Degersheim Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Degersheim 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 online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Degersheim. Click on a linked collection and then on the yellow "viewer" button to browse the images.

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Degersheim was established in 1708. Before 1708, parishioners belonged to the parish of Flawil.

Baptisms (1708-1818), marriages (1708-1819), and burials (1711-1818) Baptisms (1814-1840), marriages (1814-1840), and burials (1814-1840) Baptisms (1841-1887) and confirmations (1841-1904) Baptisms (1888-1973) -- unavailable online

Marriages (1841-1895) and burials (1841-1925) -- unavailable online Marriages (1896-1973) -- unavailable online

Family book (1768-1871) Family book (1827-1927) -- unavailable online

Catholic
Baptisms (1763-1841), confirmations (1766-1872), marriages (1763-1841), and burials (1763-1841) Baptisms (1842-1914)

Marriages (1842-1900)

Burials (1842-1931)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Degersheim families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen