbuch (1687-)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Weesen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen